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9780898868340

Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain

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  • ISBN13:

    9780898868340

  • ISBN10:

    0898868343

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2001-10-01
  • Publisher: Mountaineers Books
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Summary

Winter recreation in the mountains has increased steadily over the past few years, and so has the number of deaths and injuries caused by avalanches. Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain covers everything you need to know to avoid trouble in avalanche terrain: what avalanches are and how they work, common myths, human activities that lead to avalanche trouble, what happens to victims when an avalanche occurs, and rescue techniques. Provides step- by-step instruction for determining avalanche hazards, using safe travel technique, and making effective rescues.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 4(1)
Introduction 5(15)
Avalanche Basics
20(14)
How Avalanches Work
34(27)
Terrain
61(27)
Weather
88(17)
Snowpack
105(36)
Stability
141(52)
Hazard Evaluation
193(11)
Routefinding and Safe Travel Rituals
204(20)
Rescue
224(28)
The Human Factor
252(18)
Appendix: United States Avalanche Danger Descriptors 270(1)
Glossary 271(5)
Bibliography 276(4)
Index 280

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