Mountaineering - General & Miscellaneous, Natural Disasters - General & Miscellaneous
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Overview
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.Book Details
Published
October 1, 2001
Publisher
Mountaineers Books
Pages
284
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780898868340