Backcountry Skiing: Skills for Ski Touring and Ski MountaineeringThe Mountaineers Books, 27 nov 2007 - 344 pagine 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. |
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GEAR AND EQUIPMENT | 20 |
SKIS | 22 |
BOOTS | 28 |
BINDINGS | 32 |
SKINS | 39 |
POLES | 47 |
TRANSITIONS FROM UNROPED TO ROPED TRAVEL IN GLACIATED TERRAIN | 188 |
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 |
BOOT CRAMPONS | 48 |
ICE AXES | 51 |
HARNESSES | 52 |
CLOTHING | 53 |
DAY PACKS | 60 |
OVERNIGHT PACKS | 62 |
ROPES | 63 |
THE DECISION MAKING FRAMEWORK | 83 |
SNOW SAFETY AVALANCHE AWARENESS AND AVALANCHE TERRAIN | 87 |
THE MOUNTAIN SNOWPACK | 91 |
UNDERSTANDING AND IDENTIFYING AVALANCHE TERRAIN | 98 |
OUR PLANNING | 106 |
HUMAN FACTORS AND GROUP DYNAMICS | 115 |
OBSERVATIONS AND AWARENESS FOR BACKCOUNTRY TRAVEL | 120 |
NAVIGATION | 132 |
NAVIGATION TECHNIQUES | 134 |
UPHILL MOVEMENT | 140 |
TURNS | 147 |
SKINNING IN DIFFICULT CONDITIONS | 161 |
TRACK SETTING | 167 |
TRANSITIONS | 180 |
TRANSITIONS FROM SKINNING TO SKIING | 183 |
TRANSITIONS FROM SKIING TO SKINNING | 184 |
RANSITIONS FROM SNOW O GLACIATED TERRAIN | 187 |
PRERIGGING FOR GLACIER TRAVEL | 220 |
DOWNHILL SKIING TECHNIQUES | 236 |
THE FRONTSIDE SKIER | 237 |
SURVIVAL SKIING TECHNIQUES FOR THE BACKCOUNTRY | 238 |
SKIING ON BELAY | 242 |
TAKING CARE OF YOURSELF AND THE MOUNTAINS | 248 |
STAYING WARM | 249 |
PLANNED SHELTERS | 250 |
NUTRITION ON A SKI TOUR | 254 |
MOUNTAIN ETHICS | 256 |
THE MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT | 262 |
ANATOMY OF A GLACIER | 266 |
RESCUE TECHNIQUES AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS | 276 |
SELFRESCUE | 287 |
CREVASSE RESCUE | 291 |
EMERGENCY SHELTERS | 307 |
EMERGENCY SLEDS | 311 |
FIRSTAID KITS | 317 |
REPAIR KITS | 320 |
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT | 321 |
RESOURCES APPENDIX | 324 |
GLOSSARY | 328 |
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Backcountry Skiing: Skills for Ski Touring and Ski Mountaineering Martin Volken,Scott Schell,Margaret Wheeler Anteprima limitata - 2007 |
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