Winter Skills
Description: Book
Code: ISBN-13 978-0-9541511-3-3
Publisher: MLTUK
Winter Skills is a reference tool for every mountaineer venturing onto non-glaciated snow and ice and is the official handbook of the Winter Mountain Leader and Mountaineering Instructor Certificate.
Packed with essential information and techniques, this handbook is split into sections including:
- Winter navigation and equipment for walking and climbing.
- Use of the ice axe and crampons for all levels of winter mountaineering
- Snow safety and avalanche evaluation
- Winter anchors, belays and climbing strategies
- Security on steep ground and rope-work for winter climbing
- Coaching winter mountaineering at all levels from novice to advanced
The easy-reference colour-coded pages with striking illustrations and stunning photography is the third volume in the highly acclaimed series of manuals produced by Mountain Leader Training and has been written by Allen Fyffe and Andy Cunningham, two of Scotland's most respected activists.
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