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Last year we highlighted our ambassador Julien "Pica" Herry as he and friends pushed full send on massive, earth shaking lines in the Hunza Valley of the Karakoram. That was 2018. A year later in 2019, he went back to tag new lines. This time his universe turned sideways as a pocket slab punched him off a face and into the Karakoram's troposphere. Julien was lucky to survive a multi-hundred foot fall in a mountain range that is known for snuffing out human life. His experience, as told through his own writing in which you can "hear" his french accent,

  What about Dreaming ? Jump into the search of esthetic shapes to ride in the Mont Blanc Massif . Sharing the unforgettable, up high in the mountains , far away from the crowd.  Invade Media's 2017 movie of the Freeskier Sam Favret and the Snowboarder Julien Herry will bring you in the heart of steep riding. Impressive, Exposed, Technical, are we really here right now ? Or is it just a dream. Watch and find the answer.   A SKI & SNOWBOARD POEME ... Produced by : Sam Favret Directed by : Alex Blaise / Maxime MOULIN Principal Cinematography

After 8 years of testing and proving itself in the field, the Flex-Lock has held firm as one of our best touring innovations to date. We thought this would be an appropriate time to revisit the numbers behind our most popular touring accessory.  Flex-Lock is the best option for softbooting snowboarders looking for maximum efficiency and stability on their tours.  Here's the blog post Russell put together when we originally first released the Flex-Lock, along with an all new video of the Flex Lock in action.     Flex-Lock: Ride Like a Soft Booter. Tour Like a Hard Booter. Imagine

Pica, shredding the Brevent side of the Chamonix Valley. Photo: Arthur Ghilini We'll begin this by rehearsing the fact that Julien Herry of Chamonix might just be the best "Steeps Specialist" snowboarder in a generation of riders. He has put down first descents throughout the European Alps, and has honed his skillset as a snowboard alpinist to levels that most of us generally only fantasize about. To ride the terrain that "Pica" does, is to step into another universe in which there is an extra dimension of vertically oriented spacetime. This past spring he took his unbelievably refined skillset to the mighty

This fall, I got the chance to spend some time on a longer format conversation with Karakoram Ambassador Gray Thompson.  Gray has been crafting works of snowboard culture for quite some time now.   His Warp Wave projects were a favorite  of mine back when I was looking for inspiration to hike around on a snowsurf around Lake Tahoe.   His latest project, Range of Mystery,  is just wrapping up a well received premiere tour.  The film documents his adventure alongside Karakoram Ambassador Nick Russell and Danny Davis  to travel beyond the known.   Gray has an effortless style to his turns, a healthy

For Winter 2018-19 we at Karakoram are proud to release the next generation ride mode for our Prime System, the Ride Mode 2.0.  While keeping the Active Joining  Karakoram is known for,  spring loading your bindings to your board for instant response, we've engineered the Ride Mode 2.0 to have effortless Drop-On Change Overs independent of a users experience level.  We've accomplished our goal of Drop-On Change Overs by simplifying set up, reducing icing and easing snow clearing, and optimizing the binding to ride mode clearances. If you're like me you probably don't look at instructions.  With the Ride Mode

Limited-edition artwork from renowned artist RP Roberts, & the best bindings in the world. A gorgeous combination.  Choose between the PrimeX Carbon: The ultimate go-to splitboard bindings for the most elite snowboarders in the world- Jeremy Jones, Forrest Shearer, Mitch Tölderer, and more.  Our lightest binding, this is a precision engineered workhorse you can count on. Or go for the Prime Connect R Carbon-  Damp, comfortable, and highly responsive.  Designed for hard charging inbounds riders, but also with the ability to splitboard on our Prime Interface, the most responsive interface in splitboarding. Either binding you choose, you get quiverability, split

