Glacier Travel and Crevasse Rescue
Second Edition
Nonfiction, Sports, Winter Sports, Outdoors, Mountaineering, Outdoor Skills
| Author: | Andy Selters | ISBN: | 9781594851872 |
| Publisher: | The Mountaineers Books | Publication: | February 9, 2012 |
| Imprint: | The Mountaineers Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Andy Selters |
| ISBN: | 9781594851872 |
| Publisher: | The Mountaineers Books |
| Publication: | February 9, 2012 |
| Imprint: | The Mountaineers Books |
| Language: | English |
- Includes expanded and updated information on technical improvements and safety
- New sidebars provide extra lessons on techniques presented
- Larger 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/.
- Includes expanded and updated information on technical improvements and safety
- New sidebars provide extra lessons on techniques presented
- Larger 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/.
