Ripcord Adventure Gear Guide #1
Ripcord Adventure Gear Guide is a new quarterly publication with high-quality, authoritative editorial with first hand reviews of adventure gear and provides a comprehensive listing of the best gear in each sector with ratings provided by world explorers who will test the gear in real world situations. We hope that Ripcord Adventure Gear Guide will become the adventure enthusiasts’ almanac.
Ripcord Adventure Gear Guide is a new quarterly publication with high-quality, authoritative editorial with first hand reviews of adventure gear and provides a comprehensive listing of the best gear in each sector with ratings provided by world explorers who will test the gear in real world situations. We hope that Ripcord Adventure Gear Guide will become the adventure enthusiasts’ almanac.
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I Can’t Live Without…<br />
Carlton Rowlands, Ultra Athlete<br />
however, which meant I was entirely unable to eat for about 40 km.<br />
Without fuel going in, my pace diminished. I battled on and finished<br />
in a disappointing 40th place overall, so since then I’ve gone back to<br />
the drawing board with my pacing and race nutrition.<br />
It is always hard when your expectations don't meet your results,<br />
but it is all part of the journey and an endurance sport is all about<br />
understanding yourself and gaining experience. There really is no<br />
such thing as a bad race, just lessons learned for the future.<br />
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What are your competition goals for the coming year?<br />
First off, I want a top 15th placing in the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc<br />
(UTMB), my hometown race in the Alps. Other than that, I’d like<br />
to strike a better work/training balance so that I continue to enjoy<br />
the journey.<br />
What clothing and equipment should people just getting into<br />
skimo and/or ultra triathlons think about buying?<br />
With skimo, it is all about minimalism: the less you can carry on<br />
your feet, the better. For the winter racing season I’d love a pair of<br />
lighter ski boots, and something like the Scarpa Alien 1.0 would be<br />
ideal. They are super light, yet have just about enough stiffness left<br />
in them to ski on technical terrain, steep and hard underfoot. As<br />
skimo is more a training method for me rather than the focus of my<br />
training, I have always made do with non top of the range<br />
equipment. As I get better results in this field, the marginal gains of<br />
better and lighter technology start making all the difference.<br />
With trail running, make sure you get some shoes with good grip<br />
and stability. I love the New Vibram MegaGrip soles, which are<br />
fitted to a number of products, but notably on the The North Face<br />
MT Ultra. It gives you a huge amount of confidence to be able to<br />
descend fast on technical and wet terrain.<br />
The other piece of equipment that is very important is a bag. It’s<br />
very personal and depends what length of course and how you like<br />
to arrange your equipment, but choosing something well designed
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