Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain - Softcover

Tremper, Bruce

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0898868343 ISBN 13: 9780898868340

Publisher: Mountaineers Books, 2001

Synopsis

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&w photographs.

About this title

About the Author:

BRUCE TREMPER is the director of the Forest Service Utah Avalanche Center and coordinated backcountry avalanche safety preparations for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City. He is one of the nation's foremost experts on avalanches, and has appeared in news reports and documentaries produced by National Geographic, PBS, and Discovery Channel, among others.

Review:

"The textbook for course instructors." -- Skiing Magazine

If [you have room] for just one avalanche safety book, you will be well served by [this book]. -- Couloir

Just about everything a book can teach you about avalanche safety. -- Ogden Standard-Examiner

About this edition

• Publisher: Mountaineers Books
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0898868343
• ISBN 13: 9780898868340
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 284