Glacier Travel and Crevasse Rescue
Second Edition
Andy Selters
This book is available for download with iBooks on your Mac or iOS device, and with iTunes on your computer. Books can be read with iBooks on your Mac or iOS device.
Description
Includes expanded and updated information on technical improvements and safetyNew sidebars provide extra lessons on techniques presentedLarger format with more photographs Glacier Travel and Crevasse Rescue is a comprehensive course in understanding glaciers, crossing them, avoiding crevasses, and rescuing crevasse victims. Topics covered include: how glaciers form and how crevasses develop; basic principles of glacier travel; route finding; knots and harnesses; holding a fall; rescue techniques, including self-belay and what a victim should do; and glacier skiing and sled hauling. Sidebars feature descriptions of accidents and near-accidents to emphasize the importance of the techniques presented.
For more information about the author, visit his web site at www.home.earthlink.net/~wndhorse/Vision%20Quest/.

- $9.99
- Category: Winter Sports
- Published: Feb 09, 2012
- Publisher: The Mountaineers Books
- Seller: Ingram DV LLC
- Print Length: 144 Pages
- Language: English
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