Beacon Guidebooks Avalanche Search and Rescue: A Backcountry Field Guide by Alexis Alloway

Product description

A backcountry field guide for professionals and recreationalists! It can be difficult to remember and refer to all of the different clinics, classes, and conferences we’ve attended to be a reliable team member. This first-of-its-kind guide from Alexis Alloway is the single best tool to help you refresh, the most important details in a rescue. Whether you want to bone up on terrain I.D. mid-season, or need to double check your patient packaging in the field; whether you’re new to a rescue team, or an old vet, this 126 page book will help keep you on your “A Game”.

Chapters include:

• planning and leadership
• risk management
• search
• shoveling
• medical
• patient packaging
• rigging
• and heaps of appendix resources.