30: Brian Harder on Comfort Zones and AT Boots
Listen, the first thing when it comes to comfort zones are your feet. Because if you don't have happy feet, how can you possible be happy?
Today due to some technical difficulties but far from being a \u201cbackup plan,\u201d we are rerunning one the very first episodes of The Gear Show, a nice chat with friend and former Exum mountain guide Brian Harder about backcountry skiing, exiting out of the comfort zone and the most brutal of all tasks, finding the right alpine touring boots -
What features should you look for given your objectives? Do number of buckles matter? What about weight? He also shares some trusted resources and great boot shops.
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We\u2019ll also discuss:
- More on weird feet and what to do.
- Skiing ability and objectives
- Features like buckles, weight, warmth
- Favorite shop and resources to discuss boots
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This is part one in a series of three so if you like it, scroll back to episode 2 and 3 for discussions on skis and bindings.
With that, let\u2019s listen up and gear up for what\u2019s next.\xa0
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Links mentioned in this episode:
Skimo Co in Salt Lake City, Utah <\u2014\u2014 these guys are awesome. I can\u2019t say enough and that\u2019s from personal experience.
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Find Brian at:
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Learn more at www.thegearshow.com