NOLS Wilderness Mountaineering

75 drawings 5 x 8 Revised and updated drawings and text 20,000 sold

Praise for the first edition (0-8117-3086-7): "A suburb portable handbook of mountaineering basics; a veteran instructor shares the collective wisdom of one of the top outdoor schools in the country." -Climbing "

A solid, concise, and readable treatise." -Backpacker

The new edition of this popular handbook has been updated to reflect advances in climbing equipment, technique, and safety. It is packed with clear, concise instruction on mountain hazards, climbing movement, equipment, safety systems, leading, descending, glacier travel, and rescue, with a separate chapter on style and ethics. Easy-to-read line drawings illustrate key points, including equipment use, roping, and mountaineering knots. Phil Powers is a veteran guide and climber with several first ascents, including the Washburn Face of Mount McKinley and the first winter traverse of the Cathedral Group in the Grand Tetons. The former chief mountaineering instructor at NOLS, he now owns and operates Jackson Hole Mountain Guides and is president of the American Mountain Guides Association.