Avalanche Safety for Skiers and Climbers

Avalanche Safety for Skiers and Climbers
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Snow avalanches are the greatest source of danger for mountain travellers in winter. They catch and very often kill the unwary who literally trigger their own destiny when they venture onto unsafe snow slopes in a moment of inattention or ignorance. Historically, avalanche victims came from among those people who lived and worked in the shadow of th great mountains; whose houses, even whole villages were destroyed every generation or two by catastrophic slides considered to be "Acts of God" and so to be suffered with fortitude. Today, the most common victim is the climber, the ski tourer and the backcountry powder-hound. Only by recognizing risk can you use your knowledge and experience to reduce that risk to an acceptable level. This book stresses the avoidance of avalanche hazard by good routefinding, by recognition and the consequent avoidance of hazardous slopes and by staying out of avalanche terrain during periods when avalanche hazard is high.

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