This is a comprehensive guide for the alpinist, offering advice on equipment, skills and the development of the sport of alpine climbing. This book explains the thrills and the pitfalls, covering how to choose a first route, reading the weather, abseiling, bivouacking and rope management. With an emphasis on mountain safety, the book gives details of glacier travel and crevasse escape, providing advice for the climber on how to cope with these special alpine features.
- ISBN10 1852238887
- ISBN13 9781852238889
- Publish Date 29 May 1995 (first published 28 November 1988)
- Publish Status Transferred
- Out of Print 8 July 2011
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint The Crowood Press Ltd
- Edition 2nd Revised edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 208
- Language English