The Hillwalker’s Guide to Mountaineering - Essential Skills

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Availability

Reprinted

Cover

Paperback - Laminated

Published

19 Dec 2007

Edition

First

ISBN

9781852843939

ISBN (10)

1852843934

Size

21.6 x 13.8 x 1.5cm

Weight

460g

Pages

256

No. Maps

No. Photos

249

Originally Published

1 Nov 2003

The Hillwalker's Guide to Mountaineering

Essential Skills for Britain's classic routes by Terry Adby, Stuart Johnston

A guide to the techniques, gear and skills that the ambitious hillwalker needs to tackle Britain's classic mountaineering challenges competently. Covers the use of the rope to abseil, belay and protect ascents and descents, placement of protection, gear selection, navigation, survival, scrambling and first aid skills. More...

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Seasons

Covers techniques and skills for most seasons, accepting that winter conditions require a Read More... considerably greater level of skill.

Centres

Routes in Wales, Lake District and Scotland.

Difficulty

Varying difficulty covering routes from Grade 2 scrambling to full sustained rock climbing on Read More... Tower Ridge.

Must See

Progressing your skills and achieving your goals, in safety.

Part I – From Hillwalking to Mountaineering
When is a Walk not a Walk?
Where do you Start?
The Grade Debate
Drawing the Line

Part 2 – The Skills for the Hills
Planning and Preparation
Access
Mountaineering Kit: the Essentials
Bivouacking
Navigation
Interpreting Mountain Weather
Scrambling or Rock Climbing?
Technical Gear: Choosing it and Using it
Know your Knots
Belaying
Protecting a Pitch
Tying in to Anchors
Moving Together
Climbing Calls
Abseiling
Water Hazards in the Mountains
The Winter Mountains
Winter Equipment and How to Use it
Avalanche!
Keep Practising
A & E

Part 3 – Mountaineering in Britain
Tryfan North Ridge (direct)
Forcan Ridge (direct)
Fiacaill Ridge/Buttress
Wistow Crags
Scafell Pike – Scafell Traverse via Broad Stand
Pinnacle Ridge
Curved Ridge
Aonach Eagach
Cneifion Arête
Clach Glas – Blaven Traverse
Coire Lagan Round
Tower Ridge

Appendix – Further reading

Index