Can I read Mountain Search and Rescue Techniques on EtoBox?

Mountain Search and Rescue Techniques by W. G. May. Illustrated by Linda Boley is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Mountain Search and Rescue Techniques about?

xxiii, 301 pages 22 cm Part of illustrative matter in pocket Includes bibliographical references General mountaineering -- Survival techniques -- Lightning -- Individual responsibilities -- Legal aspects of mountain rescue -- Personal equipment -- Rescue equipment -- Rope -- Knots -- Steel cable -- Communications -- Map, compass, and grid -- Introduction to search techniques -- Sighting and observation techniques -- Aircraft in search and rescue -- Dogs in mountain search -- Snowmobiles -- Avalanche conditions and rescue -- Ascending fixed lines -- River crossings -- First aid -- Nontechnical evacuations -- Technical rock evacuations 1 : the scree evac -- Technical rock evacuations II : high angle evac -- Anchors I : rock -- Hauling systems -- Suspension systems -- Evacuation on snow -- Anchors II : snow anchors and belays -- Crevasse rescue -- Improvisation techniques -- Third man techniques -- Long face evacuation -- Aircraft accidents -- Helicopter operations

Author

W. G. May. Illustrated by Linda Boley

Publisher

Boulder, Colo., Rocky Mountain Rescue Group

Published

1973

Language

EN

Subjects

Sports, Anthropology, Lifestyle

Updated

2026-03-24