re: #86 whitebeach
I can’t pretend to understand all this technical stuff, ski. I’ll just point out that you don’t run into any of it in my favorite sport, which is beachcombing. Not to mention all that gear you guys haul around.
‘Beachcombing’ you say? I hope your bounty is better than the Spaceballs.
As far as gear, it’s broken down into four groups: clothes, boots, boards, safety gear (backpack, avalanche beacon, shovel, probe). It’s all specialized and kind of expensive. I know. Believe me.