Backcountry Skiing

This title is intended for intermediate-to-advanced backcountry skiers. It includes safety, navigation, nutrition and fitness information in addition to techniques. It provides advice on how to make well-informed decisions.Martin Volken and his co-authors provide skiers with all the tools and knowledge that they need to safely and successfully travel in the mountains. The guide features intermediate-to-advanced techniques for ski touring and ski mountaineering, from planning wilderness trips to perfecting turns in rolling terrain and mastering uphill climbing. For those skiers ready for a more technical, high alpine environment, they draw on traditional mountaineering skills, including roped climbing, setting protection anchors, using ice axes, climbing on bare rock, and more.In addition to mastering techniques, "Backcountry Skiing" also features information on recent evolutions in ski equipment; avalanche safety tips; a primer on mountain weather and glaciers, trip planning tools, a discussion of emergency situations, nutrition and fitness advice, and winter camping basics.Throughout this guide, a special emphasis is put on being well-informed and making good decisions - whenever you strap on your skis and skins and head out into the backcountry.

ISBN 1594850380   Pages 228 ISBN13 9781594850387 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Mountaineers Books   Weight (grammes) 590 Imprint Mountaineers Books   Published in Seattle Format Paperback   Series title Mountaineers Outdoor Expert Publication date 15 Nov 2007   Height (mm) 215 Photographer Schell, Scott   Width (mm) 180 Library of Congress 2007022273   Spine width (mm) 21 DEWEY 796.932   Academic level General DEWEY edition DC22

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