Rother

German Edition: Avalanches

<p>Avalanches are the epitome of "danger" in the winter mountains. More and more winter sports enthusiasts - whether skiing or snowboarding off-piste, ski touring or snowshoeing - are exposing themselves to this risk.</p> <p>This book helps to better understand how avalanches occur and how to minimize the risk. It describes in an easy-to-understand form, vividly illustrated with numerous pictures and sketches, how avalanches form from originally harmless snow, what rules of conduct modern avalanche science has developed from this, how to apply these in practice and how to avoid mistakes both when planning tours and in the terrain. </p> <p>How to behave in the event of an avalanche and the measures for searching for, rescuing and treating avalanche victims are also described in a practical way. Many useful tips from decades of experience make the book a valuable guide for beginners and advanced skiers.</p> <p>The author, Eike Roth, is an experienced ski tourer and volunteer member of the Austrian Mountain Rescue Service. He has always been particularly interested in the topic of avalanches - because the danger posed by avalanches is a special one, because knowledge about them has changed so dramatically during his life as a mountaineer, and not least because of his professional background as a physicist.</p> <p>Eike Roth | Bergverlag Rother | 1st edition 2013 | 304 pages | 155 color illustrations and graphics | format 16.3 x 23 cm | paperback</p>