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Mountain Rescue Doctor: Wilderness Medicine in the Extremes of Nature
: :Christopher Van Tilburg, MD is an emergency room physician, ski patrol doctor, emergency wilderness physician, and member of the Hood River Crag Rats, the oldest mountain rescue team in the country. When Dr. Van Tilburg's beeper goes off, the call may take him racing up a mountain peak to rescue an injured hiker, into a blizzard to search for missing skiers, or to a mountain airplane crash scene for body recovery. Dr. Van Tilburg's work requires a unique combination of emergency medicine, survival skills, agility, and extreme sports. In Mountain ...
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The Don't Die Out There! Deck
: :When heading into the outdoors, you chose multipurpose gear whenever possible--bonus points for equipment that's both functional and fun. You can't do better than The Don't Die Out There Deck, a compact deck of playing cards that tucks easily into any backpack or pocket. From construction of emergency shelters and evacuation techniques to how to care for someone with a fracture or construct a solar still, your poker hand contains basic survival tips that could prove lifesaving! The Don't Die Out There Deck makes a great gift for anyone who ...
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Backcountry Snowboarding
: :Snowboarding is the fastest-growing winter sport in the United States. As more and more riders reach advanced levels, they look beyond the resorts to the deep powder, steep challenges, and solitude of the backcountry. But before heading out, boarders also need to be prepared for the backcountry's unique demands. Backcountry Snowboarding covers everything the advanced freerider needs for safe ascent and descent. Van Tilburg discusses essential backcountry safety equipment and debates the merits of crampons, skis, snowshoes, and splitboards for ascent. He offers lessons on route-finding, avalanche and glacier safety, ...
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Canyoneering: Beginning to Advanced Techniques
: :A complete how-to guide on the art and techniques of canyoneering, written for every skill-level. Review:Journeying through a canyon can be an exhilarating experience--but it can be dangerous, too. Canyoneering is an introduction to this relatively new form of outdoor recreation that combines elements of hiking, backpacking, climbing, spelunking, and even swimming. The author is careful to point out that any of the skills discussed here can be further studied in more subject-specific texts; for instance, while there is a basic chapter on navigating in canyons, novices are encouraged ...
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Emergency Survival: A Pocket Guide : Quick Information for Outdoor Safety
: :-- Easily fit in a first aid kit, backpack, or glove compartment -- Handy, concise information that could save a life When things go wrong in the backcountry or elsewhere, these compact guides are indispensable. Written by a medical doctor, they provide the step-by-step response required to face a medical crisis or survival situation. A Pocket Guide offers the necessary steps to surviving a broad scope of emergency situations -- from broken bones, bleeding, and snakebites to shelter from the cold and being stranded in a car or boat. All ...
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First Aid: A Pocket Guide : Quick Information for Mountaineering and Backcountry Use
from: Mountaineers Books
: :-- Easily fit in a first aid kit, backpack, or glove compartment -- Handy, concise information that could save a life When things go wrong in the backcountry or elsewhere, these compact guides are indispensable. Written by a medical doctor, they provide the step-by-step response required to face a medical crisis or survival situation. A Pocket Guide offers the necessary steps to surviving a broad scope of emergency situations -- from broken bones, bleeding, and snakebites to shelter from the cold and being stranded in a car or boat. All ...
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Introducing Your Kids To The Outdoors
: :A helpful guide for parents who want to keep travelling, remain active in the outdoors, and get their kids interested in nature and the environment. Blends interactive parenting and coaching skills with outdoor sports, adventure, and travel. Taking children on camping trips or rafting trips can be a challenge, but by balancing safety and adventure, independence for older children, and family participation, everyone can have fun. A section on safety includes basic first aid and what to put in emergency kits. It covers hiking, trekking, camping, climbing, biking, skiing, snowboarding, ...
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Backcountry Ski! Oregon: Classic Descents for Skiers & Snowboarders, Including Southwest Washington
: :Discover the best places to go in the Oregon Cascades for backcountry skiing and snowboarding. In his new guide, Christopher Van Tilburg explores ungroomed powdery slopes and pristine wilderness descents, with more than half the routes described for intermediate-level backcountry skiers. The 60 routes here feature overall difficulty ratings, elevation and terrain, estimated skiing times, USGS topographical maps, skill levels required, and much more. Van Tilburg includes expert advice on safety, glaciers, and avalanche precautions, and details routes from Mount Hood to Mount Bachelor to Willamette Pass, as well as ...
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Watersports Safety and Emergency First Aid: A Handbook for Boaters, Anglers, Kayakers, River Runners, and Surfriders
: :Discover the best places to go in the Oregon Cascades for backcountry skiing and snowboarding. In his new guide, Christopher Van Tilburg explores ungroomed powdery slopes and pristine wilderness descents, with more than half the routes described for intermediate-level backcountry skiers. The 60 routes here feature overall difficulty ratings, elevation and terrain, estimated skiing times, USGS topographical maps, skill levels required, and much more. Van Tilburg includes expert advice on safety, glaciers, and avalanche precautions, and details routes from Mount Hood to Mount Bachelor to Willamette Pass, as well as ...
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