Glacier Travel & Crevasse Rescue

 

Product Description

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.

• Includes expanded and updated information on technical improvements and safety
  
• New sidebars provide extra lessons on techniques presented
  
• Larger format with more photographs

Features

Price: $19.95
Paperback: 144 pages
Publisher: Mountaineers Books; 2 Upd Sub edition (January 31, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0898866588
ISBN-13: 978-0898866582
Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 0.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces

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