HOW TO CHOOSE AN ICE AXE FOR SKI MOUNTAINEERING
Fall-Line Skiing » Backcountry
by Fall-Line Skiing
3y ago
In this video Chamonix-based IFMGA Mountain Guide Dave Searle talks about the features to look for in a ski mountaineering ice axe and the pros and cons of a small selection of his chosen tools.   SOME OF THE GEAR IN THE VIDEO: PETZL SNOWRACER (no longer available)​ BCA SHAXE TECH ICE ROCK IDOL PETZL SUM’TEC PETZL GULLY LEARN MORE ABOUT DAVE’S GUIDING ON HIS WEBSITE FOLLOW HIM ON INSTAGRAM FOLLOW HIM ON FACEBOOK MORE BACKCOUNTRY HOW TO’S: SKI MOUNTAINEERING ROPES – EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW HOW TO PLAN YOUR BACKCOUNTRY SKI ADVENTURE ..read more
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WIN FLŌA ALL ACTION BASELAYERS – WORTH £188
Fall-Line Skiing » Backcountry
by Fall-Line Skiing
3y ago
We’ve teamed up with the innovative crew at FLŌA to give away their super versatile All Action baselayer combo. Ideal for skiing, running, hiking and all your outdoor adventures, these baselayers are constructed using a soft, fast drying fabric, that keeps your body warm, and energy flowing when you’re working up a sweat in the mountains. FLŌA’s All Action baselayers are perfect for multi-faceted male and female mountain athletes looking for a do-it-all first layer solution.   Enter by 19th March to be in the draw. WIN FLOA SPORTS BASE LAYERS Your Details First Name* You ..read more
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WIN A FLOA BACKCOUNTRY BASELAYER COMBO – WORTH £188
Fall-Line Skiing » Backcountry
by Fall-Line Skiing
3y ago
THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO BAG A BACKCOUNTRY-SPECIFIC BASELAYER SET COURTESY OF THE INNOVATIVE CREW AT FLŌA. With targeted breathability, body-mapped compression and specially designed cooling channels, these award-winning technical baselayers are designed to keep you in the best shape possible so you can go further, faster and higher in the backcountry. Constructed using a merino-poly blend, both the top and pants come with FLOA-MAP technology designed to keep your body warm, breathing and in complete flow. ENTER TO WIN AND GET GEARED FOR ADVENTURE – MEN’S AND WOMEN’S AVAILABLE. If the style or ..read more
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TRIED AND TESTED – OGSO SKIS
Fall-Line Skiing » Backcountry
by Fall-Line Skiing
3y ago
GUEST REVIEW BY ROB BENTON. Rob lives near the Ecrins national park in the French Alps.He works as a rock climbing instructor, international mountain leader and kayak guide. He also creates free online guidebooks to ski touring and other activities in the Ecrins, Queyras and Cerces area. This season I have been skiing two set of skis from OGSO Mountain Essentials – the Schwarztor and the Danaides. OGSO is a fairly new ski brand that was established in 2015 by Tom Seindensticker – a mountaineer/ski mountaineer who has a few 8000m peaks in his pack. Tom’s goal was to make skis that he wanted to ..read more
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WIN AN ORTOVOX ASCENT AVABAG – WORTH £735
Fall-Line Skiing » Backcountry
by Fall-Line Skiing
3y ago
Ortovox is offering one lucky reader the chance to win one of their award-winning Ascent 30 or Ascent 28 S Avabags complete with the Avabag canister. Both backpacks (available in a range of colours) feature the extremely light and compact 690g Avabag airbag system. Remove the compressed gas canister and you can practice activating the bag over and over again, so you’re good to go if the shizzle hits the freeride fan. The great thing about the Avabag system is that due to its small size there is plenty of room to store other things in the backpack. The Ascent 30 is the ideal airbag backpack f ..read more
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WIN A MASSIVE HAUL OF PETZL SKI MOUNTAINEERING GEAR – WORTH £526
