PREFACE.
CONTENTS.
THE YEAR-BOOK OF THE SKI CLUB OF Great Britain CONTAINS
THE ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF SKI. By D. M. M. Crichton Somerville .
CONTINENTAL SKI-RUNNING. By W. R. Rickmers .
THE ELEMENTS OF SKI-RUNNING. By W. R. Rickmers and E. C. Richardson . INTRODUCTION.
PART I. THE GROUND AND THE SNOW.
PART II. OUTFIT. THE SKI.
JUMPING. By E. C. Richardson .
SKI MOUNTAINEERING. By W. R. Rickmers .
ODDS AND ENDS. By E. C. Richardson. ANTIDOTES TO "STICKING" AND AIDS TO CLIMBING.
J. Dege and Sons , Established 1865 , Military and Sporting
DOWIE and MARSHALL MAKE "LAUPAR SKO" MOUNTAINEERING AND ALL
Sportsmen visiting Norway may procure all Sporting Requisites
CARL JOHANS GADE 5, CHRISTIANIA. Larsens Vaabenforretning.
Snow Shoes and 'Ski' Trade-Mark REINDEER HEAD. Made out of the
L. H. HAGEN and CO., KIRKEGADEN 19, CHRISTIANIA, NORWAY.
TH. HANSEN, . SKI MANUFACTURER. . HAMMERSTADG, 5. Telephone, 8589 CHRISTIANIA.
ASCHEHOUGS BOGHANDEL, . BOOKSELLER. . English and Foreign
THE SWISS SKI. Made by RICHARD STAUB, ZURICH. TRADE MARK. MARKE
W. C. MOLLER, DRAMMEN, NORWAY, FURRIER and MANUFACTURER of
The Austrian Alps for the Winter Months.
WILSON LINE. WINTER SPORTS IN NORWAY. REDUCED WINTER FARES.
BEFORE PURCHASING SOUVENIRS BE SURE TO VISIT BENNETT'S
William Schmidt , 41, CARL JOHANS GADE, CHRISTIANIA.
CHAMONIX. WINTER SEASON. The Electric Railway from Le Fayet St.
CAUX, ABOVE TERRITET, MONTREUX. Lake of Geneva, Switzerland.
GRINDELWALD. HOTELS BEAR AND ADLER. WINTER SPORTS: SKI-RUNNING,
DAVOS PLATZ. GRAND HOTEL BELVEDERE IS The best Hotel for Ski
AUSTRIAN TIROL, KITZBuHEL ( Two hours beyond Innsbruck ).
5,000 FEET ABOVE THE SEA. Feldberg in the Black Forest .
Curhaus-Davos , DAVOS-PLATZ, SWITZERLAND. INTERNATIONAL HOTEL.
ALPINE SPORT. SKI-ING, TOBOGGANING, SKATING. DAVOS DORF,
"SKI" and "ALPINER WINTERSPORT" Edited by H. A. TANNER, Basle, Switzerland.
LIGHT AND FIRM. Ellefsen's Binding SIMPLE AND STRONG.
Norwegian Winter Sports. Direct, convenient, and economical
SHEW CAMERAS. - THE - TELE-XIT. A Half-plate Camera which can
FOOTNOTES:
SKI-RUNNING.
BY
D. M. M. CHRICHTON SOMERVILLE,
W. R. RICKMERS,
And E. C. RICHARDSON. Dedicated to
THE SKI CLUB OF GREAT BRITAIN. Edited by
E. C. RICHARDSON. WITH NUMEROUS PHOTOGRAPHS AND DIAGRAMS.
SECOND EDITION.
London:
HORACE COX,
WINDSOR HOUSE, BREAM’S BUILDINGS, E.C. 1905.
LONDON:
PRINTED BY HORACE COX, WINDSOR HOUSE, BREAM’S BUILDINGS, E.C.