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Mountaineering.
Rock climbing.
Snow and ice climbing.
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Mountaineering.
Rock climbing.
Snow and ice climbing.
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Mountaineering : the freedom of the hills / edited by Ronald C. Eng ; developmental editor, Julie Van Pelt.
Mountaineers Books, c2010.
Call #:
796
.522
M9281
2010
Subjects
Mountaineering.
Rock climbing.
Snow and ice climbing.
ISBN:
9781594851377 (hardcover)
9781594851384 (trade paper)
Edition:
8th ed.
Description:
596 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Outdoor fundamentals -- First steps -- Clothing and equipment -- Camping and food -- Physical conditioning -- Navigation -- Wilderness travel -- Leave no trace -- Stewardship and access -- Climbing fundamentals -- Basic safety system -- Belaying -- Rappelling -- Rock climbing -- Alpine rock-climbing technique -- Rock protection -- Leading on rock -- Aid and big wall climbing -- Snow, ice, and alpine climbing -- Snow travel and climbing -- Glacier travel and crevasse rescue -- Alpine ice climbing -- Waterfall ice and mixed climbing -- Expedition climbing -- Emergency prevention and response -- Leadership -- Safety -- First aid -- Alpine search and rescue -- The mountain environment -- Mountain geology -- The cycle of snow -- Mountain weather -- Appendix a: rating systems -- Appendix b: wind chill temperature index -- Appendix c: heat index -- Appendix d: supplementary resources.
Other authors:
Eng, Ronald C.
Van Pelt, Julie.
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