Description: Further DetailsTitle: Staying Alive in Avalanche TerrainCondition: NewEAN: 9781680511383ISBN: 9781680511383Publisher: Mountaineers BooksFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 08/10/2018Language: EnglishGenre: Sports & HobbiesAuthor: Bruce TremperDescription: The more you know about snow stability, the better your travel and rescue skills. And the sharper your decision making, the better you'll be able to avoid avalanche danger and have more fun in the winter backcountry. In Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain, 3rd Edition, acclaimed snow and avalanche expert Bruce Tremper provides easy-to-understand avalanche safety tips and skills, including the latest snow research and techniques for evaluating snowpack, as well how to rescue companions in the event of an avalanche. Other topics include: How to evaluate terrain and decide whether it's safe or dangerousHow avalanches workHow to test snow stabilityHow to control your exposure and lower your riskSafe travel techniquesWhat to do if you're caught in an avalancheSearch-and-rescue strategiesManaging the human factors that contribute to accidents This fully revised and updated third edition of Bruce's best-selling book is organized according to the structure of American Avalanche Association classes, and all topics have been updated and reviewed by peer experts. This edition also features a wholly new chapter in which Bruce pulls all the pieces together to create an organized, step-by-step system for making decisions off, and on, the mountain. As Rocky Mountain News proclaimed, "No one who plays in the mountain snow should leave home without having studied this book." Clear, comprehensive, and engaging, Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain shares everything skiers, snowboarders, and other backcountry travelers need to know to stay safe in the mountains.Country/Region of Manufacture: USRelease Year: 2018 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain
Title: Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain
EAN: 9781680511383
ISBN: 9781680511383
Release Date: 08/10/2018
Release Year: 2018
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Edition: 3
Book Title: Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain : 3rd Edition
Number of Pages: 352 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Mountaineers Books, T.H.E.
Item Height: 0.7 in
Topic: Natural Disasters, Mountaineering
Publication Year: 2018
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Nature, Sports & Recreation
Item Weight: 16.6 Oz
Author: Bruce Tremper
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
