Mountaineers Books Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain - 3rd Edition
Filled with easy-to-understand avalanche safety tips and skills for winter backcountry adventures, Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain helps you hone evaluate conditions and make safer decisions.
- This course textbook is organized according to the structure of American Avalanche Association classes
- Includes information on how to evaluate the safety of terrain conditions, how avalanches work, how to test snow stability and how to control your exposure and lower your risk
Made in USA.
In Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain, 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, as well how to rescue companions in the event of an avalanche.
This fully revised and updated 3rd edition of Bruce's bestselling book is organized according to the structure of American Avalanche Association classes, and all topics have been updated and reviewed by peer experts. This edition also features a wholly new chapter in which Bruce pulls all the pieces together to create an organized, step-by-step system for making decisions off, and on, the mountain.
| Best Use | Backcountry Skiing Snowsports |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 9 x 6 inches |
| Author(s) | Bruce Tremper |
| Number of Pages | 352 |
| Format | Paperback |
| ISBN-13 | 9781680511383 |
| Publisher | Mountaineers Books |
| Copyright Year | 2018 |
| Sustainability | Contains recycled materials |
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Essential Reading - Brilliantly Done
If you venture in any kind of vertical snowy terrain this comprehensive guide is an essential read. Clearly explanatory without being overly technical, discusses all aspects of avalanches, from the evolution of snow crystals in a snowpack to avoiding and reacting to a snowy torrent. Lots of excellent photography and illustrations. Highly recommended for everyone from grizzled winter mountaineers to back-country beginners.
Highly Recommended
I reread this book every year before ski season. This book greatly complements Avy 1 and Avy 2. If you are venturing into the backcountry, read this book first.
great read
Great educational book on avalanches in the backcountry
Must read if you venture into the Backcountry
How can you say anything bad about this book. It's filled with valuable, up to date information that will help stack the odds in your favor while adventuring in the backcountry. Bruce Tremper shares his wisdom and knowledge which was gained from years and years of avalanche experience.