And thats because the solution to going uphill and still enjoying the down isnt obvious.
Since then the different basic designs have progressed in different directions.
There are even new takes on what the optimal solution is like the CAST system.
And all the while the trekker has plodded on unchanged and unloved.
I reached out to Giray and Chris to further explain what it is theyve built.
The principle of the Daymakers is the same as the Trekker.
But until it makes contact with your elevator, you’re screwed from a friction and stability standpoint.
I’m able to walk up steep hills with stability on just the balls of my feet.
I can literally go into sprint mode without ever using my elevators up a hill.
Nothing on the market will give you this as consistently stable a platform.
The Daymaker also fits every major alpine binding, including the FKS (unlike the BCA Trekker).
Achieving this was a serious engineering challenge, as Chris was quick to point out to me.
Its slightly more with an FKS on the weight but very close!
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/847500/Touring-on-Daymakers-Alpine-Adapters
It sounds like nothing but good news for me.
I dont really enjoy skiing, and especially jibbing, on bindings with the stack height of a Duke/Guardian.
