Thoroughly comprehensive instruction manual on the essentials of all things climbing, from single pitch rock climbs on local outcrops to Greater Ranges expeditions and all points in between.
The book contains step-by-step guidance to every skill that you need in order to be safe on the mountain, including: navigation, weather, rock climbing, via ferrata, big wall climbing, winter climbing, Alpine climbing, snow shoeing, ski mountaineering and crevasse rescue.
Ideal for beginners and experts alike.
Superbly illustrated with colour photographs and excellent diagrams.
By Alun Richardson.co.uk, a qualified Mountain Guide.
Hardback, 25.5cm x 19.5cm, 362 pages.
Published 2008.
ISBN: 978-0-7136-8692-0.