The following information is particularly useful for people wanting to become
Guides and is made freely available to you from this site.
We are regularly asked what books Learners can get to help them with their
upcoming assessments and general knowledge. The first two rows of books are
where we have taken most of the theoretical questions from and the recommended
reading list will provide much additional info.
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great book with lots of info for hiking. This is for everyone.
Order from:
Kalahari
Amazon
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Everything you ever needed to know about navigation in
Southern Africa
Order from:
Wildways
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Fantastic all round book for all hiking, climbing abseiling
and kloofing guides
Order from:
Kalahari
Amazon |
Really good technical book for all abseil and climbing
guides. Includes some info for hikers as well
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Kalahari
Amazon |
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From the MLTB this is excellent for all abseil and climbing
guides
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Kalahari |
A must for all hikers. Has a definite leadership aspect to
it. Also from the MLTB
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Kalahari |
This updated edition provides a guide to the art of "going"
out-of-doors. It deals with the when's, where's, how, and what-knows, with
chapters such as "Anatomy of a crap" and "For women only: How not to pee in
your boots".
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Kalahari
Amazon |
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 Although written for field guides, this book is excellent for
all adventure guides.
Order from:
Kalahari
Amazon |
 Brand
new on the market and to the same high standards of the Wilderness Education
Association
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Amazon |
 This
book is written for those climbers starting out on their instructing career.
Order from:
Kalahari
Amazon |
 A great book with lots of info for hiking guides. Do not let
the "Beginners" title fool you. This is for everyone.
E Book |
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 A classic book
on leadership and mountain craft in its own right.
Order from:
Kalahari
Amazon
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 Climbing
Self Rescue: Improvising Solutions for Serious Situations
Order from:
Kalahari
Amazon |
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Amazon
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 This
completely revised and updated edition brings together in a single volume
the anchoring systems from the first edition of Climbing Anchors and More
Climbing Anchors.
Order from:
Kalahari
Amazon |
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 Travel at high Altitude
Free - Required for altitude endorsement
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South African Mountain Leadership Guide
Available free of charge from the MDT. Visit
www.samdt.co.za |
 Surviving
a Career in the Adventure Industry.
A must read for anyone working in Adventure
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Amazon
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The simple and thematically presented text is both easy to
read and to understand. Particularly useful for level 2 guides doing their
full national certificate
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Kalahari |
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