Geographical
“The ultimate mountain guide. The world’s mountain ranges,
once accessible only to a privileged few, are now luring
more visitors than ever. These days, a trip to the uplands
can be anything from a day’s munro-bagging in Scotland to
an organised attempt on Everest’s summit. The Mountain
Traveller’s Handbook: Your companion from city to summit,
seeks to advise anyone headed for the highlands, be they
novice trekkers, experienced climbers or expedition
leaders.
“While this sounds like a tall order, the 14 chapters
manage to cover a lot of ground, from choosing where to go,
to handling medical emergencies. The author, Paul Deegan,
has combined knowledge gleaned during his own extensive
mountaineering career, with additional advice from those in
the know on mountain medicine, clothing, permits, rescue
and more. The result is a book packed full of practical
advice, from not forgetting to sunblock your nostrils to
recognising symptoms of altitude sickness and treating
porters from different cultures sensitively.
“While aimed at mountain-goers, much of the advice is
relevant to travellers in general, and female readers
should not be put off by the short chapter entitled
‘women’; the whole book is aimed at both genders and this
part offers women extra advice from experienced female
mountaineers.
“Published by the British Mountaineering Council and
endorsed by the International Porter Protection Group, this
book is likely to become a mountaineers’ bible. Readers
would do well to allocate a little of their weight
allowance to it.”
Carolyn Fry
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