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Backcountry.com was founded in 1996 by Jim Holland and John Bresee.The two started the online business with a sparse collection of avalanche gear and began selling gear from their garage in Park City, Utah under the domain names BCstore.com and BackcountryStore.com. [1] The store's first sale, a Pieps 457 Opti-finder avalanche beacon, happened in February 1997. [2]
Outdoor Research sponsors athletes and brand ambassadors that are professionals in the company’s core sports. [12] Examples include rock climber Beth Rodden, who is best known for her numerous first female ascents throughout the Yosemite Valley, including a redpoint of the 5.14c Meltdown.
A fast-acting snowmobiler saved his brother from being killed in an avalanche in Utah — a death-defying feat his family is calling a “Christmas miracle.”
Avalanche Transceivers — known as beacons, "beepers", peeps (pieps), ARVAs (Appareil de Recherche de Victimes en Avalanche, in French), LVS (Lawinen-Verschütteten-Suchgerät, Swiss German), or various other trade names, are important for every member of the party. They emit a "beep" via 457 kHz radio signal in normal use, but may be switched ...
The avalanche carried the older brother and his snowmobile about 100 yards and through a group of trees, partially burying the machine and completely burying the older brother.
Avalanche safety specialists say their job has become more difficult in recent years as climate change brings extreme weather, and surging numbers of skiers, snowboarders and snowmobilers visit ...