1 20 Mountain T ra v el All areas in W est ern Canada abo v e timberline present special diffculties and hazards Man y of the t ec hniques used t o o v er come the diffculties are learned only thr ough pr oper training and instruction and the judgment necessar y t o recognize man y danger s comes with e xperience in mountain tra v el These no t es are no t a substitut e f or practical instruction or e xperience It is desir ab le tha t p ar ties w or kin g in high a n d ru gged moun tain s ha v e se v era l people on the cr e w who ar e tr a in ed in moun ta in eer in g Special Clo thing Boo ts Medium t o hea vy duty mountaineering boo ts are mandat or y Such boo ts should ha v e padded sides that are higher than the ankle and stif f and rugged soles Clo thi n g Mount ain w eather is un predictable and of t en cold and windy e v en in summer Clo thes must pr o t ect against rain wind sno w and sun F or w armth se v eral light er garments that can be la y ered are pref erable t o one hea vy it em Clo thing made of feece is e x cellent and has largely supplant ed w ool Fleece is w arm du rable and dries q uickly Co tt on clo thing has good durability and of f er s pr o t ection fr om wind but is useless when w e t and is v er y slo w t o dr y W arm mitt ens and a t oq ue should be in y our pack A highq uality goret e x or eq uiv alent jack e t and rain pants will cut the wind and k eep out most rain A rain pr oof coat ed n ylon p a r k a o r ano rak will k e e p o ut the rain bu t k e e ps the pe r spiratio n in