The Avalanche Handbook
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288 pages
Mountaineers Books
978-0-89886-809-8
Oct 12, 2006
By Peter Schaerer and David McClung
The Avalanche Handbook
$20.76
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$20.76
Regular price
$32.95
Technical yet accessible, The Avalanche Handbook, 3rd Edition, covers the formation, character, effects, and control of avalanches; rescue techniques; and research on understanding and surviving avalanches. Illustrated with nearly 200 updated illustrations, photos and examples, this updated edition offers exhaustive information on contributing weather and climate factors, snowpack analysis, the newest transceiver search techniques, and preventative and protective measures, including avalanche zoning and control.
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