Alpenbooks: Hiking Poles: Techniques & Tips - DVD - Some hikers pay good money for trekking poles and never learn to use them efficiently. Used correctly, poles reduce knee stress, provide an upper body workout and help prevent injury. This informative video teaches you proper pole techniques for hiking and how to minimize injuries and common mistakes. Recommended by Leki USA.

„X Running Time: 1 hour 13 min.

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Alpenbooks: The Forgotten Skills - Video - Cliff Jacobson, the author of over a dozen books on camping and canoeing show you how to round off the rough edges while roughing it in the wilderness. This professional canoe guide and outfitter for the Science Museum of Minnesota introduces the same backcountry techniques he's used for the last fifty years. Topics covered include identifying good tents, improving tent resistance to wind and rain, rigging single and double rain tarps, tying knots, sleeping outdoors, making fire in the rain and more.

„X VHS format
„X 90 minutes

Alpenbooks : Read or browse the bestselling outdoor books, maps, videos and DVDs on skiing, hiking, climbing, camping, kayaking, snowboarding, mountaineering, sightseeing and more. Whether it's a guide, travelogue or autobiography, your best resources are here!