Mountain Leader Book (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781410108845)

CONTENTS Mountain Safety Mountain Health Awareness Mountain Leadership Challenges Mountain Weather Summer Warfighting Load Requirements MAC Kit Nomenclature and Care of Mountaineering Equipment Rope Management Movement in Mountainous Terrain Mountain Casualty Evacuations Natural and Artificial Anchors Stream Crossing Mechanical Advantage One Rope Bridge A-Frames Vertical Hauling Lines Suspension Traverse Establishment of Rappel Points and Rappelling Balance Climbing Top Roping Sit Harness Placing Protection Belaying for Party Climbing Party Climbing Military Aid Climbing Alternative Belays and Anchors Rescue Techniques for Party Climbing Steep Earth Climbing Tree Climbing Techniques Fixed Rope Installation Cliff Reconnaissance Cliff Assault Geology and Glaciology Ice Ax Techniques Step Kicking and Cutting Crampon Techniques Glissading and Arrest Positions Glacier Travel Specific Snow and Ice Equipment Establishing Anchors on Snow and Ice Requirements for Survival Water Procurement Survival Navigation Expedient Shelters and Fires Survival Diet Signaling and Recovery COMM Considerations in a CW Environment Wave Propagation, Antenna Theory and Expediant Antennas Mountain Logistical Considerations Cold Weather and Mountain Helicopter Operations Introduction to Animal Packing Mountain Patrolling Considerations Weapons Considerations in Mountainous Terrain Route Planning and Selection in Mountain Operations Bibliography of References Appendix 1 Sl-3 MAC Kit Appendix 2 MAC Kit Care and Maintenance Manual

Author: U S Marine Corps
ISBN-10: 1410108848
ISBN-13: 9781410108845
Publisher: Fredonia Books (NL)
Language: English
Published: 06/30/2005
Pages: 752
Format: Paperback
Weight: 3.66lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.25w x 1.50d