Rucksack Guide - Mountain Walking and Trekking

Rucksack Guide: Mountain Walking and Trekking is your essential handbook for when on the mountain.

It offers concise guidance and support for whatever situations you might find yourself in, including:
- Technical skills - tips and reminders on the key techniques
- Weather - from interpreting weather maps to dealing with thunderstorms
- Navigation - various techniques including using a compass the setting the map
- Safety - essential procedures to ensure the safety of yourself, your party and others on the mountain
- Emergencies - guidance on what to do in extreme situations.

The book is colour-coded for easy reference and all information is presented in lists and tables, making it simple to understand in testing conditions.

The Rucksack Guide series is taken from Mountaineering: The essential skills for mountain walkers and climbers - the definitive handbook for hill walkers, climbers and mountaineers.