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Can I read Lost and Stranded : Expert Advice on How to Survive Being Alone in the Wilderness on EtoBox?
Lost and Stranded : Expert Advice on How to Survive Being Alone in the Wilderness by Timothy Sprinkle is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Lost and Stranded : Expert Advice on How to Survive Being Alone in the Wilderness about?
For anyone who spends time in the backcountry, understanding not only what sorts of dangers you can run into out there but also exactly what those risks can do to you is part of being a smart, well informed outdoor traveler. In Lost and Stranded , author Timothy Sprinkle breaks down the perils that can befall hikers, hunters, and other outdoor enthusiasts. There are animal encounters, weather events (lightning strikes), parasites (giardia), biting insects (bees/wasps), winter hazards (avalanches), natural disasters (forest fires), hypothermia, dehydration, disorientation, and much, much more to worry about. Although these risks are generally well known, what's less understood by many adventurers is what exactly happens to you when, say, you become malnourished in the backcountry. What does it feel like? How does the condition progress? How long do you generally have before the body shuts down? What helps or hurts when you're fighting for survival? Lost and Stranded will answer these questions and many more by taking an inside look at more than two dozen outdoor hazards. Each one will include a narrative section that dramatizes the experience of a certain situation based on real-
Who reads Lost and Stranded : Expert Advice on How to Survive Being Alone in the Wilderness?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Timothy Sprinkle
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781510727724
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Sports, Self Help, Medical