Rucksack Guide - Ski Mountaineering and Snowshoeing

Rucksack Guide - Ski Mountaineering and Snowshoeing 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

- Equipment: choosing the right skis and looking after them

- Finding the best snow: testing for weak spots and crossing crevasses

- 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.