Winter is upon us and many of us will be out in the hills having fun and the occasional epic that will be fun in the retelling. Before you get on the snow and ice, make sure you are schooled up on keeping yourself safe.
In this three-part series we are looking at how to keep warm, understand hypothermia and manage an emergency situation in cold conditions.
If one was to create a bachelor’s degree for the Canterbury mountain ranges, Alpine Panorama could be the textbook laying the foundation. With richly illustrated sections on everything from historic, ecological and geological context to mapping, charts, planning and access, no area is left unmentioned.
Winter has arrived and many of us will be out in the hills having fun...
Winter has arrived and many of us will be out in the hills having fun...
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