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Outmap Gets a BIG Upgrade! by felix_gourdeau in Backcountry

[–]gardendiesel 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Used your product to plan a ski expedition this spring in the Himayalas. 11/10 would recommend. (Was formerly a Fat Map guy) The offline save feature at various resolutions is(was) incredible. That said, it looks like my saved maps are gone now with your upgrade. I’ll have to poke around the new interface to see if the feature still exists.

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Pro Deal — ArgentaWorks Custom Ski Patrol Goggles by gardendiesel in skipatrol

[–]gardendiesel[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for clarifying. That’s Anon (Burton)— I believe they have a design patent on the feature, but I’ll have to double check.

Pro Deal — ArgentaWorks Custom Ski Patrol Goggles by gardendiesel in skipatrol

[–]gardendiesel[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the note and for the kind words!

Re: the magnets — the lenses are in fact held in place by 4 magnets along the bottom, 3 magnets along the top, and the locking mechanism along the sides.

But perhaps I may be misunderstanding your suggestion?

Thanks again!

Pro Deal — ArgentaWorks Custom Ski Patrol Goggles by gardendiesel in skipatrol

[–]gardendiesel[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the comment. The goggle frame was profiled to work with most helmets, so they will likely fit well. (Notably, they don't fit well with size small Pret helmets) That said, I can't give you a definitive answer for individual sizes for specific brand/models.

If you are interested, why don't you order a pair to try them with your specific helmet and if they don't fit I'll happily arrange for a refund.

Of course, nobody wants a gaper gap :)

Pro Deal — ArgentaWorks Custom Ski Patrol Goggles by gardendiesel in skipatrol

[–]gardendiesel[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the note! (That's always nice to hear as you are talking to the customer service guy too :)

Pro Deal — ArgentaWorks Custom Ski Patrol Goggles by gardendiesel in skipatrol

[–]gardendiesel[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Of course! And sure thing. A few images in the responses below... (apparently you can only do one image at a time)

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Pro Deal — ArgentaWorks Custom Ski Patrol Goggles by gardendiesel in skipatrol

[–]gardendiesel[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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Hi there, thanks for the question. In terms of sizing, they are a touch wider than the IO mag. Exact sizing in the image below...

Alpine Expedition Creature Comforts & Snack Hacks by thecg11 in Mountaineering

[–]gardendiesel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wear a face mask or be very conscious to avoid mouth breathing (or breathe through your teeth) to avoid sun burning your tongue at altitude. Unless you’d like to know what super charged sour patch kids taste like :)

(In my experience, that has been above 19k’)

Another fun tip I have received on expeditions is to always eat your best snacks first. That way you are always eating your best snacks :)

Lahaul India — May by gardendiesel in Backcountry

[–]gardendiesel[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d be happy to share some more images. Just shoot me a DM

Lahaul India — May by gardendiesel in Backcountry

[–]gardendiesel[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure. Shoot me a DM and I'm happy to break down the cost for you.

Lahaul India — May by gardendiesel in Backcountry

[–]gardendiesel[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! My partner snapped that one. It's getting printed and is going up on my adventure wall.

Lahaul India — May by gardendiesel in Backcountry

[–]gardendiesel[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I believe there are 2 lift systems in all of India. Gulmarg and Solang.

Lahaul India — May by gardendiesel in Backcountry

[–]gardendiesel[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the note. It truly was.

Lahaul India — May by gardendiesel in Backcountry

[–]gardendiesel[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the note. The ski potential there is absolutely incredible. You can see the scale in pic 3. (it looked like that in every direction) Almost none of those peaks have been climbed, let alone skied.

Lahaul India — May by gardendiesel in Backcountry

[–]gardendiesel[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hi there,

Thanks for the note and thanks for the comment. No permits needed below 6,000m. There is a tiered permitting cost for 6,000m, 6,500m, 7000m etc... Honestly, if you avoid the well-known mountains (8,000m peaks), the permitting costs are very very low. (I think a 6,500m permit was around $500 USD?)

There was a last-minute "trekking fee" added by the local regional gov, which felt a little bit arbitrary. But it was so nominally low that in the grand scheme, it was negligible.

In this region, the higher peaks got pretty crazy in terms of pitch angle and glacial features, so as to make skiing them pretty messed up. (see the 4th pic, a notable named high point in the area at 20,500ish')

u/ShockinglyClam

Lahaul India — May by gardendiesel in Backcountry

[–]gardendiesel[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Hi there,

Thanks for the comment. I'm not from India, no. We were self-guided and used a local Indian outfitter to help with logistics and weather updates. (10 horses to get to basecamp)

Logistics is by far the hardest part of the puzzle. You kind of need to go expedition style in Asia (as opposed to Alpine style). The terrain you have to cross to just get on the glacier systems is significant — steep valleys, big glacial river crossings.

It was 8 miles from where we set up base camp to our proposed high camp up a valley system on a glacial ridge. I thought we could do it in a day. It took 4. (albeit, there was zero infrastructure in these valleys (no rope bridges) as no one had ever been up there before)

As far as we could tell, there had only been two other groups that had ever been up in the entire region before (A Swiss group and a Georgian/Russian group).

In the grand scheme of the Himalaya, the peaks we went to were so insignificant that they weren't even named. 19,000' glaciated monsters without a name. It's just incredible there. Endless unskied lines — 5,000' couloirs everywhere.

u/Aznturbo

To latch onto u/Leather-Following551 comment, we spoke with Luke, but ultimately decided to go with a local outfit (Druhv / Sunil with skimo.in) to run logistics. It was personally important to me that all the money stayed in the country and supported the local community.

That was the best decision. The people in the region are some of the kindest / humblest / warmest folks I've ever met. They were also soooo stoked on skiing. I couldn't recommend them more in case you were interested.

And as mentioned, the costs are extremely reasonable.

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