Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain - Softcover

Tremper, Bruce

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0898868343 ISBN 13: 9780898868340

Publisher: Mountaineers Books, 2001

Synopsis

-- Ideal for snowboarders, snowshoers, skiers, climbers, hikers, and others -- Provides step-by-step instruction for determining avalanche hazards, using safe travel techniques, and making effective rescues 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. Avalanche: Beating the Odds 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.

About this title

Review:

No one who plays in mountain snow should leave home without having studied this book. --Rocky Mountain News

About the Author:

Bruce Tremper is the director of the Forest Service Utah Avalanche Center and coordinated backcountry avalanche safety preparations for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City. He is one of the nation's foremost experts on avalanches, and has appeared in news reports and documentaries produced by National Geographic, PBS, and Discovery Channel, among others.

About this edition

• Publisher: Mountaineers Books
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0898868343
• ISBN 13: 9780898868340
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 227