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  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 244 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 234x156x10 mm, kaal: 540 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 27-Jan-2026
  • Kirjastus: Whittles Publishing
  • ISBN-10: 1849956146
  • ISBN-13: 9781849956147
Teised raamatud teemal:
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 244 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 234x156x10 mm, kaal: 540 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 27-Jan-2026
  • Kirjastus: Whittles Publishing
  • ISBN-10: 1849956146
  • ISBN-13: 9781849956147
Teised raamatud teemal:
Adventure Skiing is a book that places adventure at the centre of the skiing experience.





It's your gateway to a new world of skiingone where the thrill of exploration, freedom, and wild terrain take centre stage. In an era where traditional ski resorts are becoming crowded and expensive, this book offers a refreshing alternative. Whether you're frustrated by crowded pistes or seeking to escape the impact of climate change on the ski industry, Adventure Skiing shows you how to reclaim the true spirit of the sport.





This isnt another guidebook or technical manualthere are plenty of those already. Instead, its an invitation to explore the vast possibilities of off-piste skiing, where you can escape to uncrowded slopes of fresh, "wild snow." It empowers you to rely on your own skills, fitness, and judgement to discover the exhilaration of ski touring and adventure skiingwhether on a one-day trek through the Scottish Highlands or an epic multi-day journey through the Alps.





What youll gain from Adventure Skiing:











Inspiration and Confidence: Real-life adventure stories that will inspire you to venture beyond the resort and explore new terrain.









Clarity on the Skiing Adventure Path: Step-by-step guidance on progressing your adventure skiing skills, so you can gradually take on more challenging objectiveswithout feeling overwhelmed.









Practical Insights: Personal accounts that detail what to expect, helping you make informed decisions and prepare for a variety of skiing adventures, from remote snow-camping to hut-to-hut tours.









A New Perspective on Adventure: Learn how skiing can offer different kinds of adventures based on your goals, risk tolerance, and fitness levelno matter where you are or how much time you have.











If you're ready to take your skiing to the next level and experience the true adventure of wild, untouched snow, this book is your guide to making it happen. Its about more than just skiingits about pushing your limits, finding your own path, and embracing the journey.

Arvustused

Adventure Skiing is a great title for a book that encapsulates all that is great in the sport of skiing, from carving on a piste to making the first turns off piste then discovering the magic of ski touring that can take you anywhere in the world with mountains and snow. Dave Wynne-Jones shares his progression from climber and alpinist to skier, ski mountaineer and adventure skier. The format of the book is a great model for the reader to discover their own love of the sport; days tours lead to a desire for more adventure; hut to hut tours in Europe lead further afield to crossings of unexplored mountain ranges and the ascent of unclimbed peaks.





Dave's anecdotal style allows the reader to enjoy the adventure but also learn from Dave's experiences, Adventure Skiing is a book to be enjoyed and an inspiration for planning our own adventures in the snowy mountains. * Bruce Goodlad, mountain guide and author of Ski-touring. * "In his new book Dave draws on his wealth of experience to describe the variety of options open to the ski-tourer, from resort-based day tours to fully self-sufficient expeditions. Each account illustrates not just the pleasures and the pitfalls, the joys and the hazards encountered but also the part played by group dynamics and interpersonal relations within a team. Every skier will find something of interest here." -- Rob Collister, mountain guide and author of Days to Remember Dave draws on decades of experience as a skier and mountaineer to show how skis can be used to facilitate travel, exploration and climbing around the world detailing the different challenges, risks and rewards of ski expeditions. * David Hamilton, mountain guide *

Preface 



A Personal Progression 



Day Tours to Remember 



Chapter
1. The Black Mount Traverse Scotland



Chapter
2. A Queyras First Descent - France



Chapter
3. Snow-holing in Earnest - Switzerland and Japan

 



Hut to Hut Adventurous Journeys 



Chapter
4. The Haute Route 



Chapter
5. Sleds in the Silvretta



Chapter
6. Aigüestortes Carros de Foc



Chapter
7. Wapta Icefields traverses



 



Exploratory Expeditions - Kyrgyzstan. 



Chapter
8. Ak-Shirak 2003 A Reconnaissance



Chapter
9. Ak-Shirak 2006 First Traverse of the Range



Chapter
10. Ak-Shirak 2007 Exploring north of the Petrov Glacier



Chapter
11. Ak-Shirak 2008 An Unexpected Return
Dave Wynne-Jones is one of just 25 (at the last count) British climbers who have climbed all 52 of the independent 4000m mountains of the Alps in the 200-year history of Mountaineering. Hes taken part in 27 expeditions, leading 20 of them and making 30 first ascents of unclimbed summits or new routes, including pioneering work on ski expeditions.





Hed published numerous articles, stories and photos in magazines and journals before his two books 4000m Climbing the Highest Mountains of the Alps, 2016, and An Expedition Handbook, 2023 were published by Whittles. The Way Taken, a Taoist poetry pamphlet, based on his first expedition to China, was published by Delfryn in 2022. He now does all his alpinism on ski and still climbs regularly, whilst continuing to write about mountaineering, although his poetry, which he enjoys performing, covers a range of subjects and is widely published in magazines and anthologies.