Mountaineering
Subtitle: the freedom of the hills
By: edited by Ronald C. Eng
Contributors: Van Pelt, Julie
Edition: 8th ed./50th anniversery
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Seattle
Language: eng
Number of pages: 596
ISBN-13: 9781594851377; 9781594851384; 9781594854088
Subjects: Rock climbing; Snow and ice climbing; Mountaineering
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 574-581) and index.
Table of contents: title: Outdoor fundamentals; title: First steps; title: Clothing and equipment; title: Camping and food; title: Physical conditioning; title: Navigation; title: Wilderness travel; title: Leave no trace; title: Stewardship and access; title: Climbing fundamentals; title: Basic safety system; title: Belaying; title: Rappelling; title: Rock climbing; title: Alpine rock-climbing technique; title: Rock protection; title: Leading on rock; title: Aid and big wall climbing; title: Snow, ice, and alpine climbing; title: Snow travel and climbing; title: Glacier travel and crevasse rescue; title: Alpine ice climbing; title: Waterfall ice and mixed climbing; title: Expedition climbing; title: Emergency prevention and response; title: Leadership; title: Safety; title: First aid; title: Alpine search and rescue; title: The mountain environment; title: Mountain geology; title: The cycle of snow; title: Mountain weather; title: Appendix a: rating systems; title: Appendix b: wind chill temperature index; title: Appendix c: heat index; title: Appendix d: supplementary resources.