Description
Glacier Travel & Crevasse Rescue, this 2nd edition Includes expanded and updated information on technical improvements and safety. New sidebars provide extra lessons on techniques presented in 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;
Glacier skiing and sled hauling.
Sidebars feature descriptions of accidents and near-accidents to emphasize the importance of the techniques presented
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;
Glacier skiing and sled hauling.
Sidebars feature descriptions of accidents and near-accidents to emphasize the importance of the techniques presented
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