Staying alive in avalanche terrain
Subtitle: how the pros keep themselves and others alive
By: by Bruce Tremper.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Seattle
Language: eng
Subjects: Mountaineering -- Safety measures; Avalanches -- Safety measures
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Avalanche basics; title: How avalanches work; title: Terrain management; title: Weather; title: Snowpack; title: Stability; title: Hazard evaluation; title: Routefinding and safe travel rituals; title: Rescue; title: The human factor; title: Appendix. United States avalanche danger descriptors.