Avalanches - A Guide to Assessing and Reduce Risks

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Avalanche!

Understand and reduce risks from Avalanches

Author

Robert Bolognesi

Cover

Paperback - Laminated

ISBN

9781852844738

Published

28 Jun 2007

Availability

Reprinted

Edition

First

Price

£7.99

ISBN (10)

1852844736

Size

15.5 x 10.0 x 0.5cm

Weight

130g

Pages

112

Originally Published

25 Jan 2007

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This guidebook, aimed at winter sports enthusiasts and professionals, can help you learn the skill of avalanche prediction. It will help you understand and predict avalanches, evaluate the risks and reduce the dangers. This practical, pocket-sized guide is for use on the mountain and when planning a trip.

Seasons

Winter.

Difficulty

Aimed at those involved in snow and winter sports, from enthusiasts to professionals.

The skill of avalanche prediction is both an art and a science. This guide, aimed at mountaineers, skiers, climbers, snowboarders, snowshoers, walkers and all who love winter and snow sports, can help you learn that skill. Translated by Blyth Wright, the guide draws on the expertise of a wide range of professionals involved in mountain activities, as well as first-hand accounts of avalanche scenes from witnesses and survivors, to help you understand and predict avalanches, evaluate the risks and reduce the dangers. This practical, pocket-sized guide is for use on the mountain and during planning.

The guide includes a NivoTest designed to help quantify the risks from avalanches.