Instructional Books

Everything you need to know in mountaineering from taking a compass bearing to crevasse rescue.

Please note that these instructional books have been sub-dided into categories to make it easier to find what you want. However, there is quite a lot of crossover between some of the categories.

Mountain Skills

Weather and General Mountain Skills.

Rock Climbing

Rock Climbing, Knots and Rope Techniques.

Training

Improving your performance - how to get well honed.

Aid Climbing

Big walls, bongs, bird beaks and RURPS.

Ice Climbing

Icefalls and Scottish Mixed.

Alpinism & Expeditions

Alpine and Greater Ranges techniques.

Snow & Avalanches

How to avoid becoming a statistic.

Medical

Essential expedition reading.

Canoeing

How to paddle your own canoe.

Mountain Guide Jokes

Q. How do you know you're sharing an alpine hut with a Mountain Guide?
A. He'll tell you!

Q. What's the difference between God and a Mountain Guide?
A. God doesn't think he's a Mountain Guide!