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The Illustrated Guide to Glacier Travel and Crevasse Rescue | 
 enlarge | Author: Andy Tyson
Publisher: Climbing Magazine
Category: Book
Buy Used: $175.67
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 1420429
Format: Illustrated
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 0.4
ISBN: 1893682064
EAN: 9781893682061
ASIN: 1893682064
Publication Date: May 1, 2000
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Condition: Some wear on book from reading, spine creases, wear on binding and pages.
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Best Overall Guide Currently Available September 1, 2005
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a excellent book full of safe practices, practical tips, and clear illustrations. In my opinion, this book is much better than the "classic" texts such as "Freedom of the Hills" and Selters' "GT&CR." It is also better than the Falcon Guide "Glaciers".
What sets this apart is the terrific illustrations of very practical systems/practices. It also contains innumerable tips that I learned only as lore handed down over 20+ years of mountaineering. I now teach glacier travel and crevasse rescue within a Mountain Rescue unit, and this book will become mandatory for all such sessions going forward.
Great book to "learn the ropes" September 3, 2003
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This was a great book, short, concise and extremely descriptive. A lot of the descriptions for a knot or setup of a pulley system is covered in Freedom of the Hills and other books. But in any other book, you will be disappointed to only find a description, leaving the reader wondering...hmm..Now where would I use this? In the Illustrated Guide, not only do they provide great drawings and demonstrations for everything mentioned, but they also talk about when, and why. After reading this book I have felt so much more confidence in my level of knowledge about glacier travel. It's the perfect book for those wishing to learn or to teach others.
Awesome Book May 24, 2001
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
Great book with awesome pictures that help explain complex concepts about glacier travel. I'd buy this before Freedom of the Hills.
Awesome Book May 24, 2001
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
As a beginner/intermediate climber this book covers all the necessary glacier-related issues. The pictures are great and help make complex concepts very easy to understand. Much better than the traditional texts (e.g. Freedom of the Hills) for Glacier Travel.
Manditory reading for all glacier travelers! January 5, 2001
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
I am the illustrator and co-author of this instructional book. This may seem like shameless self promotion, and I guess it is - but I am really proud of this totally cool book! There's two years of hard work crammed into these pages. Besides the all the drawings, I've done a whole lot of hands on work on glaciers in Alaska, Canada & the Cascades. Both Andy and I teach glacier rescue skills for an outdoor school (NOLS), and we've spent a lot of time trouble shooting and simplifying the complex systems you'll need know before setting foot on a glacier. Here's the bottom line - GLACIERS ARE DANGEROUS! Make sure you are educated (with this up-to-date book) if you plan on any kind of glacier travel! If nothing else, there are over 200 easy to read, step by step, technical illustrations that are fun to look at - and very informative!
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