Learn How to Read Maps, Cross Challenging Terrain, and Find Shelter, Water and Food.
Your essential pocket guide to:
- Planning and advance preparation
- Coping with hostile behaviour
- Environment-specific tips
- Psychological aspects of survival
- Emergencies and seeking help
This is an indispensable guide to preparing yourself for the challenges of the great outdoors, while providing practical, down-to-earth advice for coping with disaster situations.
Vital elements such as building shelters and bridges, river-crossing and firemaking techniques, navigation, basic knots and lashings, and improvisation receive considerable attention in this compact but very handy pocket guide.
Also included is expert guidance by Dr Lance Michell on how to deal with medical emergencies.
Clear, authoritative text, well illustrated with colour photography and numerous illustrations, make this informative and entertaining guide an invaluable addition to any adventurer's or outdoor enthusiast's backpack.
