Tag: mountaineering

Tag: mountaineering

Research on mountain guiding and mountaineering techniques.

Safety Research - Belays on Snow - Belays on Snow - Snow stake, mid-clip vertical placement, standing axe belay
Snow & Ice Belays

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.

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Author: Gottlieb Braun-Elwert

Published: 7 May 1985

Safety Research - ORTOVOX Safety Academy - Ortovox equipment being used to perform an avalanche rescue
Alpine Climbing & Mountaineering Ski Touring & Ski Mountaineering Rock Climbing Ice Climbing

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.

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Author - Elke Braun-Elwert
Author: Elke Braun-Elwert

Published: 13 Feb 2026