Description
| Product ID: | 9780071430104 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | The Mountaineering Handbook |
| Authors: | Author: Craig Connally |
| Page Count: | 384 |
| Subjects: | Climbing and mountaineering, Climbing & mountaineering |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Shows you how to move quickly up and down rock, snow, and ice with appropriate safety systems; manage mountain hazards, including rockfall, avalanche, lightning, and high-altitude illness; select the best equipment for your personal style and objectives; maintain sound nutrition and training; and, understand the human factors of mountaineering. The first mountaineering instructional guide to focus exclusively on the kind of mountaineering most climbers do, and to collect the best modern practices in one popular resource Complete and up to date. Emphasizes the best modern practices for alpine rock, snow, and ice.Uniquely focused. Omits what is too basic such as camping and backpacking and what is too advanced, such as fifth-class climbing in its various forms and expeditionary climbing. |
| Imprint Name: | McGraw-Hill Contemporary |
| Publisher Name: | McGraw-Hill Education - Europe |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2005-01-16 |
