If you spend a lot of time in avalanche terrain, hopefully, you’ve taken an avalanche course. But do you also have first aid training? Learn how you can become abetter backcountry partner by taking a wilderness first aid course.
Glaciers are dangerous, but the risks can be mitigated with the proper safety equipment, training, and safe travel techniques. In these two videos, certified avalanche instructor Mike Buck brings us into the Alaska wilds with his glacier travel safety tips.
Through early season snows, mid-winter powder days, and spring corn, your skins have been your trusted companions. But by their nature, they take the brunt of use on the skintrack as you rack up vert and transitions. Here are a few tips to keep them clean and happy.
BCA ambassador Greg Hope is all about communication in the backcountry. Hope’s desire to facilitate better communication between groups was fueled by an incident when he and a friend were descending the Grandfather Couloir in the San Juan Mountains.
IFMGA-licensed Mountain Guide Joey Thompson has specialized in the art of moving through mountains for over 27 years. Read his tips on timing, watching the weather, and gear selection.
BCA recently redesigned its Scepter poles and came out with a 2.0 version. For the new version, the grip is the most significant change. Louie Dawson of Wildsnow reviews.