Outdoor safety & survival

"Prince George-based outdoors expert, Mike Nash, shares what he has learned about outdoor safety and survival during more than thirty years of year-round treks into the rugged backcountry of western Canada. This dynamic and up-to-date handbook discusses ways to prepare for and deal with any number of critical situations that may arise in remote and mountainous terrain and is packed with information on: general safety principles, what to take with you, finding your way, coping with year-round weather conditions, unexpected overnight trips, wildlife encounters, communication strategies. Interspersed with "reality checks," the book aims to keep outdoor enthusiasts safe when travelling in the outdoors, all the while ensuring an appreciation of the many splendours that outdoor adventuring has to offer"--

Cautionary note -- Preface -- Forty days and forty nights alone in the wilderness -- 1. Safety awareness -- 2. Inherent risks and good judgement -- 3. Preparedness -- 4. Preparation, planning and practice -- 5. What kind of problems can occur? -- 6. Psychology of survival -- 7. Safety procedures -- 8. Equipment for an unexpected overnighter -- 9. First aid kit -- 10. Additional equipment for planned extended trips -- 11. Navigation -- 12. Cold problems : hypothermia, the silent killer -- 13. Giving and heeding advice when assessing risk -- 14. More cold problems : frostbite -- 15. Heat problems : hyperthermia -- 16. Desert and arid environments -- 17. Electrical storm, lightning -- 18. Borderline mountaineering -- 19. Swift water and ocean shoreline -- 20. Communications -- 21. Safety around bears -- 22. Other wildlife encounters -- 23. Native plants -- 24. After something has happened -- 25. Emergency shelters -- 26. Winter survival -- 27. Avalanche -- 28. What if you are lost? -- 29. What if somebody else is lost? -- 30. Industrial-road safety -- 31. Downed aircraft -- 32. Preparing for an extended outdoor trip -- 33. Outdoor leadership -- 34. Epilogue -- Acknowledgements -- App…