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		<title>Hiking Cinque Terra</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Boccia</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[europe]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Backpacking through Europe usually means trekking from hostel to hostel, exploring museums and ruins, navigating various forms of low-budget transport, and surviving the local nightlife. While this type of travel may include a fancy Arc’teryx or The North Face pack, and can certainly provide an adventurous experience, it remains a far cry from the traditional [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tuckerman&#8217;s Ravine &#8211; Spring Skiing in New Hampshire</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Boccia</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[backcountry skiing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m almost at the top, trying to avoid glancing down. The bootpack is so steep that my skis, strapped to my pack, brush the snow above my head. The guy in front of me is sporting jeans and somehow managing the climb with what must be a pair of at least 190s nonchalantly slung over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RECCO: Reflections on Avalanche Rescue</title>
		<link>http://backcountrybeacon.com/2010/03/recco-reflections-on-avalanche-rescue/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Boccia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gear Guide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[avalanche safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resorts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You’ve likely seen the RECCO logos and reflectors on various winter sports outerwear and hardgood products. What is RECCO, and what does it do? ]]></description>
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		<title>CR Johnson &#8211; A Look Back</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Boccia</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[freestyle skiing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Skiing lost one of the all-time greats when CR Johnson passed away while riding at his home resort on February 24, 2010. Although he was somewhat out of the spotlight in recent years, we’d like to remind everyone of just how talented, influential and important CR was to our sport. Here’s our top-5, and we’d [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ski-sploitation: The Best and Worst Ski Movies of All Time</title>
		<link>http://backcountrybeacon.com/2010/02/best-and-worst-ski-movies-of-all-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Boccia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hollywood’s periodic attempts to co-opt the popular image of skiing usually result in straight-to-video disasters that do more damage than good to our sport’s reputation. Many of these cinematic train wrecks fall squarely in the 'so-bad-it’s-awesome' category, and a select few manage to capture the inherently epic culture of skiing. We present to you our Top 10 ski movie picks.]]></description>
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		<title>Backcountry Buffet: Freeze Dried Meal Taste Test</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 05:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Boccia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Newsletter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[backpacking]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The miracle that is dehydration lets campers cook up anything from green beans to beef Stroganoff in mere minutes, but does the food actually taste good?]]></description>
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		<title>Stepping Out &#8211; Staying Safe in Sidecountry</title>
		<link>http://backcountrybeacon.com/2009/01/stepping-out-staying-save-in-sidecountry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:04:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Boccia</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[avalanche safety]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With easily accessible backcountry terrain just outside resort gates, it seems that skiers and riders can have their cake and eat it too: fresh, unspoiled pow with little to no hiking. But at what risk?]]></description>
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