num_pages: 284
description: 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. Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain 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. 272 pages, 114 illustrations, 60 b&amp;w photographs.
language: English
title: Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain
titlecomplete: Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain
genres: Unfinished, Climbing, Science, Nature, Reference, Outdoors, Collections, Mountaineering, Nonfiction, Adventure
ratings_count: 740
publisher: Mountaineers Books