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Description for Avalanche Aware
Paperback. With this handy guide, winter recreationists can reduce the risk of accident and injury. The concise and simple text explains the dangers associated with avalanches and how to avoid them. Series: Kestrel. Num Pages: 104 pages, black & white illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: WSW; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 108 x 6. .
The concise and simple text explains the dangers associated with avalanches and how to avoid them. Revised to included information regarding the new digital avalanche transceivers and the changes in search patterns these have enabled, changes in terminology, and a small section on the hot topic of heuristics, which relate to psychological traps (i.e., decisions based on experience and not necessarily an objective assessment of the existing conditions).
The concise and simple text explains the dangers associated with avalanches and how to avoid them. Revised to included information regarding the new digital avalanche transceivers and the changes in search patterns these have enabled, changes in terminology, and a small section on the hot topic of heuristics, which relate to psychological traps (i.e., decisions based on experience and not necessarily an objective assessment of the existing conditions).
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
Series
Kestrel
Number of Pages
104
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780762738038
SKU
V9780762738038
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About John Moynier
Living in the High Sierra of California since 1978, John Moynier is a freelance writer and photographer who works as a certified ski mountaineering guide, serves as an avalanche forecaster for the eastern Sierra region, and is a member of the American Association of Avalanche Professionals (AAAP). He regularly teaches avalanche courses and oversees the Mammoth Lakes Area's community avalanche ... Read more
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