An Ice Axe, a Camera, and a Jar of Peanut Butter
Title | An Ice Axe, a Camera, and a Jar of Peanut Butter PDF eBook |
Author | Ira Spring |
Publisher | Mountaineers Books |
Pages | 246 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
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This intermediate-level guide addresses tools, skills, and techniques used in alpine terrain including rock, snow, ice, and glaciers at moderate altitude - approximately 5000 meters (16,000 feet) and lower. The technical protection systems are covered, of course. But 30 years of alpine climbing experience has convinced the authors that mastery - and safety - lie in the far more difficult task of knowing exactly which techniques to use, where and when. Therefore, they teach step-by-step decision-making skills, providing scenarios, checklists, and self-posed questions to inform the decision process.
An Ice Axe, a Camera, and a Jar of Peanut Butter
Title | An Ice Axe, a Camera, and a Jar of Peanut Butter PDF eBook |
Author | Ira Spring |
Publisher | The Mountaineers Books |
Pages | 240 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Mountaineers |
ISBN | 9781594854798 |
Beyond Gorp
Title | Beyond Gorp PDF eBook |
Author | Yvonne Prater |
Publisher | The Mountaineers Books |
Pages | 236 |
Release | 2005-01-24 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 1594851824 |
* 133 recipes for camping and backpacking * Stories behind the recipes and the people who contributed them * Includes tips on outdoor cooking basics, food drying techniques, and trail food lore Some of the recipes in Beyond Gorp are prized for their camping and backpacking practicality. These include food such as Lead Bread (a brick-like loaf that will keep indefinitely and survive even an air drop). But then there are gourmet offerings (Cashew-Ginger Chicken and Rice and Trail Tiramisu) and ideas on preparing wild foods (Cooked Stinging Nettles). This cookbook is as much about the people behind the recipes and their adventures -- and misadventures -- in the outdoors. Hear the stories behind the titling of Angry Moose Scrambled Eggs and Poison Ivy Pesto with Shrimp. Learn why outdoor writer Tim Cahill needs Fat Cocoa to guarantee a warm night's sleep; understand the expedition fare philosophy of mountaineer Jim Whittaker; and why Celebration Cous Cous was special for writer-conservationists Laura and Guy Waterman. Each of these recipes has been tested by Mountaineers Books staff and friends.
A Zoologist on Baffin Island 1953
Title | A Zoologist on Baffin Island 1953 PDF eBook |
Author | Adam Watson |
Publisher | Paragon Publishing |
Pages | 244 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1907611703 |
The author spent four months in Baffin Island during 1953 as zoologist on a big expedition by the Arctic Institute of North America, where he concentrated on studying birds and mammals. With Inuit hunter Samo he travelled by dog-sledge on the sea-ice of coast and fjord. Afterwards he crossed the mountains alone in deep snow to reach the site of his summer camp in a valley among some of the most spectacular peaks in the world. There he worked for most of the summer, usually alone. The valley and others nearby were and still are uninhabited, and expedition members trod many places which had not been under human foot in recent centuries. His book is of special interest because of the many changes since, with the Inuit now mostly in towns with modern facilities and airports, and using motor sledges for hunting. The author writes of many exciting days studying arctic animals, sometimes working with Swiss botanist Fritz Schwarzenbach and others, and walking with heavy loads, sometimes in risky conditions. The beauty of the Arctic inspired and energised him. He writes vividly about the magnificent landscape, the 24-hour daylight, the endless variety of weather, snow and ice, the wonderful plants and animals in the brief summer of the far north.
American Book Publishing Record
Title | American Book Publishing Record PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1392 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | American literature |
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The Library Journal
Title | The Library Journal PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 996 |
Release | 1998-10 |
Genre | Libraries |
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Includes, beginning Sept. 15, 1954 (and on the 15th of each month, Sept.-May) a special section: School library journal, ISSN 0000-0035, (called Junior libraries, 1954-May 1961). Also issued separately.
The Cumulative Book Index
Title | The Cumulative Book Index PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 2520 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | American literature |
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