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Avalanche airbags: which one to choose?

Avalanche airbags: which one to choose?

Increasingly, mountain guides are encouraging their clients to bring an avalanche airbag to the backcountry. Many Explore-Share users have asked us about the different types of packs and which one to choose. Bag’s weight, size and system are all important considerations. Discover the different options and stay safe on your next ski trip! Some avalanche knowledge is crucial

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Ski touring in the Pyrenees: an adventure for the whole family

Ski touring in the Pyrenees: an adventure for the whole family

Sarah and her husband took their 9-year-old twins on a backcountry adventure in the Pyrenees. The kids loved it and took home some important lessons.

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Unknown Japan: a backcountry skiing experience in Shirakawago

Unknown Japan: a backcountry skiing experience in Shirakawago

Five hours away from the modern and bustling city of Tokyo, there’s an ancient village that seems to be frozen in time. This winter, a group of friends went there on a backcountry ski trip in Shirakawago with local JMGA mountain guide Ryuta Asahi. Read about their experience and discover a wild ski destination that is emerging

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Snowshoeing weekend in Les Vosges: a great escape from a busy working life

Snowshoeing weekend in Les Vosges: a great escape from a busy working life

Just a few hours’ drive from Luxembourg (and not far from Paris and Brussels), the Vosges mountain range provides a great opportunity to escape your busy working life and disconnect from everyday worries in a true mountain environment. Nothing better than a long walk in the mountains or a ski or snowshoeing day to forget all

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Student Holidays: when mountain guides make them unique!

Student Holidays: when mountain guides make them unique!

A week in the Alps, surrounded by 50 fellow students and with some of the best guides taking you to the coolest and unspoiled spots. It sounds great, doesn’t it? That´s what Kap Azimut, a group of young students who study and live together in Brussels, proposes. We wrote about them before, here and

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Backcountry Skiing in Hokkaido: When a Guide Makes All the Difference

Backcountry Skiing in Hokkaido: When a Guide Makes All the Difference

Daisuke, local Mountain Guide and famous skier, takes a group of friends to an amazing backcountry ski trip enjoying powder snow in the best of Hokkaido.

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Ice climbing in Cogne: one of the best spots to get started!

Ice climbing in Cogne: one of the best spots to get started!

Frozen waterfalls open a whole new world of possibilities for winter sports lovers. Discover why Cogne -an ancient Italian village in the Aosta Valley- is considered as one of the best destinations in Europe to learn ice climbing. And read the story of 2 Belgian friends, who went on a 2-day introductory course with

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Exploring the Andean heights: Cerro Mercedario Expedition

Exploring the Andean heights: Cerro Mercedario Expedition

  Karl and Veit, two German friends, conquered Mercedario, one of the highest summits in the Andes range. Guided by Weny, they enjoyed a challenging expedition during last December. Read Karl’s fascinating narration, and discover this remote and pristine peak! After climbing Aconcagua 31 years ago, as part of a long climbing trip in

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Winter in Rishiri: backcountry skiing on a remote Japanese island

Winter in Rishiri: backcountry skiing on a remote Japanese island

Rishiri is a very small island off the coast of North-West Hokkaido. In fact, it takes just under 1 hour to drive around it by car. Nevertheless, its sole volcano offers countless routes for backcountry skiing and tons of powder snow! From the west shore of Wakkanai, the northernmost city in Japan, you can

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Giant Mountains: Ski touring in the Czech Republic

Giant Mountains: Ski touring in the Czech Republic

Who said there’s not so much snow in Europe this winter? That might be true for the Alps so far. But there are many other spots, usually off the beaten tracks, that can be the perfect alternative. That’s the case of the Giant Mountains, Krkonoše, in the border between Czech Republic and Poland. Stephen,

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