Rucksack Guide - Mountain Walking and Trekking

Rucksack Guide: Mountain Walking and Trekking is your
essential handbook for when on the mountain. It offers concise guidance
and support for whatever situations you might find yourself in,
including:

• technical skills - tips and reminders on the key techniques

• weather - from interpreting weather maps to dealing with thunderstorms

• navigation - various techniques including using a compass the setting the map

• safety - essential procedures to ensure the safety of yourself, your party and others on the mountain

• emergencies - guidance on what to do in extreme situations.

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.

The Rucksack Guide series is taken from Mountaineering: The essential skills for mountain walkers and climbers - the definitive handbook for hill walkers, climbers and mountaineers.