Rucksack Guide - Ski Mountaineering and Snowshoeing

by Alun Richardson

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, technical tips and reminders on the key techniques choosing the right skis and looking after them finding the best testing for weak spots and crossing crevasses essential procedures to ensure the safety of yourself, your party and others on the mountain 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 The essential skills for mountain walkers and climbers, the definitive handbook for hill walkers, climbers and mountaineers.

144 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2009