Glacier Travel & Crevasse Rescue

Glacier Travel & Crevasse Rescue
Author: Andy Selters
Publisher: The Mountaineers Books
Total Pages: 148
Release: 1999-11-30
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1594851875


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* Technical advice for traveling safely on glaciers and how to perform a rescue should the worst happen * Sidebars provide extra lessons on techniques presented * Large format with photographs showing the techniques discussed 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.


Glacier Travel & Crevasse Rescue
Language: en
Pages: 148
Authors: Andy Selters
Categories: Sports & Recreation
Type: BOOK - Published: 1999-11-30 - Publisher: The Mountaineers Books

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* Technical advice for traveling safely on glaciers and how to perform a rescue should the worst happen * Sidebars provide extra lessons on techniques presented
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Pages: 0
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Categories: Poetry
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-06-02 - Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

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Pages: 0
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Categories: Antarctica
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Language: en
Pages: 346
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