Stephan Skrobar

When the summer of 2020 was really in full swing, the days were still scorching hot, the lakes were at a pleasant temperature and people were hanging on rock faces outside or busily writing poems for summit books, the request came for an essay on the subject of "Ski touring and what effects Corona will have on ski touring".

This text is aimed at all those who like to take part in freeride camps, test days organized by magazines and ski brands, freeride days organized by safety equipment suppliers and state or private educational institutions or even ride-with-me offers advertised by professional freeskiers themselves. Who are you actually following into what can be high alpine terrain with all its alpine beauty and dangers? And what happens if something happens? Stephan Skrobar tries to sharpen your awareness of potential problems.

Uka, the normally relaxed, always grinning cook at base camp, exchanged worried glances with Tsogo, our Mongolian translator. The kitchen tent was about to give in to the strong wind. The girls' tent had already given up a few hours ago. Now it was up to us to secure the other tents as quickly as possible with additional ropes and stones hastily dug out of the freshly fallen snow.