Book Review, Mountain Responder by Steve Achelis, covers mountain rescue.
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Everyone from backcountry skiers to climbers may experience the Third Man when they are in extreme situations. Book review.
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John Baldwin’s third edition of Exploring the Coast Mountains on Skis is an amazing compendium of routes for Canadian and Washington backcountry skiers.
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The Boys of Winter: Life and death in the U.S. Ski Troops During the Second World War book review for backcountry skiers, lots of history.
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Review of The Ski Journal magazine for backcountry skiing
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Case in point: Alpinist Magazine, that wonderful large format pub that tastes and smells of the high alpine, was bought last winter by the same folks who publish Backcountry Magaine. More, they acquired former and famed Climbing Magazine publisher Michael Kennedy as Editor in Chief, meaning my old friend and climbing partner “MK” is charge of making sure the pages look and read as good as we’d expect from such a magazine.
Selection of books related to backcountry skiing and mountaineering.