Cannatonic bgregoire Yep, definitely the Alfa Polar Advance. 94707988_2509458852639755_4642596863696961536_n.jpg And here's a screenshot of his Polar Advance setup from his 2014 book Ekspedisjonshåndboka : Screen Shot 2020-10-10 at 3.28.25 PM.png Bonus, here's Borge fixing cracked soles on his 1997...

bgregoire In general, I agree with you. My goal in this thread is to encourage discussion on various robust and lightweight field repairs for 3-pin bindings and boots rather than to debate the merits of a different system. I think I’ll leave the 3-pin vs NNN BC debate for here and here . :) However...

fgd135 Woodserson Excellent advice! Didn't even think about those attachment points solving the cord abrasion problem. I guess I'm just trying to avoid having to buy an entirely new binding merely to get those attachment points. fixation-rottefella-75mm-cable-supertelemark_08.jpg On a related note:...

To those commenting about cables: I agree, and I share the concern about weight. I’m going to experiment this winter with 3mm Dyneema cord and report back on both stretch and abrasion. One meter of 3mm Dyneema cord weighs 5 grams and is stronger than steel wire.

Ahhh... what else but duct tape. Wrap a half roll on your poles. Acts as a second grip. Indepensible. I needed a functional repair for multi-day use over a long period. While I don’t think duct tape would’ve actually worked, even if I had been able to completely tape my boot to the ski, this would’...

But to be honest, you probably would have faired just as well without doing a thing. You see, the bail compresses the sole in the binding keeping the boot together so to speak, so i doubt the duckbill would ever break off before you make it home. The outsole of the toe not only cracked but split an...

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Sat Oct 03, 2020 6:38 pm

Where was this and what were you doing? I would love to know.

Just a long tour with my girlfriend on the US-Canada border (the Boundary Waters).

They have a metal clip that scoops snow and becomes a nightmare when alternating climbing with K&G as the slush is forced underneath. They're only good if you need to put something on to climb a specific grade uphill & then remove them afterwards. Or, if you don't have Skin-Locks or Easy Skin, you ...

IMG_0913.jpeg I cut off a piece of rubber from my pulk shaft and used it as a shim beneath the duckbill and binding rivets. I then stitched together some spare webbing and microcord (all I had), and looped it through the slots on the side of the bindings and back around my heel. I tied it off as ti...