Mountain Craft - 3rd Edition

Editor-Geoffrey Winthrop Young

Published by Methuen & Co. (London), 1934

3rd Edition (1934). CLEAN in text No marks. VERY GOOD in very good dust jacket. Binding is tight and square. Light foxing on edges. XVI, 603 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. . . . . . TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1.) Management and leadership by Geoffrey W. Young -- 2.) Equipment for the Alps by J.P. Farrar -- 3.) Guided and guideless mountaineering by Geoffrey W. Young -- 4.) Rock climbing by Geoffrey W. Young -- 5.) Climbing in combination by Geoffrey W. Young -- 6.) Corrective method by Geoffrey W. Young -- 7.) Ice and snow craft by Geoffrey W. Young -- 8.) Reconnoitring [Reconnoitering] by Geoffrey W. Young -- 9.) Mountaineering on ski by Arnold Lunn -- 10.) Mountain photography by Sydney Spencer -- 11.) Mountaineering in tropical countries by A.F.R. Wollaston -- 12.) Mountaineering in the Artic (Spitsbergen) by Lord Conway of Allington -- 13.) The Caucasus by Harold Raeburn -- 14.) The mountains of Corsica by George Finch -- 15.) The Himalaya by T. G. Longstaff -- 16.) The mountains of Norway by W. Cecil Slingsby -- 17.) The southern Alps of New Zealand by Malcolm Ross -- 18.) The Pyrenees by Claude Elliott -- 19.) The Rocky Mountains by A. L. Mumm. . . . . . . . FROM THE FRONT COVER: In this book Mr. Young, the well-known expert, is supported by contributors of world-wide reputation: 1.) Lord Conway of Allington, on the Artic -- 2.) Capt. J. P. Farrar, on Equipment -- 3.) Mr. Sydney Spencer, on Photography -- 4.) Mr. W. Cecil Slingsby, on Norway -- 5.) Dr. T. G. Longstaff, on the Himalaya -- 6.) Dr. A. F. R. Wollaston, on Tropical Exploration -- 7.) Mr. Harold Raeburn, on the Caucasus -- 8.) Mr. A. L. Munn, on the Canadian Rockies -- 9.) Mr. Claude Elliott, on the Pyrenees -- 10.) Mr. Malcolm Ross, on New Zealand -- 11.) Mr. George Finch, on Corsica -- 12.) Mr. Arnold Lunn, on Mountaineering on Ski -- * Mr. Young himself writes on many other aspects of modern mountain craft. Seller Inventory # 2311030007

Bibliographic Details

Title: Mountain Craft - 3rd Edition
Publisher: Methuen & Co. (London)
Publication Date: 1934
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: 3rd Edition