The exciting story of Andrea Gabbard's climb up Mount Rainier with her two companions becomes a full course in alpine mountaineering for women.Gabbard delves into the hows and whys of high-altitude climbing, covering training ... outfitting requirements ... safety ... equipment needs ... techniques ... and more. She then takes the reader along as she and her fellow climbers plan the trip, choose their route -- and conquer the mountain.
- ISBN13 9780071034029
- Publish Date 16 January 1999
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 25 June 2003
- Publish Country US
- Publisher McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
- Imprint TAB Books Inc
- Format Paperback
- Pages 160
- Language English