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Mountaineering or mountain climbing is the sport, hobby orprofession of hiking, skiing, and climbing mountains. Whilemountaineering began as attempts to reach the highest point ofunclimbed mountains, it has branched into specialisations thataddress different aspects of the mountain and consists of threeareas: rock-craft, snow-craft and skiing, depending on whether theroute chosen is over rock, snow or ice. All require experience,athletic ability, and technical knowledge to maintain safety. Thisfield manual details techniques soldiers and leaders must know tocope with mountainous terrain. These techniques are the foundationupon which the mountaineer must build. They must be applied to thevarious situations encountered to include river crossings,glaciers, snow-covered mountains, ice climbing, rock climbing, andurban vertical environments. *** This application is completelybased on the United States MILITARY MOUNTAINEERING Field Manual FM3-97.61. *** Features ******** - Both Portrait and Landscape modesare supported. Landscape mode is preferred for better readingexperience. - Zooming is supported in order to see the text/imagesbetter. List of Contents **************** CHAPTER 1. MOUNTAINTERRAIN, WEATHER, AND HAZARDS CHAPTER 2. MOUNTAIN LIVING CHAPTER 3.MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT CHAPTER 4. ROPE MANAGEMENT AND KNOTSCHAPTER 5. ANCHORS CHAPTER 6. CLIMBING CHAPTER 7. ROPEINSTALLATIONS CHAPTER 8. MOUNTAIN WALKING TECHNIQUES CHAPTER 9MOUNTAIN STREAM CROSSING CHAPTER 10. MOVEMENT OVER SNOW AND ICECHAPTER 11. MOUNTAIN RESCUE AND EVACUATION APPENDIX A. LEVELS OFMILITARY MOUNTAINEERING APPENDIX B. MEASUREMENT CONVERSION FACTORSAPPENDIX C. AVALANCHE SEARCH AND RESCUE TECHNIQUES Note: Adsupported application. For ad free version buy Mountaineering Pro