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Winter
Survival
 Mountain
Weather: A Practical Guide for Hillwalkers and Climbers in the
British Isles (Outdoor Pursuits & Techniques)
Our mountains have plenty of weather. They are almost always
windier, colder, cloudier and wetter than low country. What
is more, the weather mood can change bewilderingly quickly,
from gloomy, lowering skies and driving rain to shafts of sunlight
and breath-taking patterns of colour. The weather can delight
or endanger. It can create a mental picture never to be forgotten
or thrust the unwary into a fight for life. Whether it is to
avoid danger or to add to enjoyment of the mountain scene, before
starting a day outdoors among the hills it is wise to know what
the weather is likely to be. This book helps hillwalkers and
climbers to get the weather forecast most suited to their needs,
to understand them, and to modify them in the light of experience
of mountain weather. Winter
Survival.
 Surviving
Cold Weather: Greg Davenport's Book for the Wilderness
This book covers the techniques and equipment necessary for
surviving in ice and snow. Photographs and drawings illustrate
gear and techniques. The book covers the five survival essentials,
personal protection, signalling, sustenance, navigation, and
health, as they relate to the cold. Topics include: how to dress
for winter; how to create a campsite and what to use as shelter;
how to keep warm; how to signal for help with aerial flares,
smoke, mirrors, and whistles; finding and purifying water; finding
and preparing food; protecting yourself and your supplies from
wildlife; how to use a map and compass; how to travel on snow
and ice with snowshoes, skis, and crampons; and how to avoid
and deal with avalanches.
Staying
Found: Complete Map and Compass Handbook
A guide to orienteering explains how to use topographical maps
and a compass in order to follow a route when traveling in wilderness
areas. Winter
Survival.
Compass
and Map Navigator
Explains how to read a map, find your location, orient the map
without a compass, pick a compass, navigate at night, use a
map and compass in tandem and achieve advanced navigational
skills. Enables you to navigate the wilds.
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