Free PDF for the back-country

The tried and true list of Ten Essentials was developed by the Seattle-based Mountaineers club, and has been updated since it first originated in the 1930s. It was created to answer two basic questions:

First, can you respond positively to an accident or emergency?
Second, can you safely spend a night-or more-out?

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