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Author Name: McClung, David; Schaerer, Peter
Title: The Avalanche Handbook
Binding: Soft Cover
Book Condition: New
Edition: Third edition
Publisher: Seattle, WA, U.S.A. The Mountaineers 2006
ISBN Number: 0898868092 / 9780898868098
Seller ID: 0092411
This fully revised and rewritten edition of the Handbook continues as the unrivaled resource for comprehensive information on avalanches and snow safety. New information on the unique characteristics of alpine snow, snow slab instability, terrain variables, skier triggering of avalanches, and the nature of avalanche motion. Brand-new chapters on the elements of backcountry avalanche forecasting and the decision-making process. This is the text used by search and rescue professionals, ski patrol groups, and outdoor education programs. Technical yet accessible, The Avalanche Handbook, 3rd Edition, covers the formation, character, effects, and control of avalanches; rescue techniques; and research on understanding and surviving avalanches. Illustrated with nearly 200 updated illustrations, photos and examples, the revised edition offers exhaustive information on contributing weather and climate factors, snowpack analysis, the newest transceiver search techniques, and preventative and protective measures, including avalanche zoning and control.
AVALANCHES NATURE NATURAL DISASTERS WEATHER SNOW PACK SAFETY SURVIVAL EDUCATION MOUNTAIN MOUNTAINEERING
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25.95 CDN
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