Rucksack Guide - Winter Mountaineering

Rucksack Guide - Winter Mountaineering is your essential

handbook for the winter 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

- equipment: from choosing the right crampons to ice climbing



- navigation: various techniques to help in a range of weather conditions

- 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 adapted from Mountaineering: the essential skills for mountain walkers and climbers, the definitive handbook for hill walkers, climbers and mountaineers.