The Outsiders Words: Ian Wood Photos: Jordan Ingmire Get a copy in print from Diggin Magazine Japan or Transfer Magazine Australia     The sound of explosions stir me from a deep slumber. The bombs may be going off thousands of feet away but the blasts shake me from my dream world. Barely awake I sit up to investigate the violent action, bouncing my head off the bunk above. The “rude” awakening knocks me back down, a dry mouth from the propane heater running off and on all night reminds me where I am. Rubbing my eyes to adjust to

Bryce and Tyler made it out of the office one morning last spring for some morning turns at Alpental. Nothing better than a little "product testing", a quiver full of Gentemstick powsurfs to choose from, and getting to put the bindings we work so hard designing to the test. We put a lot of focus on the words "Performance Snowboarding". For us, this is all about having gear that responds instantly, that has no lag in the system, and ultimately makes us feel more connected to the mountain. We spent a ton of time and R&D trying to figure out

You've been waiting, but you're not sure for what. Inspiration has struck, and the future is here. Join the new revolution, and free your mind. We've been keeping this project wrapped up tight, but now it's time to open up and bite into what's next. Shipping April 1st, 2018

It’s been a year and two days since we lost her. Approximately 367 days have gone by, and I continue to find myself thinking of Elizabeth Devon Daley at minimum, even at the most distracted of times, several times per hour of each of those days. The thing is, nothing in the handbook of life could have ever prepared us for a “Liz-Less” world. She really was that special, and she really did, have that massive of a presence. Liz and Russman, on Mount Adam's North Ridge. Note the old school approach skis she had! I had a conversation with

We're starting to see movie trailers left and right and this one looks awesome. This comes from a few of our local boys here in the Pacific Northwest who were still able to make a movie happen despite a historically warm and low snow winter in much of the western half of North America. Instead of sticking around the dudes hit the road and got their pow fix and along the way learned a little bit more about the impact we have on our climate and our atmosphere. Check out Karakoram ambassador Ian Wood, Forrest Burki and friends this fall

Bjorn Leines and Thomas Delfino went on a splitboard journey in the French Alps this past May. Check out their full video here: [video_responsive] Find Snowboarding: FRENCH ALPS from Rome Snowboards on Vimeo. [/video_responsive] A topographic map is a beautiful thing, full of would-be lines, potential chutes and zones to explore. Potential is the key in this equation, since looking at something on paper is vastly different when you strap in at the top. Thomas Delfino has lived in the middle of these maps figuratively and physically. He has adventured into the FRENCH ALPS that surround his home in Grenoble

Japanese shredder Yuta Watanabe made it out to Alaska this spring shooting with Heart Films. Check out his trip report and be on the lookout for their new movie “Go Wild.”

Thanks to the creativity of our friend Tyler Toews, we're stoked to offer a new T-Shirt for both Men and now Women! Yes, we now have a women's specific t-shirt, sorry ladies if we we're a little late to the party on that but better late than never! Tyler Toews is a snowboarder, a mountain guide, and a fantastic mural artist out of Canada. His large scale work can be seen all across Canada and has even been building his own company Canadian Murals. Check out his work and learn more at www.CanadianMurals.com The shirt will be available in the Black

(Words and Photos from Russell Cunningham): Before I start this writeup, I need to say that this Trip Report is entirely dedicated to my dear friend Liz Daley. She and I had talked for years about tagging the first ever snowboard descent on Mount Shuksan's Hanging Glacier Headwall, and without her infectious stoke even in her afterlife, I doubt that this trip would have happened. She was better and more proficient at this game of snowboard alpinism than all of us combined. Love you forever, Liz!! This past week I took a couple days off work at Karakoram to go

Get a look at this wonderful tribute video to Liz Daley put together by photographer Kt Miller and ski mountaineer Caroline Gleich. The three went on a trip together in Chamonix, France in February of 2014 to climb and ride some highly technical lines. Liz was caught in an avalanche in Patagonia this past September and her presence has been and will always be missed. [video_responsive] Chamonixoxo from Kt Miller on Vimeo. [/video_responsive]