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description: * 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 discussedGlacier Travel and Crevasse Rescue is a comprehensive course in understanding glaciers, crossing them, avoiding crevasses, and rescuing crevasse victims. Topics covered 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.
language: English
title: Brand: Mountaineers Books Glacier Travel & Crevasse Rescue, 2nd Ed
titlecomplete: Brand: Mountaineers Books Glacier Travel & Crevasse Rescue, 2nd Ed
genres: Outdoors, Climbing, Mountaineering
ratings_count: 74
publisher: Mountaineers Books