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The Mountaineering Handbook

ISBN10: 0071430105 | ISBN13: 9780071430104

The Mountaineering Handbook
ISBN10: 0071430105
ISBN13: 9780071430104
By Craig Connally

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Modern Mountaineering on Alpine Rock, Snow, and Ice If your experience as a backpacker or rock climber is drawing you higher; if the cold, remote alpine environment calls you nearer, this book is for you. The Mountaineering Handbook will teach you the skills that will take you to the top. Even if you’re already an experienced mountaineer, you’ll find detailed descriptions of the newest and most effective techniques to refine and organize your methods and equipment. The Mountaineering Handbook isn't mired in outdated traditionalism; its new-school techniques are safer, more effective, and more fun for mountaineers at every level. With constant emphasis on light, fast, and efficient mountaineering, Craig Connally shows you how to: Move quickly up and down rock, snow, and ice with appropriate safety systems Manage mountain hazards, including rockfall, avalanche, lightning, and high-altitude illness Select the best equipment for your personal style and objectives Maintain sound nutrition and training according to the most up-to-date science Understand the human factors of mountaineering--the social and psychological forces that influence critical decisions Connally’s passion for mountaineering is evident in his writing--The Mountaineering Handbook is clever, insightful, and entertaining. He intends to move mountaineering into the twenty-first century, but he’s also determined to turn the traditional how-to book on its ear by injecting personality, humor, and thoughtfulness into every page.

Part 1: Mountaineering

1. Introduction

Who's It For?

2. Let's Go Climbing Together

Get Your Head Ready

Get Your Skills Ready

Fast and Light

Get Your Body Ready

Get Your Gear Ready

Get Started

Base Camp

The Alpine Start

The Approach

The Climb

Onto the Rock

Retreat

Be Resourceful

Be Tough

Have Fun

Part 2: The Approach

3. Moving Fast on the Trail

On the Approach

On the Climb

4. Wilderness Navigation

Navigation with Maps

Handy Navigation Features

Resorting to Your Compass

Altimeters

New-School Mapping

GPS and UTM

Estimating Travel Time

Lost

Another Way of Navigating

5. Mountain Hazards

Rockfall and Icefall

Rain

River Crossings

Lightning

Avalanche

Altitude

Heat and Cold

Sun and UV

6. Mountain Weather

What You Already Know

Clouding the Picture

When Weather Gets a Lift

Climatology

Predicting Mountain Weather Using Local Observations

Lifting the Fog

7. The Alpine Start

Why Start Early

Morning Begins at Sundown

Turning Off the Lights

The Dread Bivouac

Part 3: Rock

8. Climb Rating Systems

Climb with Class

The YDS

Ice with That?

Making the Grade

What Does All This Mean to Mountaineers?

9. Your Climbing Rope

The Basics

Single, Half, Twin

What Specs Are Unimportant?

What Specs Matter?

Recommendations for Mountaineering Ropes

Handling and Caring for Your Rope

10. Equipment for Rock Climbing

Climbing Harness

Belay/Rappel Brakes

Helmet

Carabiners

Runners and Slings

Cordelette

Protection Hardware

Nut Tool

Rap Ring

Knife

11. Climbing Forces

Physics 001

Static Forces

Dynamic Forces and Leader Falls

Real-World Influences on Fall Forces

Strength of Safety-System Components

Force Multiplication

12. Anchors

Tying In

Simple Anchors

Complex Anchors

What's a Mountaineer to Do?

13. Rappelling

Get Connected

Rappel Anchors

Getting Started

Joining Two Ropes for Rappelling

Final Preparations

Self-Belay While Rappelling

Cast Off

As You Alight

Last Is Best

Freeing a Stuck Rope

14. Climbing on Rock

Preliminaries

Belaying the Leader

Leading

Climbing

Placing Pro

Belaying the Second

Seconding

Changeover

Moving Fast on Rock

Part 4: Snow and Ice

15. Equipment for Snow and Ice Climbing

Mountaineering Ax

Crampons

Snowshoes

Trekking Poles

Pulkke

Goggles

Shovel

Protection Hardware and Personal Gear

16. Climbing Snow and Ice

Ascending Snow

Crampon Techniques

Mountaineering Ax Techniques

Descending

Roped Travel on Snow

Climbing with Protection

Moving Fast on Snow

Climbing Ice

Part 5: Base Camp Basics

17. Lightweight Mountaineering

Step Lightly

18. Equipment for Base Camp

Boots and Shoes

Backpacks

Clothing Systems

Shelter Systems

Sleeping Systems

Fuel and Stoves

Ten Essentials Retho

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