Chapter Contents
CHAPTER 11 Swamps, Marshes & Bogs
Swamps • Intertidal zone • Marshes • Bogs • Swamp travel • Fear • Camping • Shelter • Clothing • Food • Drinking water • Navigation • Quicksand • Poisonous plants • Snakes
CHAPTER 12 Desert Travel
Environment • Temperatures • Terrain • Mirage • Wildlife • Scorpions • Food • Weather • Sand dunes • Sandstorms • Travel • Navigation • Driving • Vehicle problems • Driving tips • Clothing • Footwear • Sunburn • Shelter • Heat • Water • Water indicators • Heat illness • Sun safety & UV radiation
CHAPTER 13 Hawaii Lava Hiking
Volcanic eruptions • Volcanism in Hawaii • Hiking in lava areas • Visiting a lava-flow field • Injuries • Mount Saint Helens • Volcano activity • Volcano glossary
CHAPTER 14 Mountain Weather & Route Planning
Travel • Terrain • Climate • Air • Winter at high elevations • Weather • Wind • Navigation • Route planning • Visibility • Survival shelter • Glaciers • Thunderstorms • Traveling storms • Chinook • Valley breeze • Solar heating • Gap winds • Local weather • Lightning • Flooding • Terminology
CHAPTER 15 Hill & Mountain Climbing
Klondike • Walking technique • Scree slopes • Talus slopes • Rock falls • Altimeter • Stream crossing • Ropes • Knots • Pitons, carabiners & chocks • Anchors • Rock climbing • Dangers • Belaying • Balance climbing • Ground rappelling • Winter climbing • Crampons • Steep slopes • Anchors • Ice screws • Glissading