9780898866582-0898866588-Glacier Travel & Crevasse Rescue: Reading Glaciers, Team Travel, Crevasse Rescue Techniques, Routefinding, Expedition Skills 2nd Edition

Glacier Travel & Crevasse Rescue: Reading Glaciers, Team Travel, Crevasse Rescue Techniques, Routefinding, Expedition Skills 2nd Edition

ISBN-13: 9780898866582
ISBN-10: 0898866588
Edition: 2
Author: Andy Selters, Andrew Selters
Publication date: 1999
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Format: Paperback 144 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780898866582
ISBN-10: 0898866588
Edition: 2
Author: Andy Selters, Andrew Selters
Publication date: 1999
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Format: Paperback 144 pages

Summary

Glacier Travel & Crevasse Rescue: Reading Glaciers, Team Travel, Crevasse Rescue Techniques, Routefinding, Expedition Skills 2nd Edition (ISBN-13: 9780898866582 and ISBN-10: 0898866588), written by authors Andy Selters, Andrew Selters, was published by Mountaineers Books in 1999. With an overall rating of 3.8 stars, it's a notable title among other Mountaineering & Climbing (Outdoor Recreation) books. You can easily purchase or rent Glacier Travel & Crevasse Rescue: Reading Glaciers, Team Travel, Crevasse Rescue Techniques, Routefinding, Expedition Skills 2nd Edition (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Mountaineering & Climbing books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.59.

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* 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 discussed



Glacier Travel and Crevasse Rescue is a comprehensive course in understanding glaciers, crossing them, avoiding crevasses, and rescuing crevasse victims. Topics covered include: 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.


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