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Backcountry Avalanche Safety by Tony Daffern
epub |eng | 2017-03-26 | Author:Tony Daffern

Avalung II Sling There are also a number of specifically designed winter backcountry packs that come with a built-in AvaLung. Many people feel that while the AvaLung is ideal for ...
( Category: Winter Sports March 26,2018 )
Meditations on the Peaks by Julius Evola
epub |eng | 2012-06-01 | Author:Julius Evola

10 The Ascent of Mount Langkopfel How many more hours to the top?” somebody asks. Looking elsewhere, almost as if it was not worth it to look at the mountain ...
( Category: Philosophy March 24,2018 )
The Backpacker's Handbook by Chris Townsend
epub |eng | 2012-03-22 | Author:Chris Townsend

Construction The method used to hold fill inside affects the warmth of a sleeping bag. Down fill has to be held in chambers, which give the familiar ringed or ribbed ...
( Category: Hiking & Camping March 22,2018 )
Forget Me Not by Jennifer Lowe-Anker
epub |eng | 2008-03-22 | Author:Jennifer Lowe-Anker

Alex climbed at a pace that stunned his peers. In the summer of 1993, he had traveled to the Tien Shan range in Kyrgyzstan to compete in an alpine speed-climbing ...
( Category: Biographies March 22,2018 )
The Rock Climber's Exercise Guide by Eric Horst
epub |eng | | Author:Eric Horst

* Weights are approximations for a 160-pound climber. Use similar percentages of your body weight. Heavy Finger Rolls What this exercise lacks in specificity to climbing, it makes up for ...
( Category: Training March 19,2018 )
Spirited Waters by Jennifer Hahn
epub |eng | 2011-03-18 | Author:Jennifer Hahn

Floating through the Inside Passage, taking on the work of a fisher or a gatherer, I felt like a sea otter or weasel searching out, capturing, and killing for my ...
( Category: Water Sports March 18,2018 )
On the Nose by Hans Florine & JAYME MOYE
epub |eng | | Author:Hans Florine & JAYME MOYE

CHAPTER 6 Blind Ambition In 1994, the year following my roped-solo ascent of the Nose, the Access Fund, an advocacy organization focused on conserving climbing areas in the United States, ...
( Category: Americas March 18,2018 )
Day Hiking North Cascades (Day Hiking Series) by Craig Romano
azw3 |eng | 2011-03-01 | Author:Craig Romano [Romano, Craig]

Glacial melt creek Heading northeast, the trail skirts the Railroad Grade, glacial moraine deposited by the receding Easton Glacier. The impressive fluted heap of tilled rock and soil looks like ...
( Category: Hiking & Camping March 18,2018 )
Climbing Beyond: The World's Greatest Rock Climbing Adventures by James Pearson & Caroline Ciavaldini
epub |eng | 2017-03-17 | Author:James Pearson & Caroline Ciavaldini

Rätikon The Alps Grade variation: 5+ to 8c Perfect vertical limestone, green hills and snowy mountains: this is the Rätikon. Fact File Rätikon TYPE OF CLIMB: Multi-pitch TYPE OF ROCK: ...
( Category: Miscellaneous March 17,2018 )
Wilderness & Travel Medicine by Eric A. Weiss
epub |eng | 2012-03-17 | Author:Eric A. Weiss

Bowel Obstruction Bowel obstruction is a blockage of the intestines and occurs most commonly in individuals who have had previous abdominal surgery. It can also develop from infection or other ...
( Category: Reference March 17,2018 )
The Everest Politics Show by Mark Horrell
epub |eng | 2016-11-11 | Author:Mark Horrell [Horrell, Mark]

The moment when a gigantic avalanche engulfs the entire breadth of the Khumbu Icefall A few thoughts pass through my mind. First there is incredulity. ‘Are we really about to ...
( Category: Mountaineering March 17,2018 )
How to Climb 5.12 by Eric Horst
epub |eng | 2016-01-09 | Author:Eric Horst

Discipline is fundamental in the pursuit of excellence. Always distinguish between what’s important and what’s urgent—they are not the same! Target your attention and time on the important activities that ...
( Category: Mountaineering March 17,2018 )
Babes in the Woods by Aist Jennifer
epub |eng | 2011-03-01 | Author:Aist, Jennifer [Aist, Jennifer]

BIKE TRAILERS Bike trailers are much safer than the carrier seats that attach to the seat post of your bike. The trailer should attach low on the rear-wheel frame of ...
( Category: Hiking & Camping March 17,2018 )
Scrambles in Snowdonia by Steve Ashton
epub |eng | 2017-03-17 | Author:Steve Ashton

Now that the major difficulties are over, the best line follows the exposed crest as closely as possible. This can become a little too exciting during windy conditions, although numerous ...
( Category: Hiking & Camping March 17,2018 )
Backcountry Skiing by Martin Volken & Scott Schell & Margaret Wheeler
epub |eng | 2007-03-17 | Author:Martin Volken & Scott Schell & Margaret Wheeler

SAFETY, EFFICIENCY, SPEED: THE BASICS In setting a good track, there is no dogma, no right-or-wrong list. Rather, there are guidelines to help you in decision-making as you ascend. These ...
( Category: Mountaineering March 17,2018 )

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