Natural shelters: rock, roots, trees, caves, coast and bothies
40 min
The fastest shelter is one that already exists. A big boulder that breaks the wind, a dense spruce whose low branches keep the snow off the ground beneath, a dry overhang, a stone hut with a door. In bad weather, with a casualty or with the light going, finding one of these can save you hours of work and a great deal of heat.
In this lesson
Rock overhangs and boulder lees
Using them
Common mistakes
Root plates of fallen trees
The danger first
Using a root plate
Evergreen cover and hollow trees
Using evergreen cover
Caves and their risks
If you use a cave
Coastal and beach shelters
Choosing and building on the coast
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