K2, What a mountain. It is 8612 meters high, but when I stand here in base camp, at 5100 meters, and look at it, it doesn't fell like it is more than 1000 meters to the summit. It is a weird feeling when I know it is more than 3500 meters to the top.

Rossignol announced today that Tim Petrick has been named Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing effective as of the 1stof July. Petrick will be responsible for overseeing the worldwide strategic direction of the Dynastar, Lange, Look and Rossignol brands. He will work from its global headquarters in Moirans, France.

On Wednesday, July 22, at 7 p.m., a group of outdoor industry rugby players, still unable to come to grips with diminished fitness and speed, have banded together in an attempt to relive former glories against a Salt Lake City "Old Boys" team in a friendly rugby match. The match will be held at Fort Douglas Field-- though in rugby parlance, we prefer to call it a pitch, not a field.

PARK CITY, UTAH - Long known for its conservative and quirky drinking regulations, Utah Legislators recently made progressive changes to the State's liquor laws, notably the elimination of Utah's private club system.

Ever since I first skied the 22 Designs Hammerhead, all I ever wanted in a telemark binding—the mythical Tele Grail be damned—was a free pivoting version. It took almost a decade, but 22 Designs has finally delivered. In the intervening years every other extant telemark binding company has managed to offer a touring model. However, none of them ski like a Hammerhead. Axl does.

Jeffersonville, Vermont - Independent Publisher, Height of Land Publications, announced today the addition of Josh Madsen as Editor of Telemark Skier Magazine.