Mountain Craft
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MOUNTAIN CRAFT
PREFACE
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
MOUNTAIN CRAFT
CHAPTER I MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP
Management In Anticipation
Leadership in Action
Social Composition of the Party
Walking Manners
Choice of District
Incidental Duties
WEATHER
TRAINING
PACE
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER II EQUIPMENT FOR THE ALPS
Equipment
Outfit
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER III GUIDED AND GUIDELESS MOUNTAINEERING
The Management of Guides
CHAPTER IV ROCK CLIMBING
UNSOUND ROCK
Unusual Rock
CLIMBING DOWN
PEGS AND AIDS
THE AXE ON ROCKS
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER V CLIMBING IN COMBINATION
CHAPTER VI CORRECTIVE METHOD
Human Fallibility
Mountain Perversity
CHAPTER VII ICE AND SNOW CRAFT
ICE CRAFT
SNOW CRAFT
GLISSADING
On Ice
On Snow
On Other Grounds
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER VIII RECONNOITRING
Things Seen
The Half-seen
The Unseen
CHAPTER IX MOUNTAINEERING ON SKI
The Alpine Calendar
Snow Craft
Winter Snow
Spring Snow
The Effect of Föhn and Thaw
Summer Snow
Snow Avalanches
Classification of Avalanches
Summer Snow Avalanches
Tactics on Avalanche Ground
The High Alps in Winter
Glaciers in Winter
The High Alps in Spring
The Spring Time-table
Summer and Autumn Ski-ing
Summer Ski
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER X MOUNTAIN PHOTOGRAPHY
CHAPTER XI MOUNTAINEERING IN TROPICAL COUNTRIES
Health
Equipment
Management
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER XII MOUNTAINEERING IN THE ARCTIC (SPITSBERGEN)
CHAPTER XIII THE CAUCASUS
CHAPTER XIV THE MOUNTAINS OF CORSICA
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER XV THE HIMALAYA
General Considerations
The Chief Districts
Personal Matters
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER XVI THE MOUNTAINS OF NORWAY
CHAPTER XVII THE SOUTHERN ALPS OF NEW ZEALAND
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER XVIII THE PYRENEES
CHAPTER XIX THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS
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INDEX
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