What equipment do you need to go skiing in the backcountry (BC)?
The basic equipment for BC beginners is introduced in STEEP, but what kind of backpack do backcountry professionals and BC guides actually bring? I had two guides show me the contents of my backpack at Tateyama in early spring.
Jun Horie | Backcountry Glide Niseko
Atsushi Horie, an Austrian nationally certified ski guide and mountain guide, provides guide services based in Niseko in Japan. As a ski teacher, Mr. Horie values the quality of skiing even in the backcountry.
I use BCA's "STASH30". When I opened the main compartment of the 30 liter rucksack, it was packed with equipment like this. I was introduced to the contents in the video.
Iwao Saeki｜Tyrol
Iwao Saeki, who also uses BCA's STASH30. In addition to being a backcountry ski guide and mountain guide, he has also opened a mountain climbing equipment specialty store in front of Toyama Station since 1968, and Tateyama is his home mountain. I wonder what's inside Saeki's backpack?
the person who taught me
Jun HorieJun
HorieBackcountry GlideNiseko
Moved to Austria in search of skiing skills and lived in Tyrol for 15 years. He is a ski teacher and guide. In skating, he has an obsession with the outward leaning posture according to the situation, the quality of switching according to the situation, and the fall line thoroughly on slopes.
[Qualifications]
・Austrian National Certified Ski Guide
・Austrian Tyrol State Government Certified Mountain Guide
・JMGA Mountain Guide Stage I, Ski Guide Stage II, etc.
Iwao Saeki
Tyrol
From an early age, he became familiar with mountain climbing and mountain skiing. He participated in junior high school and inter-school competitions in competitive skiing. After that, he devoted himself to competitive canoeing. After winning the national polity, he returned to the mountaineering world. He specializes in mountain ski guides. In the movie "Mt.Tsurugidake: Ten no Ki", he supported the filming as a mountain guide.
[Guide qualifications]
・JMGA mountain guide stage Ⅱ
・JMGA ski guide stage Ⅱ