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Mount St. Helens
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Description of Book: Mt St Hellens Natl Volcanic Monument
Complete Guide Klindt Vielbig:
The Book Mt. St. Hellens Natl Volcanic Monument complete guide
by Klindt Vielbig is filled with interesting information and
factoids about the area.
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To... Colorado's Fourteeners
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Description of Book: Dawson's Guide to Colorado's
Fourteeners, Volume 2, the Southern Peaks:
This model guidebook, written by well known Colorado mountaineer
Lou Dawson, provides the information you need to enjoy Southern
Colorado's famous 14,000-foot peaks, known as the "fourteeners."
Volume 2 of Dawson's Guide to Colorado's Fourteeners covers
the 25 14,000 foot peaks in southern Colorado. Ranges covered
are the San Juan and Sangre De Cristo, and Pikes Peak. Concise
information is packed into the how-to introductions. Each
peak is covered by accurate route descriptions and maps. Some
routes are hikes, some are ski routes, some technical climbing
routes, and some are combinations. What's more, this book
has terrific maps, photographs with arrows and lines showing
the routes, and numerous peak lists and appendices. It has
received rave reviews, and has been an award finalist at the
Banff Book Festival.
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Avalanche Terrain
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Whether you need to remedy a leak in your tent,
repair flapping boot soles, nurse a cranky stove back to life,
unclog a water filter, or revive gunked up Velcro, you'll
find the solution here. And it can all be done with an inexpensive
twelve-item repair kit that, once assembled, won't weigh more
than a pound or two. Save money and do the environment a great
service by mending your gear instead of replacing it before
its time.
Kristin Hostetter is a columnist and former gear editor for
Backpacker magazine. She writes a bi-weekly column, "Gearing
Up," for The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. She lives in
Milton, Massachusetts.
Features:
What to include in your backpacking repair kit
Duct tape do's and don'ts
By a former gear editor for Backpacker magazine
Tips & Tricks for Repairing Outdoor Gear
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ICE CLIMBING
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Description of Book: Staying Alive in Avalanche
Terrain - by Bruce Tremper :
Bruce Tremper can’t stress this point enough: “In
90 percent of avalanche accidents, the avalanche is triggered
by the victim or someone in the victim’s party.”
In “Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain,” Tremper,
one of the foremost authorities on avalanche phenomena in
the world, demystifies winter’s lethal natural hazard
with refreshing clarity. Tremper’s excellent analogies
and anecdotal style elucidate snow science & safety in
a way that’s accessible to any aspiring backcountry
enthusiast. Learn to distinguish slab avalanches from wet
slides, faceted crystals from surface hoar, and settlement
from whoomphing garnering some of Tremper’s philosophy
along the way. Bruce Tremper has been the Director of the
Forest Service Utah Avalanche Center since 1986, in charge
of analyzing one of the most avalanche prone snowpacks in
North America, and has over 25 years of experience studying
snow.
Bottom Line: Tremper explains complex avalanche phenomena
with accessible language and captivating tone. A great step
in acquiring the knowledge to make educated decisions about
your backcountry adventures.
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ICE CLIMBING
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Description of Book: Staying Alive in Avalanche
Terrain - by Bruce Tremper :
Bruce Tremper can’t stress this point enough: “In
90 percent of avalanche accidents, the avalanche is triggered
by the victim or someone in the victim’s party.”
In “Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain,” Tremper,
one of the foremost authorities on avalanche phenomena in
the world, demystifies winter’s lethal natural hazard
with refreshing clarity. Tremper’s excellent analogies
and anecdotal style elucidate snow science & safety in
a way that’s accessible to any aspiring backcountry
enthusiast. Learn to distinguish slab avalanches from wet
slides, faceted crystals from surface hoar, and settlement
from whoomphing garnering some of Tremper’s philosophy
along the way. Bruce Tremper has been the Director of the
Forest Service Utah Avalanche Center since 1986, in charge
of analyzing one of the most avalanche prone snowpacks in
North America, and has over 25 years of experience studying
snow.
Bottom Line: Tremper explains complex avalanche phenomena
with accessible language and captivating tone. A great step
in acquiring the knowledge to make educated decisions about
your backcountry adventures.
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ICE CLIMBING
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Description of Book: The Art if Glaciers and
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ICE CLIMBING
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Description of Book: Staying Alive in Avalanche
Terrain - by Bruce Tremper :
Bruce Tremper can’t stress this point enough: “In
90 percent of avalanche accidents, the avalanche is triggered
by the victim or someone in the victim’s party.”
