Knut Pohl

Unambiguous communication is essential on the mountain, in all areas. In planning and safety as well as in route finding. However, if you don't have bat ears, you can quickly find yourself out of calling range. This is where it can be very useful to use standardized stick signals for communication.

You've landed in an area you've never been to before and have no idea which tours are feasible? Are you planning a ski tour, but the route description is more than poor? Do you like being alone on the mountain and want to avoid the crowds? Or do you just want to find out which park bench in your town has the most hot, spandex-clad chicas or chicos jogging past it? Then you should take a look at the heat maps provided by GPS watch manufacturers.

At this time of year, we like to take a look behind the scenes, open up the rumor mill and let the cat out of Schrödinger's box. This time, we take a look inside the Pieps workshop, which has set itself the goal of taking avalanche safety to the next level and introducing the long-awaited quantum leap in technology. The HUAB/IMAWS system they are currently working on could revolutionize avalanche prevention and rescue.

The season finale of the FWT 2015, which is traditionally held at the Verbier Extreme, was dominated this year by the 20th anniversary of the Verbier Extreme. In addition to the specially invited legendary participants from the 20-year history of the Verbier Extreme, the FWT riders also showed all their skills with impressive runs in all categories. In addition to the day's winners and the many legends of the sport, who were all around the Bec de Rosses, FWT rookie George Rodney took center stage after securing overall victory with his fourth podium of the season and thus the world championship title in the premier class of men's skiing in 2015.

Ski underwear is something individual, even intimate, and preferences vary greatly here, but the soft fluffiness of the Evolution Warm 3/4 pants from Odlo simply won me over.

I've had a lot of backpacks, but none have convinced me as much as the Osprey Variant.

The internet is perhaps the most important tool for me when it comes to freeriding and therefore deserves to be Gear of the Week

In six articles on the complete knowledge of emergency rescues from crevasses...

In six articles on the complete knowledge of emergency rescues from crevasses...

In six articles you will learn everything you need to know about emergency rescue from crevasses. Part IV deals with the various rescue methods.

In six articles you will learn everything you need to know about emergency rescue from crevasses. Part III is about building anchors.

In six articles you will learn everything you need to know about emergency rescue from crevasses. Part II is all about knot tying...