Cold-Weather Survival
Feb 2025 · Publifye AS
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Cold-Weather Survival offers a comprehensive guide to navigating freezing temperatures, drawing on both scientific principles and polar expedition experiences. It focuses on understanding cold physiology, implementing preventative measures against injuries like frostbite, and mastering essential survival techniques. For example, the book highlights how early polar explorers' field notes reveal crucial insights into effective protection and treatment methods, informing strategies for anyone facing extreme cold. The book uniquely synthesizes scientific rigor with practical wisdom, making it valuable for mountaineers and anyone interested in health and fitness. It emphasizes proactive, knowledge-based approaches as the most effective defense against freezing temperatures.
Cold-Weather Survival begins with foundational knowledge of cold physiology, progresses to preventative strategies like layering clothing and shelter construction, and culminates in survival skills, including fire starting and emergency medical care for hypothermia in remote settings.
Cold-Weather Survival begins with foundational knowledge of cold physiology, progresses to preventative strategies like layering clothing and shelter construction, and culminates in survival skills, including fire starting and emergency medical care for hypothermia in remote settings.
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