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  Lange RS 130
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  Dynafit Huascaran
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  Camping
  Fly Creek Platinum vs Hubba NX Solo
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  Volkl Reboots the Mantra
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  Dirty Girl Gaiters
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  La Sportiva Raptor

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About SierraDescents

When there is snow, SierraDescents is Andy Lewicky's California backcountry skiing and mountaineering website. Without snow, sierradescents becomes an ill-tempered hiking and climbing blog.

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