Tag: mountaineering
Tag: mountaineering
Research on mountain guiding and mountaineering techniques.
Belays on Snow
Snow stake, mid-clip vertical placement, standing axe belay
Who hasn't experienced this situation: Knee deep, soft snow, 'porridge', at the end of a difficult pitch, no decent anchor to secure yourself onto, you are tired, time is pressing.
ORTOVOX Safety Academy
A Partnership with Safety
We're proud to be partnering with Mountain Adventure and Ortovox to bring you the ORTOVOX Safety Academy — free, interactive, digital labs — Lab Rock, Lab Ice and Lab Snow.
Author: Elke Braun-Elwert
Published: 13 Feb 2026
Wilderness Patient Management Cycle
Reinventing the wheel; around and around is better than just getting to the end.
Although our environment is both beautiful and, at times, highly challenging, any mishap involving ourselves or others quickly shifts our focus entirely to managing the situation.