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Index
Title Page
Copyright Page
Acknowledgements
Introduction
CHAPTER 1 - Gear and Equipment
SKIS
BOOTS
BINDINGS
SKINS
POLES
BOOT CRAMPONS
ICE AXES
HARNESSES
CLOTHING
DAY PACKS
OVERNIGHT PACKS
ROPES
AVALANCHE SAFETY EQUIPMENT
CHAPTER 2 - Decision-Making in Avalanche Terrain
THE ANATOMY OF A DECISION: THE DECISION-MAKING FRAMEWORK MAKING FRAMEWORK
AVALANCHE 101: SNOW SAFETY, AVALANCHE AWARENESS, AND AVALANCHE TERRAIN
THE MOUNTAIN SNOWPACK
TERRAIN SELECTION: UNDERSTANDING AND IDENTIFYING AVALANCHE TERRAIN
TOUR PLANNING
HUMAN FACTORS AND GROUP DYNAMICS
OBSERVATIONS AND AWARENESS FOR BACKOUNTRY TRAVEL
CHAPTER 3 - Navigation
NAVIGATION TOOLS
NAVIGATION TECHNIQUES
CHAPTER 4 - Uphill Movement
SKINNING: THE MOTION
SKINNING: TURNS
SKINNING IN DIFFICULT CONDITIONS
TRACK SETTING
CHAPTER 5 - Transitions
TRANSITIONS FROM SKINNING TO SKIING
TRANSITIONS FROM SKIING TO SKINNING
TRANSITIONS FROM SKINNING TO BOOTING
TRANSITIONS FROM SNOW TO GLACIATED TERRAIN
TRANSITIONS FROM UNROPED TO ROPED IN GLACIATED TERRAIN
CHAPTER 6 - Ski Mountaineering Techniques
PROTECTION IN MOUNTAINEERING
ANCHOR BASICS
ANCHORS ON SNOW
ROCK PROTECTION AND ANCHORS
ICE PROTECTION AND ANCHORS
SEATED BELAYS
ROPED TRAVEL
PRERIGGING FOR GLACIER TRAVEL
CHAPTER 7 - Downhill Skiing Techniques
BACKCOUNTRY VS.ALPINE GEAR
THE FRONT-SIDE SKIER
SURVIVAL SKIING TECHNIQUES FOR THE BACKCOUNTRY
ADVANCED SKIING TECHNIQUES: SKIING ON BELAY
CHAPTER 8 - Taking Care of Yourself and the Mountains
STAYING DRY
STAYING WARM
PLANNED SHELTERS
NUTRITION ON A SKI TOUR
MOUNTAIN ETHICS
CHAPTER 9 - The Mountain Environment
MOUNTAIN WEATHER BASICS
ANATOMY OF A GLACIER
CHAPTER 10 - Rescue Techniques and Emergency Preparedness
AVALANCHE COMPANION RESCUE
CREVASSE FALL: SELF -RESCUE
CREVASSE RESCUE
EMERGENCY SHELTERS
EMERGENCY SLEDS
FIRST-AID KITS
REPAIRS KITS
EMERGENCY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT
Resources Appendix
Glossary
Index
About the Authors
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