The Alpine Ski Touring Book

Author : Martin Volken
Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
ISBN 13 : 9781594850387
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Backcountry Skiing written by Martin Volken and published by The Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * 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.

Author : Molly Absolon
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493018485
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Basic Illustrated Alpine Ski Touring written by Molly Absolon and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-09-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Basic Illustrated Alpine Ski Touring has everything one needs to participate in this growing and exciting activity. Written by expert Molly Abolson, this book provides information on gear, skills, and preparation so that beginners and intermediate participants alike can enjoy this emerging sport with confidence.

Author : Bill O'Connor
Publisher : Cicerone Press Limited
ISBN 13 : 1849657416
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Alpine Ski Mountaineering Vol 1 - Western Alps written by Bill O'Connor and published by Cicerone Press Limited. This book was released on 2012-12-04 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ski mountaineering guidebook to the Western Alps including the classic Haute Route, Chamonix to Zermatt, tours in the Ecrins, Vanoise, Haute Maurienne, Gran Paradiso, Mont Blanc, Valais and Urner Alps. The European Alps offer some of the finest and most accessible ski mountaineering in the world. A combination of magnificent and varied terrain, an enviable snow record, excellent public transport, unrivalled hut system and long ski season make them a focus for mountaineers and skiers throughout the world. Volume 2 of this Alpine Ski Mountaineering series covers the Central and Eastern Alps. The routes described will provide a lifetime's ski mountaineering for the average skier, with rewards and challenges for all levels of ability.

Author : Jean Vives
Publisher : Jean Vives Publisher
ISBN 13 : 1684891027
Total Pages : 387 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book THE ALPINE SKI TOURING BOOK written by Jean Vives and published by Jean Vives Publisher. This book was released on with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Correct technique is a force multiplier. You can’t muscle your way through the backcountry. This book packed with clear, usable techniques borrowed from ski guides, mountaineers, and ski patrollers that will make you an effective, knowledgeable wilderness skier. Chp 1 Clothing will bring you up to date on the most recent advances in cold weather clothing, while Chp 2 Gear, does the same for AT ski touring equipment, including skis, poles, boots, and bindings. Chp 3 Ascent, talks about Uphill Skiing and climbing strategy. It’s the first ski book to emphasize Sport Breathing to maximize climbing efforts. Chp 4 Descent goes into skiing techniques that the resort skier already knows that can be used in the backcountry. Chp 5 Terrain looks at mountain terrain hazards specific to wilderness travel on skis including an introduction to glacier skiing and crevasse rescue. Chp 6 Weather covers travel precautions and the Seven Storm Stages. Chp 7 covers Cell Phone GPS using GAIA and Topo+ navigation Apps. Chp. 8 goes deep into avalanche safety with Safe Travel Techniques and the Decision Making process. Avalanche Rescue includes Avy Beacon use and Strategic Shoveling, Chp 9 Expedition covers winter camping, sled use, trip planning, Covid-19, hut trips and foreign travel. Chp 10 Survival includes sled use protocols, emergency shelters, ground-air signaling, helicopter rescue etc. A comprehensive Technical Appendix includes Bibliography, History, Multiple Equipment Lists, Internet directory and the first AT calorie estimator to be presented in any text.

Author : Louis W. Dawson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wild Snow written by Louis W. Dawson and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents historical background on ski mountaineering, which is climbing a mountain on skis and then skiing down the slopes, and offers tips on climbing and skiing specific mountains.

Author : Rainer Burgdorfer
Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
ISBN 13 : 9780898866612
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 100 Classic Backcountry Ski and Snowboard Routes in Washington written by Rainer Burgdorfer and published by The Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 1999 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Northwest's most popular backcountry ski guide

Author : Paul Richins
Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
ISBN 13 : 9780898866568
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 50 Classic Backcountry Ski and Snowboard Summits in California written by Paul Richins and published by The Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 1999 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 50 Classic Backcountry Ski and Snowboard Summits in California offers some of the finest ski and snowboard descents in California, ranging over a 550-mile span from the Cascade Range in the north, to Mount Whitney, to the Sierra Nevada in the south. Grouped into nine geographical regions, these summits represent the best of the best from well-known destinations to more remote areas to a sampling of the highest peaks.

Author : Olympic Mountain Rescue
Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
ISBN 13 : 9780898862065
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.6X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Olympic Mountains written by Olympic Mountain Rescue and published by The Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only climbing guide devoted to Washington's Olympic National Park--now completely updated and expanded with more than thirty percent additional new material.

Author : Joe Stock
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Alaska Factor written by Joe Stock and published by . This book was released on 2022-11 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Alaska Factor is a guidebook for backcountry skiing in the Anchorage, Alaska area. It includes the popular areas including Turnagain Pass, Hatcher Pass, Chugach Mountains, Thompson Pass and the central Alaska Range.

Author : David Goodman
Publisher : Appalachian Mountain Club
ISBN 13 : 9781628421248
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.4X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Best Backcountry Skiing in the Northeast written by David Goodman and published by Appalachian Mountain Club. This book was released on 2020-12-14 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Updated for the first time in ten years, the "bible of Eastern backcountry skiing" returns with an all-new edition, fully revised to reflect the latest and greatest off-piste lines--as well as the trove of newly created and rehabilitated ski glades in New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, New York, and Massachusetts.