Travel safe with the intermediate-to-advanced techniques described in Backcountry Skiing: Skills for Ski Touring and Ski Mountaineering by Martin Volken Topics include roped climbing, anchors, ice axe usage, winter camping and more Features: Co-authored by Scott Schell and Margaret Wheeler Paperback Specifications: Pages: 288 pages
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Volken, Schell, & Wheeler have an instant Classic! This new "Backcountry Skiing" guidebook is destined to become a classic in The Mountaineers Books collection ... one that will be considered an indispensible reference in the libraries of mountaineers, skiers, and outdoor enthusiasts of all stripes. Authors Martin Volken, Scott Schell, and Margaret Wheeler have each guided ski tours in the Alps throughout Europe, where Ski Mountaineering has been popular for quite some time ... and have introduced their clients to the famous summits of the Alps, as well as... more info
Great Book This is a great book. It allows beginners to develop a good base of knowledge and provides a great reference for those with years of experience. It is exactly what we have come to expect from the Mountaineers.
Good Primer, But Not The Definitive Handbook This probably is the sixth of the Mountaineers Outdoor Expert Series books that I have purchased as published by the Mountaineers Books. As with those other texts, I was able to learn some things and was surprised and disappointed at the information which was not covered. This book is no exception. On the positive side, there is very good instruction on roped skiing and on situations requiring belay stations and stances with skis. The avalanche safety section is good, but not definitive. The strong... more info
Great Book on the Best Type of Skiing This is a great book. Not too basic and not too advanced for someone wanting to get into the best way to ski-the earn your turns way. I used to teach alpine touring and ski mountaineering in the army and this would have been a great book to have around as the textbook. We taught all of this and then went in depth on the important items like avalanche safety (avoidance) and rescue. This book gives a beginning or intermediate ski mountaineer a taste and encourages AIARE level one certification (I... more info
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