Category: Ski Mountaineering
Category: Ski Mountaineering
Features and editorials about Alpine Recreation and our adventures.
Symphony on Skis
Ski Mountaineering in the Southern Alps
Skier MagazineIn momentary surrender I hunched forward and rested my hands on my knees, breathing short and sharp, every expulsion filling the narrow band of light cast by my head torch…
Above Worry Level
Mid-winter ascents of Elie de Beaumont and Mount Tasman
A gripping account of two high alpine winter ascents in New Zealand’s Southern Alps — Elie de Beaumont and Mount Tasman — made during a…
The Symphony on Skis
Original article by Gottlieb Braun-Elwert
Christchurch Press 1986A ski traverse is like a well composed piece of music. It flows with harmony, surprises with the unexpected.