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9780916890988
Snowshoeing
by Prater, Gene
by Prater, Gene
About this item
- Condition: Good
- Provider: Parnassus BookShop Contact
- Provider Rating: 100%
- Ships From: Newport, WA
- Shipping: Standard, Expedited
- Comments: Second Edition. Trade Paperback in Good Condition. b/w illustrations. Clean and unmarked illustrated wraps with light wear around all edges, crease down spine hinge; binding is tight and square, all pages intact. Pages are clean, no markings of any kind. Includes information on Equipment--the snowshoe, bindings, clothing, tents, sleeping bags, packs, etc.--andTechnique--physical conditioning, walkling on snowshoes, snow conditions, routefinding, safety, illness and injury, snow camping, etc. 176 pages. 5.25
Product details
- ISBN-13: 9780916890988
- ISBN: 0916890988
- Edition: 2
- Publisher: Mountaineers Books, The
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SUMMARY
Essential handbook updated with the latest developments in equipment and techniques for snowshoeing.-- Features the high-tech equipment changes that have revolutionized snowshoeing Learn to navigate through snow-clad woods, compete in races, and climb to new summits with easily learned techniques in Snowshoeing. This complete update of the late Gene Prater's classic how-to manual has all the latest information on snowshoeing equipment -- from various types of snowshoes to bindings to clothing. Expert snowshoer Dave Felkley offers techniques for all types of terrain and snow conditions, including flats, hills, mountains, powder, crust, and ice, plus instructions on conditioning and cross-training and information on snowshoe racing. Also included is information on navigation and route-finding; winter safety, with emphasis on the dangers of avalanches; camping; and gauging snow conditions.Prater, Gene is the author of 'Snowshoeing' with ISBN 9780916890988 and ISBN 0916890988.
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