Publications: Tutorials and Course Notes

The following course notes and tutorials were provided to the MDT by individuals and Service Providers. It may be downloaded freely in the interest of mountain education and safety. All the downloads are in PDF format.

Navigation & Route Planning
    1) Map datum by Rob Thomas

First Aid & Health
    1) Snake bite by Dr Arthur Morgan
    2) Altitude illness adapted from the Merck Manual
    3) Hypothermia by Andrew Friedemann
    4) Instructions for using an Epipen from epipen.com

Campcraft and Hiking Skills

    1) Notes on campsite selection by Gavin Raubenheimer

Mountain Hazards

Mountain Weather

Access & Conservation

Equipment

Abseiling

    1) A guide to long and extreme abseils by Jacques Raubenheimer

Rock Climbing

    1) General notes for Rock Climbing Instructors by Gavin Raubenheimer
    2) Long mountain routes, speeding things up by Gavin Raubenheimer