The Avalanche Handbook by David Mcclung
An exhaustive avalanche text, with detailed snow and snowpack explanations and information for safe backcountry play
Perhaps the definitive book on snow science and avalanche mechanics..The authors' credentials are impeccable.-- "Off Piste" The revised third edition of 'The Avalanche Handbook'... could well save your life-- "Pittsburgh Tribune"
With more than 40 years experience studying avalanches, PETER SCHAERER spent most of his career as a senior research officer and head of the Avalanche Research Center of the National Research Council of Canada. He was instrumental in forming the Canadian Avalanche Association and in setting up professional avalanche training programs in western Canada. DAVID McCLUNG is a professor in the Department of Geography and leader of the avalanche research group at the University of British Columbia. He has 35 winters of field experience and has published more than 150 technical articles on alpine snow and avalanches.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780898868098 |
| ISBN 10 | 0898868092 |
| Title | The Avalanche Handbook |
| Author | David Mcclung |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Mountaineers Books |
| Year published | 2006-10-15 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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