Rucksack Guide - Alpine Climbing - Softcover

Richardson, Alun

9780713686852: Rucksack Guide - Alpine Climbing

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0713686855 ISBN 13: 9780713686852

Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd, 2009

This is an essential handbook when on the mountain. It offers concise guidance, from technical skills to navigation and survival. The book is colour-coded for easy reference and all information is presented in lists and tables, making it simple to understand in testing conditions.

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About the Author:

Alun Richardson is an International Mountain Guide, the highest qualification for worldwide climbing, mountaineering and exploration. He is an experienced guide and tutor and regularly teaches at the National Mountaineering Centres, and internationally. He is also secretary of the British Mountain Guides Association.

Review:

'Deliciously retro pocket guide...contains really important info on equipment, navigation, how to tackle alpine peaks (both physically and mentally) and what can go wrong, including some grizzly, stomach turning pictures of frostbite.' Cooler (October 2009)

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