Product Development

Have you ever wondered how a great piece of gear is brought into being?

For one week last month I was invited to participate in the Outdoor Research sales/ marketing/ product development retreat at Valhalla Mountain Touring right here on my home turf in the West Kootenays. Our guide for the week was Evan Stevens, who besides doing a great job of finding us the best skiing in the area has put up a great post at the Outdoor Research Verticulture website.

The verticulture site is a wonderful resource for anyone wanting to stay on top of all things outdoors. Check out my own posts on the site HERE.

Happy Spring!
Margo

Ouray Ice Festival Demo climb video

New YouTube Channel and Glitter Girls on Ice deadline

Things are winding down in the tiny mountain town of Ouray, Colorado as the 2010 Ouray Ice Festival comes to a close. We had a fun weekend filled with clinics, demos, competitions, and climbing. Many people are walking away having accomplished their goals, including Will Gadd who finished his 24 hours of non-stop ice climbing at noon on Sunday, completing 194 laps of the 145ft pitch “Pick of the Vic”. His was a project to raise money for the DZI Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Ridgeway, Colorado.

You can view a short clip from my women’s lead clinic on Saturday on my *NEW* YouTube Channel. My demo climb with Cheryl Wallace will be up shortly, and you can check back for more clips in the weeks to come. Make sure to subscribe so you don’t miss out on anything!

I just got a new pair of Black Diamond Cobra ice tools and am more psyched than ever to get on some big climbs in the Canadian Rockies next month. Stay tuned for a review of these coming soon…

If you haven’t signed up already for Glitter Girls on Ice, time is running out! You’ve got until January 21st to sign up HERE.
Happy Swinging,
Margo