Medicine for Mountaineering ~ 1967 1st Ed Wilderness Survival Book ~ The Mountaineers

📌 Features:
✔ First Edition (1967) – Published by The Mountaineers, Seattle WA
✔ Expert Medical Guide – Edited by Dr. James A. Wilkerson, UCLA School of Medicine
✔ Hardcover, 470 Pages – Clean interior, minor corner wear on cover

📜 Description:
This 1967 first edition of Medicine for Mountaineering, edited by Dr. James A. Wilkerson, is a pioneering reference for wilderness medicine. Published by The Mountaineers of Seattle, this guide was created by and for serious climbers, backpackers, and expedition leaders.

With chapters covering diagnosis, trauma, burns, high altitude illness, and frostbite, it’s a comprehensive survival manual rooted in real alpine experience. Perfect for collectors of vintage outdoor literature, wilderness first aid, or Northwest mountaineering history.

🖼️ What You’ll Receive:
One original 1967 hardcover medical/outdoor reference book, carefully packaged in archival wrapping with a rigid mailer.

📚 Collector Appeal:
The Mountaineers are legendary in the climbing community, and their early publications—especially first editions like this—are treasured by survivalists, scouts, and collectors of vintage alpine gear and knowledge. A rugged classic of outdoor preparedness!

🔑 Keywords:
1967 first edition, wilderness medicine, mountaineering, outdoor survival, high altitude, alpine first aid, frostbite, emergency care, climbing injuries, The Mountaineers, Dr. James Wilkerson