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A long term customer(15+ years!) recently contacted us about making him a modified Catalyst for a upcoming traverse across the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Here's what Matt had to say about the trip and pack: I've been lucky enough to put over 9,000 miles on ULA packs over the years. So when I needed a high volume pack to traverse 200 miles across the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem on skis it was an obvious choice, the ULA Catalyst. I was grateful to work with Owen to get my back of the envelopes pack features sewn into reality. While they are relatively simply changes to the proven Catalyst design they make all the different in the context of a ski traverse. The shovel pocket allows for secure shovel blade storage and keeps snow out. While I hope to not have do much boot packing on this travers, I will end up having to walk over bare ground, fording rivers, and boot packing up steep faces. Having a simple, fast and secure way to attach my skis to my pack is critical. The anchor points allow me to use my skis straps that I'm already carry to do exactly that. The final customization was extending the volume of the roll top. While I have a minimal kit a -20F sleep system, parka, down booties, and extra food can only get so small. This trip is a great use case for the waterproof UltraX fabric! Happy Adventuring!
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Don’t take much to stoke us out! Kids finding new ways to play or a little support from a traveler. #cornsideCalifornia
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“Saving the world is only a hobby. Most of the time I do nothing.” - Edward Abbey (probably in reference to Fishing Bridge ‘Helibase’) Quickest 11 hr drive there and longest 13 hour drive home to Aberdeen even with the Beartooth Hwy to keep me entertained. 21 days went by too quick with the Yellowstone Folks again. Made me laugh, made me smile, made me feel at home again. Can’t wait to go back again as soon as there’s a reason or a job opening.
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What a year!
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Hell of a season! Thank you Bridger family. Well most of you. 😉🙃🤔 #skieveryday #perfectattendance #photoaday #earnyourturns #skibum
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2/18/25 day 68. Top 5 days ever. Snow is incredible but we also had “tram island” or “country club skiing” or were “interlodged” on slushmans today. PK had a mechanical issue right as they flipped the sign as we got off so there were only a couple hundred of us on slushmans until 2ish. #powderday #powder #bestdayever #skieveryday #bbowlslidin #slushmans #seasonnexus #roxa #roxaskiboots #faceshots #faceshotsallday #whiteroom
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It’s annoying how cool my brother is…
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2/5/25 day 55. Absolute white out on the drive up (please turn on your headlights!). Warm on slushmans but 1° at the base. Crazy day with free refills. Skied “Jaws 3D” for the first time in a few decades.
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Yellowstone Helitack - Summer ‘24 depicted as Red Dead Redemption Loading Screens 📸 @noahulse
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Yellatack pt. 2 Ecclesiastes 3:11 “He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.”
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Just out here running across mountain ranges with my friends. These pics are from the Bighorn Trail Run this past weekend. Originally Sara and I planned to go crew and pace for our friend Emily aka Prickly Pear while she ran the Bighorn 100. I quickly shirked my duties and selfishly signed up to run the Bighorn 52 Miler. Got really muddy. Finished the run. Had lots of fun. Congrats to Pear on your first hundo, and thank you to my friends and wife for the support and help getting me across the Bighorns. #bighorntrailrun #bighorn100 #bighorn52 #wyoming #wyo #sheridanwyoming #daytonwyoming #bighornmountains #bighorns #mountains #trailrunning #ultras
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Ep. 82 is live! Link in bio Matt Mason @firexneck is an outdoorsman, thru hiker and wildland firefighter. He has hiked the "Triple Crown" - Appalachian Trail (AT), Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) and Continental divide trail (CDT) and more. We talk thru hiking, fighting wildfires, outdoor adventure, bike packing, and more. Subscribe to the Pod for more stories of adventure 2024 Guided Canoe Trips & more @ www.buffaloroamer.com @sre.outdoors @fishellpaddles #thruhike #appilachiantrail #pct #longtrail #bikepacking #camping
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