Looking to push the alpine touring envelope even further, Scarpa revealed their lightest AT boots yet for 2011. The new Rush and the women's Blink are lighter versions of the 2010 Maestrale and Gea, while the new Alien 1.0 carbon fiber racing boot takes the F1 CARBON to the next level.
New Utah company MFD has created a ski accessory that instantly turns your favorite downhill bindings into alpine touring bindings. Called the MFD ALLTIME, this crossover system allows you to go from aggressive resort skiing to efficient ski touring in the backcountry without changing gear.
Italian design company Risk Protect has just come up with new alpine touring bindings that automatically adjust position according to the slope of the mountain. The centerpiece of the Skystep alpine touring bindings is an oil mounted sphere which, acting like a pendulum, automatically brings the climbing aid into one of three positions, depending on the slope of the terrain.
