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The more you know about snow stability, the better your travel and rescue skills. And the sharper your decision making, the better youll be able to avoid avalanche danger and have more fun in the winter backcountry. In Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain, 3rd Edition, acclaimed snow and avalanche expert Bruce Tremper provides easy-to-understand avalanche safety tips and skills, including the latest snow research and techniques for evaluating snowpack,...
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This second addition addresses the problem of stability evaluation for backcountry powder-hounds while maintaining the philosophy of avoiding avalanche accidents by observation, recognition of avalanche terrain, and good routefinding for the more conservative ski tourer. Essential reading for anyone who ventures 9into avalanche terrain.
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2024.
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"The world of climbing self-rescue is ever-changing, but the constant is that techniques need to be something that climbers can use in the real world with the gear they already have with them. Elite climber Ian Nicholson has written Climbing self-rescue with this in mind, offering technical systems that follow patterns that are easy to remember and that can be applied to solve a wide range of problems. This lavishly illustrated guide teaches the skills...