An avalanche expert and predictor explores the often deadly nature of avalanches, sharing dramatic rescue and escape stories, including those of a skier who was forced to make a life-and-death decision and the race to save a buried victim.
Record details
ISBN:0151012490
ISBN:9780151012497
Physical Description:342 p. : ill. ; 24 cm print
Edition:1st ed.
Publisher:Orlando : Harcourt, c2005.
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note:
Moments of truth -- Union of circumstance -- Unburying the past -- Walk in the park -- Rules of engagement -- Game of jeapordy -- Silver screens -- Line of fire -- Heat of friction -- Faces in the dark -- Truth or consequences -- Acknowledgements.