Book: Glacier Travel & Crevasse Rescue, by Andy Selters
Book: Glacier Travel & Crevasse Rescue by Andy Selters
144 pages. Softcover. Published by The Mountaineers Books, 1999
From Amazon: Glacier Travel and Crevasse Rescue 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.
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