Overview
-Step-by-step methods for creating shelters, crossing rivers, making fires, and finding food and water in natural environments
How to tailor gear to terrain
Learn to navigate by the planets and stars
First aid and handling medical emergencies
As a reaction to high-tech pressures, people are turning to the outdoors for release and spending more and more time there. Adventurers must be prepared to handle unexpected situations and emergencies at any time and place. Outdoor Survival covers in depth the essentials for surviving in unknown terrain.
Garth Hattingh has been involved in outdoor and adventure activities such as rock climbing, hiking, and mountain rescue for over 30 years. He has climbed extensively in Europe and North and South America. He is author of The Climber's Handbook and Rock & Wall Climbing.