{"id":197663,"date":"2024-09-24T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=197663"},"modified":"2024-09-23T21:43:32","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T04:43:32","slug":"ski-mountaineering-through-the-backcountry-with-eric-carter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/ski-mountaineering-through-the-backcountry-with-eric-carter","title":{"rendered":"Ski Mountaineering Through the Backcountry with Eric Carter"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"200px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/1c4cda4a-c38d-46c2-80f7-9e2aa903752b?dark=false\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wild-ideas-worth-living.simplecast.com\/episodes\/ski-mountaineering-through-the-backcountry-with-eric-carter\/transcript\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eric Carter is an alpine athlete and endurance coach who discovered the niche sport of ski mountaineering, or &#8220;skimo,&#8221; and never looked back. Skimo involves skiing uphill in the backcountry and riding the slope back down. Eric also founded Ridgeline Athletics, where he helps mountain athletes chase their own wild outdoor adventures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Connect with Eric:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/coastmountainskiing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Website<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skiericcarter\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ridgelineathletics.com\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ridgeline Athletics website\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you to our sponsors:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Capital One:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/membership\/mastercard?trackingId=podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Check out the REI Co-op Mastercard program<\/a>\u00a0and learn about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reifund.org\/grantees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">local REI Fund grantees<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/b\/merrell\/c\/all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Merrell<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transcript Eric Carter is an alpine athlete and endurance coach who discovered the niche sport of ski mountaineering, or &#8220;skimo,&#8221; and never looked back. Skimo involves skiing uphill in the backcountry and riding the slope back down. Eric also founded Ridgeline Athletics, where he helps mountain athletes chase their own wild outdoor adventures. 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