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Mountaincraft and Leadership - Eric Longmuir

Description: Author: Eric Langmuir / Genre: Sports / The A-Z of walking : covers a range of important concepts in mountaineering - how to use ropes and other climbing equipment, avalanche assessment, first aid, leadership techniques, safety, and more. Published by the ... more

Mountaincraft and Leadership - Eric Longmuir ... Scottish Sports Council.

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... And Ice Snow And Avalanches Cold Injury Snow Shelters The first few chapters are "revisio n" of the basics, useful to most if not all hillwalkers. The Navigation chapter covers all aspects of map reading, using a compass (as well as alternatives if you don't have a compass), common pitfalls and how to avoid them, and how to correct some of them. Chapter 2, Hillwalking, covers the considerations of hillwalking, especially that ...more

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Mountaincraft and Leadership - Eric Longmuir: The walker's manual (1107 words)
by i_p_jones - written on 01/04/01 (Very useful, 283 readings)
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The foreword to Mountaincraft And Leadership outlines why it was written : "there was an urge for adventure in post-war Britain for which the mountains could provide an outlet ... this soon gave rise to anxienty about safety." These concerns led to a "code of standard" being drawn up for techniques and group leadership, and hence the Mountain Leader Training Board (MLTB) was set up. Although sometimes misunderstood, the Mountain Leadership Certificate is now the nationally-recognised qualification for safety-conscious mountaineers. Although some mountaineers object to the qualification, it doesn't actually imply that a "qualified" ...

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