Glacier Mountaineering

by Andy Tyson, Mike Clelland (Illustrator)

Glacier Mountaineering provides the knowledge and skills needed to safely and self-sufficiently navigate over glacier terrain. Hundreds of hilarious and helpful illustrations by Mike Clelland complement the clear and concise text by Andy Tyson. Providing critical instruction for anyone planning to travel over glacier country―from the Cascades to the Rockies to Denali―this book will guide and entertain readers through glacier anatomy, equipment, route finding, and rescue techniques.

Genres: Mountaineering, Outdoors, Reference, Nonfiction

144 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2005

Reviews

[EmReads · Rating 1 out of 5]

I am immensely grateful finding this book - A book that would help me to come out of the trauma caused in the glacier course in the Alps. I am enraged. The ice must melt.

Update :
Well, I did not like it. This book is not for someone who have got little knowledge on the topic. I would recommend Freedom from the hills anytime on glacier mountaineering.

[Andy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read for a class I'm taking...decent reference, but the illustrations were sometimes conflicting.

[Andrew Peterson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was my son’s book, brought home from a recent NOLS training. While you’ll never catch me climbing a glacier, this book opened my eyes to the techniques and most of all the safety practices that go into a successful, rewarding expedition.

Clear, to-the-point writing. No pussyfooting around the high-consequence nature of the topic. Some may kick that the illustrations can be a tad more whimsical than technical, but they drive home critical topics effectively and for me at least, memorably.

(it’s worth mentioning that the book is really a reference, and not a substitute for live, in-the-field training and practice, practice, practice.)

I have a vastly better understanding of my son’s likely future career. 4 1/2 Stars, only because I’m not sure I have authority to give it the full 5. I’ve recommended it to Mrs.

[Joel Liebert · Rating 5 out of 5]

A pretty awesome, entertaining, quick but thorough overview of pretty much everything needed to know for safely climbing in glacial terrain. The book is clear that everything discussed must be practiced thoroughly, and reading this immediately following my six-day Alpinism 1 course with the American Alpine Institute has me confident that I know what skills to hone at home. It’s interesting to compare the slight differences in techniques displayed in this book and AAI’s course; it’s clear that there are certain themes that are present in all activities (like always doubling your anchors), but there’s some leeway in the implementation details. I’ll definitely be using this as a guide for the future and would certainly recommend it to anyone looking to get into mountaineering.

[Nick Gerritsen · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lighthearted, clear, easy to read intro to glacier travel and crevasse rescue. The illustrations are fun and help to visualize methods, knots, scenarios, or other information. They break up the text nicely. I read this prior to taking a course by an IFMGA guide, and would recommend the same for anyone planning to start travelling on glaciers.

[earthshattering · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a fun book, it’s got great illustrations and manages to be funny. The order of instruction is logical. I read through it, but it is really a book that is a good reference and jumping off point into more detailed learning about glacier travel.

[Jeffrey Wilges · Rating 4 out of 5]

A solid reference book to keep on the shelf and a great introduction to the topic. I picked it up and read through sections casually during the summer.

[Món De Martino · Rating 5 out of 5]

Muy ilustrativo y con los básicos para viajar a un glaciar, fácil de entender y con buenos tips.

[Oliver · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome illustrated guide!! The comics are hilarious and make the book multitudes more useful!

[Michael Moore · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great illustrations and explanations. Fun read if you want to learn a thing or two about glacier travel.

[Lester Cockram · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wish I had found this book years ago. A fun book to read and study with many illustrations. The authors cover glacier anatomy, equipment, knots,and all forms of general skills. Learned a lot even though I have been exposed to glaciers for 20 years. Highly recommend to read before first glacier experience even if using a guide service.

[Alexander Weber · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great guide. Does suggest different methods from Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills, but I suppose that just makes for more options.
I wish it had talked a little more about getting over the lip, but I didn't expect this book to be exhaustive on the subjective.

[Meghdoot · Rating 5 out of 5]

awesome book to learn about glacier travel and rescue. It is highly readable and cover almost all key aspects of glacier mountaineering. Highly recommend.

[Katie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fabulous, descriptive, and illustrated!

[Jim Kleban · Rating 5 out of 5]

Superinformative illustrated book that's great to read when getting into glacier mountaineering.