There’s a move afoot to develop a new “norm” for telemark boots, a Telemark Tech Norm (TTN), to account for the presence of tech inserts in NTN boots. Whether such a norm will be approved and adopted remains to be seen. According to Pierre Mouyade, the man pushing the new norm and Meidjo’s inventor, Scarpa...
First Look: 22 Design’s Lynx
One thing is clear after checking out 22 Design’s Lynx. Some of the details may change by the time Lynx is produced by the thousands but Lynx confirms that the core components of a 2-pin tech toe and spring tension on the 2nd heel yield the best tele sensation I’ve ever felt in over 30...
22D’s Lynx – Low-tech powered by NTN
22 Designs is breaching the world of low-tech pin bindings with the Lynx, a telemark binding with 2-pin touring efficiency, a second heel NTN connection, and the classic Hammerheel spring activated climbing wire. The Lynx uses composite flex plates and compression springs to deliver tele tension like a leaf spring, only lighter. As you would...
First Look: Telebuddy Binding Plates
Telebuddy Binding Plates For August ‘Guschti’ Poltera, the problem was two-fold. Foremost, as a free rider Guschti was always switching between a Bishop Bomber for controlling fat skis on hard packed runs, and a lighter 2-pin binding for easier hikes off-piste. Secondarily, as good as the Bishop was for edging hard snow, he and his...
Review: Scarpa TX-Pro
Review: Scarpa TX-Pro Odds are if you’re a decent telemark skier, you will love Scarpa’s TX-Pro. The reasons are simple, and with a little investigation and analysis, obvious. The TX-Pro nails the peak of the bell curve of what the majority of tele skiers want: a boot that is big enough to deliver plenty of...
