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...
Mounting Meidjo – Installation tips
Mounting Meidjo Telemark Binding If you’re mounting a Meidjo binding yourself, be aware this requires you to drill 13 holes in each ski, and that’s only if you don’t make any mistakes. Sobriety is advised. So is the Carpenter’s Rule.
Meidjo Officially Upgrades to v2.1
Meidjo Upgrades In the world of software I’m completely over the perpetual upgrade program. Hardware, however, cannot hide upgrade claims without visible proof and thus it is easier to see if the changes support the upgrade claim. Such is the case with le Meidjo for the 2018 season. It is easy to see now why...
