Climbing: Expedition PlanningThe Mountaineers Books, 2003 - 221 Seiten * Loaded with advice, practical examples and anecdotes for planning an expedition * Addresses both large and small expedition groups * Packed with demonstrative photographs, questionnaires, and a thorough checklist Climbing: Expedition Planning covers everything from where and when to go, to how to build a team by considering strengths, personalities, leadership skills, motivation, and commitment. It provides comprehensive information on all the elements of an expedition you need to consider including gear, medicine, food, permits, visas, length and timing of expedition, transportation, rescue options, porters and guides, and expedition style types. |
Inhalt
WHAT IS AN EXPEDITION? | 14 |
THE OBJECTIVE | 16 |
A MATTER OF TIMING | 20 |
A MATTER OF RISK | 22 |
A MATTER OF STYLE | 25 |
DEFINING THE MISSION | 36 |
Teamwork Is Everything | 42 |
SIZE MATTERS | 43 |
SLEEPING SYSTEMS | 140 |
CLIMBING GEAR | 141 |
THE OTHER STUFF | 145 |
Power Eating | 152 |
DINING UP TO BASE | 153 |
MOUNTAIN FOOD | 154 |
MOUNTAIN MENUS | 159 |
POWER SHOPPING | 162 |
CREATING THE TEAM | 45 |
LEADERSHIP | 52 |
FACT FINDING | 58 |
TRAVEL SMARTS | 60 |
KNOW YOUR MOUNTAIN | 68 |
TIME FLIES | 84 |
MONEY MATTERS | 88 |
Home to Base Camp | 98 |
ON THE MOVE | 99 |
THE APPROACH TREK | 104 |
AT BASE CAMP | 106 |
Base Camp to Summit THE LOWER MOUNTAIN | 116 |
THE MOUNTAIN KITCHEN | 120 |
HIGH ON THE PEAK | 124 |
Personal Gear CLOTHING | 132 |
PACKS | 138 |
COUNTDOWN | 166 |
TAKEOFF | 168 |
THE APPROACH TREK | 172 |
IN BASE CAMP | 178 |
THE CLIMB | 181 |
THE DESCENT | 189 |
EMERGENCIES | 191 |
AFTER THE CLIMB | 194 |
AFTER THE EXPEDITION | 195 |
Questionnaires | 198 |
Resources | 204 |
Gear Checklist | 208 |
Medical Supplies | 212 |
Index | 215 |
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Seite 8 - You cannot stay on the summit forever; you have to come down again. So why bother in the first place? Just this: What is above knows what is below, but what is below does not know what is above. One climbs, one sees, one descends; one sees no longer, but one has seen.
Seite 8 - There is an art of conducting oneself in the lower regions by the memory of what one saw higher up. When one can no longer see, one can at least still know.
Seite 220 - In 1992 he and his partners made the first winter traverse of the Cathedral Group in the Grand Tetons, and in 1993 Phil became one of a handful of Americans to summit K2.