Table of Contents
| Preface | iv | |
| Introduction | vii | |
| Chapter 1 | The Crucial Aspect of Survival: Decision-Making | 1 |
| Decision-Making | 1 | |
| Decision-Making In A Group With A Leader | 10 | |
| Leaderless Groups | 13 | |
| The Lone Hiker | 14 | |
| Chapter 2 | Mountain Leadership and Followership | 17 |
| Mountain Leadership | 17 | |
| Followership | 21 | |
| Interdependence | 23 | |
| Conflict Resolution | 24 | |
| Chapter 3 | Trip Organization And Management | 27 |
| Trip Planning & Guiding | 27 | |
| Setting the Pace | 31 | |
| Maintaining Morale | 34 | |
| Anticipating Being Lost | 35 | |
| Chapter 4 | Natural Hazards and Some Suggestions | 37 |
| Windchill | 37 | |
| Falls and Slippery Going | 39 | |
| Stream Crossings | 43 | |
| Snow and Mud Avalanches | 44 | |
| Spruce Traps | 46 | |
| Whiteout | 48 | |
| Cornices | 48 | |
| Crevasses and Bergschrunds | 50 | |
| Rockfall | 51 | |
| Postholes | 52 | |
| Animals | 52 | |
| Bugs | 56 | |
| Lightning | 58 | |
| Chapter 5 | Emergency Situations | 60 |
| The Likely Situations | 60 | |
| Accident Scene Management | 62 | |
| Life-Threatening Medical Conditions | 64 | |
| Other Serious Medical Problems | 69 | |
| Chapter 6 | Mountain Weather | 75 |
| Dangerous Mountain Weather | 75 | |
| The Elements of Mountain Weather | 78 | |
| Forecasting Weather | 83 | |
| Sources of Weather Forecasts | 92 | |
| Chapter 7 | Navigation | 94 |
| A Sense of Direction and Place | 96 | |
| Compass Reading | 97 | |
| Map Reading | 99 | |
| Orienting a Map | 103 | |
| Taking Bearings To And From A Map | 105 | |
| Navigating On The Mountain | 107 | |
| What To Do When You Are Lost | 109 | |
| Chapter 8 | Trail Finding | 111 |
| Trail Finding in Woods | 113 | |
| Trail Finding in Winter Woods | 115 | |
| Trail Finding in Open Country | 118 | |
| Chapter 9 | Camping | 120 |
| Locating a Campsite | 120 | |
| Building a Fire | 122 | |
| Axe Use | 123 | |
| Winter Camping | 125 | |
| Waste Disposal | 129 | |
| Emergency Shelters | 129 | |
| Chapter 10 | Mountaineering | 133 |
| A Look At Technical Skills | 133 | |
| Snowshoeing | 139 | |
| Chapter 11 | Clothing and Equipment | 145 |
| Insulation and Moisture | 145 | |
| Clothing Layers | 149 | |
| Specific Clothing Items | 152 | |
| Equipment | 155 | |
| Winter Gear | 159 | |
| Clothing And Equipment Checklists | 168 | |
| Chapter 12 | Food and Water | 172 |
| Food and Energy | 172 | |
| Menu Recommendations | 174 | |
| Camp Cooking Techniques | 180 | |
| Water | 184 | |
| Chapter 13 | Some Mountaineering Ethics | 186 |
| Search and Rescue | 187 | |
| Electronic Aids And Their Impact | 187 | |
| Impacting The Environment | 191 | |
| Epilogue | 196 | |
| Bibliography | 198 | |
| Index | 202 |
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