In “Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain,” Tremper,
one of the foremost authorities on avalanche phenomena in
the world, demystifies winter’s lethal natural hazard
with refreshing clarity. Tremper’s excellent analogies
and anecdotal style elucidate snow science & safety in
a way that’s accessible to any aspiring backcountry
enthusiast. Learn to distinguish slab avalanches from wet
slides, faceted crystals from surface hoar, and settlement
from whoomphing garnering some of Tremper’s philosophy
along the way. Bruce Tremper has been the Director of the
Forest Service Utah Avalanche Center since 1986, in charge
of analyzing one of the most avalanche prone snowpacks in
North America, and has over 25 years of experience studying
snow.
Bottom Line: Tremper explains complex avalanche phenomena
with accessible language and captivating tone. A great step
in acquiring the knowledge to make educated decisions about
your backcountry adventures.
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ICE CLIMBING
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How do you move efficiently on ice? What are the
tricks of the top climbers on mixed routes and precarious
hanging icicles? What are the most important considerations
when buying ice climbing equipment? How strong is
ice protection? What are the greatest hazards in ice
climbing, and how do you avoid them? This thorough
text answers these questions, and hundreds more about
alpine ice, waterfall ice, and mixed climbing. Laced
with anecdotes, this easy-to-read text is the most
comprehensive resource on modern ice climbing, providing
essential information for beginners and experts alike.
Craig Luebben has been ice climbing for 20 years.
He has authored two previous FalconGuides, including
Advanced Rock Climbing (co-authored with John Long),
which won the Mountain Exposition category at the
1997 Banff Mountain Book Festival. He works as a contributing
editor for Climbing magazine, and lives in Golden,
Colorado.
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ICE CLIMBING
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The most comprehensive text on avalanches ever
published, the first edition (published by the US Forest Service)
was considered THE resource on avalanches. Fully revised and
rewritten, this second edition is the new authority on every
aspect of avalanches, their formation, and their effects.
The extensive text and illustrations are technical, yet accessible,
and include the latest information, techniques, and research
on understanding and surviving avalanches. Includes chapters
on weather patterns and snow characteristics; types and properties
of avalanches; terrain and motion; methods of observation,
evaluation, and prediction; safety and rescue; and protection
from potential avalanches.
Backcountry Magazine - This book has been the bible for avalanche
workers since the first edition came out in 1953 ... If you
ever start to feel cocky about your avalanche forecasting
skills, sit down with this gem and I will guarantee that you
will learn something new.
Bottom Line:
- This second edition has been completely revised and updated
- The information is technical enough to meet the needs
of professional search and rescue, yet accessible enough
for everyone venturing into winter backcountry
- Extensively illustrated
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ICE CLIMBING
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It's still the handy pocket guide offered at
a bargain price. And it is still loaded with the vital information
you need to survive in the mountains: how to determine potential
avalanche hazard, traveling safely in avalanche terrain, what
to do if you're caught in an avalanche, and search and rescue
techniques. A respected authority since 1961, this enduring
classic has been updated with the very latest research in
the field, including avalanche transceiver technology.
Sue Ferguson directed the Utah Avalanche Center. She founded
the Avalanche Review and co-founded the American Avalanche
Association. E.R. LaChapelle was director of the U.S. Forest
Service Avalanche Center in Alta, Utah.
Bottom line:
- The Authors have served as avalanche center directors
- The guide has long been used by ski patrol professionals
- Format redesigned for easy access to vital information
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MEXICO'S VOLCANOES
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Now in its third edition, Mexico?s
Volcanoes covers the third, fifth, and seventh highest
mountains in North America?El Pico de Orizaba, Popocat?petl,
and Iztacc?huatl?and two lesser-known peaks?La Malinche
and Nevado de Toluca. This updated guide provides
directions to all of the newly constructed roads to
approaches and climbing routes, and information on
routes that have been closed because of volcanic activity.
Well written, knowledgeable. Secor sets a standard
with this book that other guidebook writers could
well imitate.?
Climbing magazine Updates changing climbing conditions
due to volcanic activity
Includes GPS coordinates .
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RAPPEL
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Whether you view rappelling as
a means of safely getting down off rock climbs or
as an entirely separate adventure sport, this book
is for you. Through the use of more than 100 clear
photos and concise text, author and expert climber
Craig Luebben provides readers with vital information
on all aspects of rappelling, from rigging simple
rope and anchor systems to dealing with complicated
emergency situations. He also examines the wide
variety of rappelling devices and safety backups
that will ensure your safe arrival back on terra
firma. How to Rappel! is the most complete and up-to-date
manual ever published on the subject and is an indispensable
resource for climbers and sport-rappellers alike.
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