Description
and durability of a proper sweater has accompanied mountain guides since the first ascents and descents by the Scandinavians of the 19th century
Alps & Meters is proud to present the Ski Race Knit Ishpeming
Across the wide-open landscapes of the American mountains—where the earliest skiers carved pioneering paths through deep winter snowpacks—there emerged a distinctly national expression of alpine sport
Sun Valley was the winter playground of 20th century icons such as Ernest Hemingway
It is possible that no other piece of ski equipment delivers the perfect blend of utility and style as that of a knitted hat or cap
Ascent Knit Trouser and durability of a properAs versatile as the skills needed for the first ascents of Golden Age of Mountaineering are the garments that accompanied such 19th century climbs. Of such ensembles & equipment perhaps none was more important than the robust knitwear of the era. Appropriate at nearly any elevation and stage of upward route finding these sweaters created a wardrobe efficiency allowing ski mountaineers a single element of their kit that could simultaneously act as a