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Ski touring

<p>Ski touring is in vogue. This is not only proven by the increasing number of enthusiastic ski tourers on the popular fashionable ski mountains in the Alps. The ski touring courses and avalanche courses run by the Alpine Club sections and mountain schools are also regularly fully booked. Many newcomers want to acquire the knowledge of this extensive winter sport in this way. However, a course lasting several days is quickly over and the many contents fade just as quickly if they are not regularly refreshed or at least looked up or deepened somewhere.</p> <p <p>The demands on ski mountaineers are very diverse. The wide range of equipment available requires a lot of background knowledge in order to have the right perspective when purchasing new equipment and using it in practice. Skiing technique must be mastered on the ascent and descent in order to have fun in the winter mountains. Furthermore, assessing the risk of avalanches and the correct action to take in the event of an avalanche accident are just as important as finding your way with a map, compass and GPS device, even in snowy conditions.</p> <p <p>Markus Stadler has worked for many years as a ski mountaineering instructor at the DAV. He also works as a sporting goods salesman in a specialist mountain sports store and is known as the operator of an extensive outdoor activities website and author of several ski touring guides. In this book, he presents the state of ski touring training in a clear and descriptive manner. The textbook is aimed in particular at ambitious beginners who want to learn all aspects of ski touring from scratch, but advanced ski tourers will also appreciate it as a helpful reference work. </p> <p>Markus Stadler | Bergverlag Rother | 2nd edition 2015 | 184 pages | 100 color illustrations | format 16.3 x 23 cm | paperback</p>