Snow Travel – Skills for Climbing, Hiking, and Moving Over Snow

A must-have guide for those extending their hiking season during spring and
fall months,
looking for additional information on safe snow hiking.
Features 50 black & white photos and 15 illustrations.
An easy-to-use guide for safe travel over snow for all outdoor recreationists.

Knowing how to travel on snow is an essential skill for many hikers, climbers,
peak baggers, and skiers/snowboarders. _Snow Travel: Skills for Climbing,
Hiking, and Moving Across Snow_ is a comprehensive how-to book covering all
the essential techniques for kicking steps, using crampons, and using an ice
ax for going up, traversing, resting, and descending snow. Author Mike
Zawaski, a longtime climber and instructor with the Colorado Outward Bound
School brings a whole new level of detail to the art and skill of kicking
steps and using your ice axt to help you travel safely and efficiently on
snow.

You will find detailed descriptions of techniques not found together in other
books including: climbing over a lip, the decision-making process, how to
choose a route, snow hazards, putting on and removing skis on a steep slope,
self-arresting with ski poles, and much more.