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Mountain safety manual to help novices and those with some experience to enjoy the NZ bush. It seeks to outline the best accepted practice and to provide up-to-date information on new techniques, clothing, equipment and ideas. Looks at river crossing, care for the environment, managing risk in the outdoors, wasps, giardia, navigation and location awareness, fires, stoves, weather, shelter, food, tramping skills, survival, loss of route, emergencies, river and waterway safety, first aid, above the bushline, and search and rescue.