International Mountain Rescue Handbook

This book first appeared in 1972 and since that date it has been the standard handbook of resuce teams throughout the world. This edition brings it right up to date and includes many new items of equipment and rope systems which have evolved since the last edition in 1984.

Hamish MacInnes, O.B.E., B.E.M., has been in the vanguard of search and rescue for over 40 years. He lives in Glencoe. As an international mountaineer and leader of the Glencoe Mountain Rescue team, he has taken part in 7 Himalayan expeditions and many more to the Andes and other mountain ranges. He designed the first all-metal ice axe and was a pioneer in the dropped-pick technology of modern ice climbing. His mountain rescue stretchers are used internationally and he was the founder of the Search and Rescue Dog Association.