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Part 1: Mountaineering1. IntroductionWho's It For?2. Let's Go Climbing TogetherGet Your Head ReadyGet Your Skills ReadyFast and LightGet Your Body ReadyGet Your Gear ReadyGet StartedBase CampThe Alpine StartThe ApproachThe ClimbOnto the RockRetreatBe ResourcefulBe ToughHave FunPart 2: The Approach3. Moving Fast on the TrailOn the ApproachOn the Climb4. Wilderness NavigationNavigation with MapsHandy Navigation FeaturesResorting to Your CompassAltimetersNew-School MappingGPS and UTMEstimating Travel TimeLostAnother Way of Navigating5. Mountain HazardsRockfall and IcefallRainRiver CrossingsLightningAvalancheAltitudeHeat and ColdSun and UV6. Mountain WeatherWhat You Already KnowClouding the PictureWhen Weather Gets a LiftClimatologyPredicting Mountain Weather Using Local ObservationsLifting the Fog7. The Alpine StartWhy Start EarlyMorning Begins at SundownTurning Off the LightsThe Dread BivouacPart 3: Rock8. Climb Rating SystemsClimb with ClassThe YDSIce with That?Making the GradeWhat Does All This Mean to Mountaineers?9. Your Climbing RopeThe BasicsSingle, Half, TwinWhat Specs Are Unimportant?What Specs Matter?Recommendations for Mountaineering RopesHandling and Caring for Your Rope10. Equipment for Rock ClimbingClimbing HarnessBelay/Rappel BrakesHelmetCarabinersRunners and SlingsCordeletteProtection HardwareNut ToolRap RingKnife11. Climbing ForcesPhysics 001Static ForcesDynamic Forces and Leader FallsReal-World Influences on Fall Forces Strength of Safety-System ComponentsForce Multiplication12. AnchorsTying InSimple AnchorsComplex AnchorsWhat's a Mountaineer to Do?13. RappellingGet ConnectedRappel AnchorsGetting StartedJoining Two Ropes for RappellingFinal PreparationsSelf-Belay While RappellingCast OffAs You AlightLast Is BestFreeing a Stuck Rope14. Climbing on RockPreliminariesBelaying the LeaderLeadingClimbingPlacing ProBelaying the SecondSecondingChangeoverMoving Fast on RockPart 4: Snow and Ice15. Equipment for Snow and Ice ClimbingMountaineering AxCramponsSnowshoesTrekking PolesPulkkeGogglesShovelProtection Hardware and Personal Gear16. Climbing Snow and IceAscending SnowCrampon TechniquesMountaineering Ax TechniquesDescendingRoped Travel on SnowClimbing with ProtectionMoving Fast on SnowClimbing Ice Part 5: Base Camp Basics17. Lightweight MountaineeringStep Lightly18. Equipment for Base CampBoots and ShoesBackpacksClothing SystemsShelter SystemsSleeping SystemsFuel and StovesTen Essentials Rethought for MountaineeringFirst-Aid KitNon-EssentialsTen Essentials for CookingWater Purification19. Performance Nutrition for MountaineersCalorie ConsumptionPartial Repletion Is BestHydrationElectrolyte RepletionCalories on the GoThrowing Fat on the FireProtein—You Eat What You AreReality Nutrition and AltitudeA Dog's BreakfastNutrition on the GoGet Started as Soon as You StopRepletion Starts with WaterThen Total CaloriesReality Dining—AgainCatching Up on ElectrolytesNutritional SupplementsSports SupplementsVegetarian Mountaineers20. Training for MountaineeringFollow the Training Advice of German ExistentialistPhilosophersVO2max—The Measure of Aerobic FitnessPercentage of VO2max—The Measure of Your Personal Aerobic Exercise IntensityHeart Rate—The Measure for Most of UsHow Long Does Training Take?At What Intensity Should I Train?What Aerobic Exercises Work for Mountaineers?Strength TrainingPersistenceMental Training21. Wilderness First AidWilderness First-Aid InstructionFirst-Aid KitShockingTakeaway ExamplePsychological First Aid22. Protecting the Natural EnvironmentLeave No TraceAccessBe Like EdPart 6: Advanced Techniques23. Lightweight RopesRappellingBelaying the Leader on a Thin RopeBelaying the SecondReleasing an Autoblock24. Roped PartiesSimul-ClimbingFixed RopesRappelling by a Group25. Self-RescueThink AheadPlan Your EscapeAscendingPulley SystemsAssisted DescendingEvacuation26. Glacier Travel and Crevasse RescueHow They Get That WayOrganizing the Rope TeamOff We GoSafe CampingWhen Luck Runs OutPart 7: The Human Dimensions of Mountaineering27. Human Factors and Not Technical Factors?Risk Management and Decision MakingControlling FearLeadershipEmergency Response28. Why Do We Do It?Travel SoloTravel with CharlieAppendix A. Additional SkillsAppendix B. ResourcesAppendix C. GlossaryIndex
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Brian Giles
reviewed The Mountaineering Handbook: Modern Tools and Techniques That Will Take You to the Top on April 17, 2011
The Mountaineering Handbook
This volume, unlike FOTH, is unburdened and littered with a lot of personal opinion...but that's what makes it valuable.
It's a realistic and modern view of mountaineering. Connaly's writing style is annoying and his attitude is often bothersome, but it's still a good book for some theory that's put in more life-like situations.
Another important thing to note about this book is that it's written for a very specific kind of mountaineering -- namely walking up a mountain. Don't expect a lot of information that will apply to technical alpinists, but it does cover what happens the majority of the time spent on a mountain -- walking, snow travel, and glacier travel.
There are some good, practical applications of old theories in the book. But take them with a grain of salt. Some of his opinions are just that, and in one case he even uses seemingly false information to back it up.
(If you must know, he's a big proponent of bowlines over figure eights -- so much that he advises their uses almost exclusively over the latter. He claims a bowline is easier to inspect and is a stronger knot. I have heard the opposite of this from virtually every other source I've come across. Sure, a bowline isn't susceptible to ring loading, but appropriate use of figure eights won't be situations where ring loading can occur. And in straight pull-strength, figure eight wins.)
...I'm editing because I didn't want to end this in a bad note. I definitely recommend the book.
Connally is good about suggesting realistic situations where Technique/Equipment A is better over option B, and I really like that. Books like FOTH just give you the information but rarely give it contextual to practical application.
It also has a lot of good techniques that other texts just completely fail to review, despite their frequent application in the mountains. A great example: how to clove hitch a carabiner that's already clipped. That is some shit you should definitely know, but I guess most books leave you to figure it out on your own.
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