CONTENTS Mountain Safety (Winter) Cold Weather Clothing and Personal Equipment Cold Weather Mountain Leadership Challenges Mountain Health Awareness Winter Warfighting Load Requirements Military Ski Equipment Mountain Weather Mountain Casualty Evacuations (Winter) Avalanche Snow Stability Evaluation Avalanche Search Organization Avalanche Transceivers Military Snowshoes Military Ski Movement Skijoring Marine Corps Cold Weather Infantry Kit Ten Man Tent and Yukon Stove Space Heater Arctic Bivouac Routine Sled Movement Light and Noise Discipline in a Winter Environment Camouflage, Cover, and Concealment Defensive Positions and Field Fortifications Route Planning in Cold Weather Operations Cold Weather Patrolling Ice Reconnaissance and Breaching Cold Weather Navigation Effects of Cold Weather on Infantry Weapons and Optics Communications Considerations in a Cold Weather Environment Winter Tracking Mountain Logistical Considerations Cold Weather and Mountain Help Operations Cold Weather Considerations for NBC Defense Fire Support in a Cold Weather Environment Cold Weather and Mountain Operational Planning Planning Cold Weather Offensive Operations Planning Cold Weather Defensive Operations Cold Weather Considerations for the 12 Patrol Steps Requirements for Survival Expedient Shelters and Fires Survival Navigation Survival Signalling and Recovery Water Procurement Expedient Snowshoes Crossing Obstacles in Winter Bibliography of References

CONTENTS Mountain Safety Mountain Health Awareness Mountain Leadership Challenges Mountain Weather Summer Warfighting Load Requirements MAC Kit Nomenclature and Care of Mountaineering Equipment Rope Management Movement in Mountainous Terrain Mountain Casualty Evacuations Natural and Artificial Anchors Stream Crossing Mechanical Advantage One Rope Bridge A-Frames Vertical Hauling Lines Suspension Traverse Establishment of Rappel Points and Rappelling Balance Climbing Top Roping Sit Harness Placing Protection Belaying for Party Climbing Party Climbing Military Aid Climbing Alternative Belays and Anchors Rescue Techniques for Party Climbing Steep Earth Climbing Tree Climbing Techniques Fixed Rope Installation Cliff Reconnaissance Cliff Assault Geology and Glaciology Ice Ax Techniques Step Kicking and Cutting Crampon Techniques Glissading and Arrest Positions Glacier Travel Specific Snow and Ice Equipment Establishing Anchors on Snow and Ice Requirements for Survival Water Procurement Survival Navigation Expedient Shelters and Fires Survival Diet Signaling and Recovery COMM Considerations in a CW Environment Wave Propagation, Antenna Theory and Expediant Antennas Mountain Logistical Considerations Cold Weather and Mountain Helicopter Operations Introduction to Animal Packing Mountain Patrolling Considerations Weapons Considerations in Mountainous Terrain Route Planning and Selection in Mountain Operations Bibliography of References Appendix 1 Sl-3 MAC Kit Appendix 2 MAC Kit Care and Maintenance Manual