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

• GLACIER TRVL & CREVASSE RESCUE

<br><br />* Technical advice for traveling safely on glaciers and how to perform a rescue should the worst happen<br><br />* Sidebars provide extra lessons on techniques presented<br><br />* Large format with photographs showing the techniques discussed<br> <br /><br><br /><I>Glacier Travel and Crevasse Rescue</I> 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.<br><br /><br>