NOLS Wilderness Mountaineering (NOLS Library)
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0811728617
ISBN 13
9780811728614
Category
Wilderness/Outdoors
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Publication Year
2000
Publisher
Pages
240
Description
"A superb portable handbook of mountaineering basics; a veteran instructor shares the collective wisdom of one of the top outdoor schools in the country." --Climbing "A solid, concise, and readable treatise." --Backpacker The new edition of this popular handbook has been updated to reflect advances in climbing equipment, technique, and safety. It is packed with clear, concise instruction on mountain hazards, climbing movement, equipment, safety systems, leading, descending, glacier travel, and rescue, with a separate chapter on style and ethics. Easy-to-read line drawings illustrate key points, including equipment use, roping, and mountaineering knots. - from Amzon
Number of Copies
1
