London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1974, 2nd or 3rd UK printing. 190 pp with many b/w illustrations. Blue cloth hardcover with dust jacket. Jacket may have faded spine. Book is Fine.
The story of mountain rescue work in Scotland by the then leader of the Glencoe Mountain Rescue team. They include climbers hit by avalanches, trapped in various gullies, one party that fell 1,000 feet down a gully, and a curious improvised rescue that involved 'liberating' a local boat from its boat-house! Tales of extreme bravery.