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Hiking and Trail Safety in South Africa

Hybrid Learning Solutions · e-book

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About this book

A practical, South African guide to hiking safely, for beginners, families, church and club groups, and anyone who wants to go further. Twelve chapters follow a bank teller who takes her church group into the Magaliesberg, a Pretoria teacher and his teenage son preparing for a three-day Drakensberg hut trail, a Cape Town walking-club member building up to Table Mountain, and the mountain guide and rescue volunteer who advises them: why hike, and the four habits of plan, tell, turn back and report back; fitness and a training plan; clothing, layers, boots and blisters; the ten essentials, water, food and packing a pack; trail grades, estimating time and turn-around times; maps, compass, phones and what to do if you are lost; weather, lightning, rivers and veld fires; heat illness and hypothermia; snakes, ticks, bees, blister bush and baboons; personal safety and respecting communities; first aid and calling mountain rescue; and Leave No Trace, clubs and becoming a registered guide. It teaches no climbing or abseiling, and its first aid points you to a proper course. 30 diagrams and photographs, worked examples, practice exercises with answers, kit and first aid checklists, a hike plan to leave at home, emergency and rescue numbers, a weather signs table, a snake guide, an eight-week walking plan, a glossary, where to get help, and 144 Exam prep questions. A Skills Series title. Lecturers: a free Facilitator Guide (session plans built around a hiker's file, safety rules for practical walks, teaching notes and every answer) is available to colleges registered with HybridE. To register your college, contact Thandeka on 073 431 6763.

What is inside

  1. Chapter 1: Why Hike, and Hiking Safely
  2. Chapter 2: Fitness and Getting Ready
  3. Chapter 3: Clothing and Footwear
  4. Chapter 4: Packs and Equipment
  5. Chapter 5: Choosing and Planning a Hike
  6. Chapter 6: Finding Your Way
  7. Chapter 7: Weather and Mountain Hazards
  8. Chapter 8: Water, Food, Heat and Cold
  9. Chapter 9: Snakes, Insects, Plants and Animals
  10. Chapter 10: Personal Safety on the Trail
  11. Chapter 11: First Aid and Emergencies
  12. Chapter 12: Leave No Trace, Trail Manners and Next Steps
  13. Appendix: Checklists, Plans, Numbers, Guides, Glossary and Where to Get Help

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