INDEX
INDEX Bold page numbers indicate main passages on the subject. Italic page numbers indicate photographs.
A
C
access 15–19
campsites 91, 175
accidents 210–212 aiming off 138 aircraft, communicating with 217–220 altimeters 148
carbon monoxide poisoning 92, 180 cellphones 74, 108, 216 children 152, 246 clothing 51–58, 162, 192, 260–262
GPS altitude function 149–150
emergency add-ons 205
attack points 139
for gorge trips 245
avalanches 91, 116, 190, 193 checking before trip 33, 34, 225
materials 53–54, 55 clouds 98–101, 103–106 clubs 14
B
communications devices 72–74, 108, 216, 226
batteries 74–75
conservation parks 17, 129
bearings (in navigation) 123–128, 139–147
contact person 33, 215–216
compasses 124–128, 139–147, 242 care of 126–127 weighted 124
back bearings 145–147
contour lines 134
converting 229
cooking 85–86, 92 equipment 67–71, 85
following a bearing 144–145 grid bearings 139–143
cryptosporidium 178–179
magnetic bearings 229–237 bee and wasp stings 215 billies 63, 71, 80, 85 bivvy bags 67
D
blisters 183, 213 bluffs 182 boots 56, 56–57, 183, 192
dehydration 81, 191, 214 Department of Conservation (DOC) 16, 17, 34
braided rivers 161
desserts 85
breakfasts 81
detours 146–147, 235–236
bridges 175–176
didymo 27–28
burns 214
dinners 84–85
bushline, travelling above 47, 81, 99, 100–101,
dogs 16–18
120, 189–198, 190 clothing for 54, 56, 184, 192, 262
drinks 81, 191–192 containers 72 261