Mountaineering Equipment Evaluation

Abstract

Pursuant to a request from US Army Natick Laboratories, the Arctic Institute of North America carried out testing and evaluation of certain commercially available mountaineering equipment, considered by the project investigator to be the best available on the commercial market today. This equipment was tested under varying climatic conditions and extremes in the St. Elias Mountains of the southwestern Yukon Territory, Canada. Tests were carried out in the low altitude forested region near Kluane Lake, in the medium altitude alpine environment of the central St. Elias Mountains, and in the severe high altitude polar environment of Canada's highest mountain, Mt. Logan.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0751902

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  • Joseph C. Labelle

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  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alloys
  • Altitude
  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Clothing
  • Cooling
  • Fabrics
  • Fiberglass
  • Fibers
  • High Altitude
  • Laminates
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • North America
  • Resistance
  • Standards
  • United States

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  • Materials Science
  • Polar and Arctic Studies