Backcountry Skiing: Skills for Ski Touring and Ski Mountaineering
CLICK HERE to download the chapter on "Uphill Movement" 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 decisions

Martin 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.


1111890003
Backcountry Skiing: Skills for Ski Touring and Ski Mountaineering
CLICK HERE to download the chapter on "Uphill Movement" 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 decisions

Martin 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.


16.49 In Stock
Backcountry Skiing: Skills for Ski Touring and Ski Mountaineering

Backcountry Skiing: Skills for Ski Touring and Ski Mountaineering

Backcountry Skiing: Skills for Ski Touring and Ski Mountaineering

Backcountry Skiing: Skills for Ski Touring and Ski Mountaineering

eBook

$16.49  $21.95 Save 25% Current price is $16.49, Original price is $21.95. You Save 25%.

Available on Compatible NOOK devices, the free NOOK App and in My Digital Library.
WANT A NOOK?  Explore Now

Related collections and offers

LEND ME® See Details

Overview

CLICK HERE to download the chapter on "Uphill Movement" 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 decisions

Martin 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.



Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781594852503
Publisher: Mountaineers Books, The
Publication date: 11/27/2007
Series: Mountaineering Outdoor Experts Series
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 344
File size: 9 MB
Age Range: 13 - 18 Years

About the Author


A native of Switzerland, MARTIN VOLKEN is one of only three officially certified Swiss Guides working in the U.S. today. He is also an instructor and examiner for the American Mountain Guides Association's (AMGA) elite certification and founder of Pro Guiding Services.


Coauthor SCOTT SCHELL is a certified AMGA Ski Mountaineering Guide and has led numerous single- and multi-day trips in the Cascades, the Coast Range of British Columbia, and the Alps.


Coauthor MARGARET WHEELER started guiding for Pro Guiding Service in 2002, becoming a certified AMGA Ski Mountaineering Guide shortly after.

Table of Contents


Acknowledgments     9
Introduction     11
Gear and Equipment
Skis     22
Boots     28
Bindings     32
Skins     39
Poles     47
Boot Crampons     48
Ice Axes     51
Harnesses     52
Clothing     53
Day Packs     60
Overnight Packs     62
Ropes     63
Avalanche Safety Equipment     66
Decision-Making in Avalanche Terrain
The Anatomy of a Decision: The Decision-Making Framework     83
Avalanche 101: Snow Safety, Avalanche Awareness, and Avalanche Terrain     87
The Mountain Snowpack     91
Terrain Selection: Understanding and Identifying Avalanche Terrain     98
Tour Planning     106
Human Factors and Group Dynamics     115
Observations and Awareness for Backcountry Travel     120
Navigation
Navigation Tools     132
Navigation Techniques     134
Uphill Movement
Skinning: The Motion     140
Skinning; Turns     147
Skinning in Difficult Conditions     161
Track Setting     167
Transitions
Transitions fromSkinning to Skiing     183
Transitions from Skiing to Skinning     184
Transitions from Skinning to Booting     185
Transitions from Snow to Glaciated Terrain     187
Transitions from Unroped to Roped Travel in Glaciated Terrain     188
Ski Mountaineering Techniques
Protection in Ski Mountaineering     193
Anchor Basics     194
Anchors on Snow     195
Rock Protection and Anchors     203
Ice Protection and Anchors     207
Seated Belays     212
Roped Travel     217
Prerigging for Glacier Travel     220
Downhill Skiing Techniques
Backcountry vs. Alpine Gear     236
The Front-side Skier     237
Survival Skiing Techniques for the Backcountry     238
Advanced Skiing Techniques: Skiing on Belay     242
Taking Care of Yourself and the Mountains
Staying Dry     248
Staying Warm     249
Planned Shelters     250
Nutrition on a Ski Tour     254
Mountain Ethics     256
The Mountain Environment
Mountain Weather Basics     262
Anatomy of a Glacier     266
Rescue Techniques and Emergency Preparedness
Avalanche Companion Rescue      276
Crevasse Fall: Self-Rescue     287
Crevasse Rescue     291
Emergency Shelters     308
Emergency Sleds     311
First-Aid Kits     317
Repair Kits     320
Emergency Communication Equipment     321
Resources Appendix     324
Glossary     328
Index     336
From the B&N Reads Blog

Customer Reviews