Ski-runs in the high Alps . ult to carry out an attackupon ski-runners firing from behind shelter. Theyoccupy probably the higher position, and their fieldof vision is absolutely uninterrupted. Bushes frompoint to point across the zone of fire are quite outof the question in the absence of any screen what-soever. As for the rifle-men or sharpshooters on foot incharge of a village, sallying forth to dislodge aparty of runners firing into their position and then GLACIERS, AVALANCHES, MILITARY SKI-ING 281 withdrawing out of the reach of adversaries firingfrom opened-up tracks, spaces, or houses,
Ski-runs in the high Alps . ult to carry out an attackupon ski-runners firing from behind shelter. Theyoccupy probably the higher position, and their fieldof vision is absolutely uninterrupted. Bushes frompoint to point across the zone of fire are quite outof the question in the absence of any screen what-soever. As for the rifle-men or sharpshooters on foot incharge of a village, sallying forth to dislodge aparty of runners firing into their position and then GLACIERS, AVALANCHES, MILITARY SKI-ING 281 withdrawing out of the reach of adversaries firingfrom opened-up tracks, spaces, or houses, the idea isnot plausible. A dismounted horse-soldier might justas well advance sword in hand against marksmenmanning rifle-pits, or an infantry man, short ofammunition, might just as well trust his bayonetto reach a horseman galloping away out of sight. Ski-ing patrols of mountain infantry with port-able machine-guns could defend such passes asthe Furka or the Grimsel against forces pushedforward in vastly superior CHAPTER XII THE MECHANICS OF SKI-BINDINGS The shoe—The original bindings—The modern bindings—Thefoot—The hinge in the foot—Different functions of thetoe-strap and heel-band—The parts of the binding—Faulty fasteners—Sketches of faulty and correct lever-age—A schematic binding—Critique of bindings in use—Suggestions—Cheeks and plates—A whole blade—Cause of strained feet—Steel wire in bindings. N choosing a suitable binding for the high-level routes in the Alps—as in thinking outor devising such a binding—the runners com-modity is the main consideration. There ishuman anatomy. There are the possibilitiesof leather, metal, and wire. And footgear,and ski, and binding have to work together. Runners who run for sport alone have apreference for the boots known in the tradeunder the name of laupar boots. They arethick-soled, flat-heeled, box-shaped above thetoes. The Lotus boots, made on an Americanshape, are a good type also. But a
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