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by Fall-Line Skiing
3y ago
If you’re into glaciers, seracs, couloirs, and all that high altitude shizzle then it’s time to get equipped with the best gear in the business. No one does ski mountaineering kit quite like Petzl, who are offering one lucky winner the chance to bag £526 worth of their absolutely bomber gear. First up is the Petzl RAD crevasse rescue system (£240), an ultra-lightweight rope kit that is top of our backcountry editor Martin Chester’s ‘recommended’ list. “It features an excellent 30m rope weighing only 660g and a micro-traxion locking pulley. This provides a low-friction clutch for hauling,” say ..read more
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2021 GEAR GUIDE – SPLITBOARDS
Fall-Line Skiing » Backcountry
by Fall-Line Skiing
3y ago
Go on, admit it. You fancy a snowboard, sliced down the middle to make, er, two skis… JOIN THE EVER INCREASING NUMBER OF RIDERS HEADING OUT INTO THE BACKCOUNTRY WITH OUR PICK OF THE BEST SPLITBOARDS FOR WINTER 2021. Black Diamond x Cardiff Collab Goat Carbon $1,200 (available in US only) SIZES: 154, 158, 162 OK, so you can’t get this one in the UK (yet!), but we’ve squeezed it in because it’s just so flippin’ fly. This collab sees BD and Cardiff Snowcraft teaming up for the first time to bring the much-lauded, oh-so-pretty big mountain charging Goat to a whole new audience. With its 100% car ..read more
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SKI MOUNTAINEERING ROPES – EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
Fall-Line Skiing » Backcountry
by Fall-Line Skiing
3y ago
LOOKING TO GET INTO THE STEEP STUFF? PLANNING A HIGH ALTITUDE SKI TOUR ON A GLACIER? WANT TO BE PREPARED IF YOU NEED TO CARRY OUT A CREVASSE RESCUE? THEN YOU’RE GOING TO NEED TO GET YOUR HEAD AROUND SKI MOUNTAINEERING ROPES AND ALL THE OTHER KIT THAT COMES WITH THEM. IN THIS VIDEO CHAMONIX-BASED BRITISH IFMGA MOUNTAIN GUIDE DAVE SEARLE TALKS US THROUGH THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF SKI MOUNTAINEERING ROPES AVAILABLE, HIS CARRYING METHODS AND VARIOUS DEVICES TO USE WITH THEM. THERE’S SOME GREAT TIPS AND TRICKS HERE TO HELP YOU GET YOUR HEAD AROUND SKI MOUNTAINEERING ROPES AND HOW TO USE THEM IN THE FI ..read more
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60 SECOND GUIDE TO SKIING IN SCOTLAND
Fall-Line Skiing » Backcountry
by Amy Marwick
3y ago
Pack your bags, be ready for when the restrictions lift  – and get set to explore the Scottish wilderness. Robert Grew Photography THE RESORTS From the Lowther Hills ski club’s two humble drag lifts, to the sprawling web of 22 tows and chairlifts at Glenshee, lift-accessed ski terrain in Scotland is more expansive than you might think. There are six lift-served ski areas of varying size that make for great springboards into the wilderness beyond. Ed Smith Photography | Glenmore Lodge THE BACKCOUNTRY The terrain for ski touring in Scotland extends across the Grampian Mountains and on u ..read more
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WIN DYNAFIT FREE 32 BACKPACK & UPCYCLED THERMAL GLOVES – WORTH £155
Fall-Line Skiing » Backcountry
by Fall-Line Skiing
3y ago
GET GEARED FOR THE BACKCOUNTRY WITH DYNAFIT’S KICK-ASS FREE 32 BACKPACK AND ECO-FRIENDLY UPCYCLED THERMAL TOURING GLOVES – WORTH A WICKED £155!WE’VE TEAMED UP WITH DYNAFIT TO GIVE AWAY SOME AWESOME TURN-EARNING KIT – THE FREE 32 BACKPACK (WORTH £125) AND LIGHTWEIGHT UPCYCLED THERMAL GLOVES (WORTH £30). Weighing in at 940g, the hydration system compatible Free 32 backpack comes with a host of free touring-specific features including A-frame and diagonal ski carry, dedicated avy tools pocket, helmet carry, ice axe attachment point, and adjustable sternum strap. It also comes with a removable bot ..read more
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