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Critical Hours

Search and Rescue in the White Mountains
TaschenbuchKartoniert, Paperback
304 Seiten
Englisch
University Press of New Englanderschienen am15.05.2018
A misread map, a sudden storm, a forgotten headlamp - and suddenly a leisurely hike can become a treacherous endeavour. In the past decade, cheap but sophisticated navigation devices and mobile phones have led to shocking levels of overconfidence on the trail. On top of this worrisome trend, the increasing popularity of mountain terrain has led those seeking solitude - or adrenaline - into increasingly remote or edgy forays. Sandy Stott, the "Accidents" editor at the journal of the Appalachian Mountain Club, delivers both a history and a celebration of the search-and-rescue workers who save countless lives in the White Mountains - along with a plea for us not to take their steadfastness and bravery for granted. Filled with tales of astonishing courage and sobering tragedy, Critical Hours will appeal to outdoor enthusiasts and armchair adventurers alike.mehr

Produkt

KlappentextA misread map, a sudden storm, a forgotten headlamp - and suddenly a leisurely hike can become a treacherous endeavour. In the past decade, cheap but sophisticated navigation devices and mobile phones have led to shocking levels of overconfidence on the trail. On top of this worrisome trend, the increasing popularity of mountain terrain has led those seeking solitude - or adrenaline - into increasingly remote or edgy forays. Sandy Stott, the "Accidents" editor at the journal of the Appalachian Mountain Club, delivers both a history and a celebration of the search-and-rescue workers who save countless lives in the White Mountains - along with a plea for us not to take their steadfastness and bravery for granted. Filled with tales of astonishing courage and sobering tragedy, Critical Hours will appeal to outdoor enthusiasts and armchair adventurers alike.
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-1-5126-0040-7
ProduktartTaschenbuch
EinbandartKartoniert, Paperback
FormatTrade Paperback (USA)
Erscheinungsjahr2018
Erscheinungsdatum15.05.2018
Seiten304 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
MasseBreite 152 mm, Höhe 228 mm, Dicke 22 mm
Gewicht445 g
Artikel-Nr.44930384

Inhalt/Kritik

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgments Abbreviations A Reader's Note Introduction Where We Come From: Thinly Settled to Thickly Surrounded Finding Kate: Searchers' Stories Seven Calls: Help Me Who's Coming What Took You So Long? In the Beginning White Fingers Pointing toward the Wind: The Incident That Helped Shape Our Modern Mountains The Woods Are Whacked, and the Feds Arrive Getting into Dodge: Incidents from the Joe Dodge Era in the Whites The Gathering: Steep Enough to Slide, 1954 It's the Law: New Hampshire Fish and Game Assumes the Lead When the Angles and the Odds Rise: The Need for a Technical Team Answering the Call: One for Many-Albert Dow Colorful Chips: White Mountain SAR's Modern Mosaic Women and Men in SAR Go-Go or No-Go: Up against Extremes The Other Side: The Case for Doing Nothing Command: A Meditation on Being in Charge of Rescue (and of Self) The Law Goes Up Too Call in the Suits: The Courtroom in the Hills Who Pays? (and What That Says) New Extremes: Superlative Adventure and Search and Rescue The Exception of Air Back to the Future? White Mountain SAR in 2020 and Beyond Next Gen What's at Stake: How Search and Rescue Shapes Our Mountains Why Go? Saving Others, Saving Yourself Appendix A: The HikeSafe Program Appendix B: Pack Like a Rescuer Sources and Further Reading Indexmehr

Autor

SANDY STOTT is a former editor of Appalachian Mountain Club's journal Appalachia, a longtime English teacher, and a lifelong wanderer in the White Mountains.
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