Course Textbooks
Backcountry Skiing: Skills for Ski Touring and Ski Mountaineering
The comprehensive resource on backcountry skiing and snowboarding, including equipment, trip planning, techniques, and avalanche safety
Gym Climbing: Improve Technique, Movement, and Performance, 2nd Ed.
Once the first step toward climbing outdoors, gym climbing is now a sport all of its own and it’s popularity is growing!
Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills, 9th Edition
For nearly 60 years it’s been revered as the "bible" of mountaineering–and now it’s even better than ever.
Outdoor Leadership: Technique, Common Sense, & Self-Confidence
Essential handbook explores outdoor leadership skills and attributes, with strategies and personal anecdotes.
Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain, 3rd Edition
The nation’s best-selling avalanche safety book teaches recreationists how to enjoy the winter backcountry with confidence
Wilderness Navigation, 3rd Edition: Finding Your Way Using Map, Compass, Altimeter & GPS
Best-selling text on wilderness navigation has been updated and reorganized to make it easier to use and learn this vital backcountry skill