Adventure Skiing

Dave Wynne-Jones is one of just 25 (at the last count) British climbers who have climbed all 52 of the independent 4000m mountains of the Alps in the 200-year history of Mountaineering. He’s taken part in 27 expeditions, leading 20 of them and making 30 first ascents of unclimbed summits or new routes, including pioneering work on ski expeditions.He’d published numerous articles, stories and photos in magazines and journals before his two books 4000m Climbing the Highest Mountains of the Alps, 2016, and An Expedition Handbook, 2023 were published by Whittles. The Way Taken, a Taoist poetry pamphlet, based on his first expedition to China, was published by Delfryn in 2022. He now does all his alpinism on ski and still climbs regularly, whilst continuing to write about mountaineering, although his poetry, which he enjoys performing, covers a range of subjects and is widely published in magazines and anthologies.

"Adventure Skiing is a great title for a book that encapsulates all that is great in the sport of skiing, from carving on a piste to making the first turns off piste then discovering the magic of ski touring that can take you anywhere in the world with mountains and snow. Dave Wynne-Jones shares his progression from climber and alpinist to skier, ski mountaineer and adventure skier. The format of the book is a great model for the reader to discover their own love of the sport; days tours lead to a desire for more adventure; hut to hut tours in Europe lead further afield to crossings of unexplored mountain ranges and the ascent of unclimbed peaks.Dave's anecdotal style allows the reader to enjoy the adventure but also learn from Dave's experiences, Adventure Skiing is a book to be enjoyed and an inspiration for planning our own adventures in the snowy mountains."* Bruce Goodlad, mountain guide and author of Ski-touring. *"In his new book Dave draws on his wealth of experience to describe the variety of options open to the ski-tourer, from resort-based day tours to fully self-sufficient expeditions. Each account illustrates not just the pleasures and the pitfalls, the joys and the hazards encountered but also the part played by group dynamics and interpersonal relations within a team. Every skier will find something of interest here."-- Rob Collister, mountain guide and author of Days to Remember"Dave draws on decades of experience as a skier and mountaineer to show how skis can be used to facilitate travel, exploration and climbing around the world detailing the different challenges, risks and rewards of ski expeditions."* David Hamilton, mountain guide *

• Preface A Personal Progression Day Tours to Remember Chapter 1. The Black Mount Traverse – ScotlandChapter 2. A Queyras First Descent - FranceChapter 3. Snow-holing in Earnest - Switzerland and Japan Hut to Hut Adventurous Journeys Chapter 4. The Haute Route Chapter 5. Sleds in the SilvrettaChapter 6. Aigüestortes – “Carros de Foc”Chapter 7. Wapta Icefields traverses Exploratory Expeditions - Kyrgyzstan. Chapter 8. Ak-Shirak 2003 – A ReconnaissanceChapter 9. Ak-Shirak 2006 – First Traverse of the RangeChapter 10. Ak-Shirak 2007 – Exploring north of the Petrov GlacierChapter 11. Ak-Shirak 2008 – An Unexpected Return