Mountaineering Methodology - Part 2 - Gear and Accessories

Book excerpt: Mountaineering Methodology is a textbook intended for beginners and advanced climbers who wish to devote themselves to mountaineering in its various forms, whether rock climbing, artificial climbing walls, ascents in the mountains up rock, snow, and ice, or protected routes (klettersteig, via ferrata). In the second section, Gear and Accessories, the items which you will need when mountaineering are described, both for summer and winter seasons. You will gain a basic overview of what items you can get and what they are for, and how this equipment works. This includes items both for rock climbing, mountain hiking, and climbing in the mountains. In addition to this general overview there are also certain specific products described in detail (mostly protection devices), which represent a specific type of construction shared by other products from other manufacturers.