The official handbook of the Mountain Leader and Walking Group Leader schemes. A beautifully illustrated, thoroughly comprehensive guide to summer mountain walking, as much aimed at instructors as walkers and climbers.
Packed with essential information and techniques, this handbook is split into sections including:
Getting around the hills.
Navigating.
Clothing and equipment.
Living in the mountains.
The upland environment.
The weather.
Group management.
Dealing with incidents and injuries.
Superbly illustrated with loads of colour photos and diagrams.
By Steve Long.
Card cover, 23cm x 15cm, 281 pages.
Third edition 2014.
ISBN: 978-0-954151-19-5.