Backcountry Skiing

Backcountry Skiing

AngličtinaEbook
Volken, Martin
Mountaineers Books
EAN: 9781594852503
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CLICK HERE to download the chapter on &quote;Uphill Movement&quote; from Backcountry Skiing(Provide us with a little information and we'll send your download directly to your inbox)* For intermediate-to-advanced backcountry skiers* Includes trip planning, navigation, fitness, and avalanche safety information, in addition to techniques* Provides advice on how to make well-informed backcountry decisionsMartin Volken and his co-authors provide skiers with all the tools and knowledge they need to safely and successfully travel in the mountain backcountry. The guide features intermediate-to-advanced techniques for ski touring and ski mountaineering, from planning backcountry 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.
EAN 9781594852503
ISBN 1594852502
Typ produktu Ebook
Vydavateľ Mountaineers Books
Dátum vydania 27. novembra 2007
Stránky 344
Jazyk English
Krajina Uruguay
Autori Schell, Scott; Volken, Martin; Wheeler, Margaret
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