Surviving Grand Canyon : Lost And Found

'Surviving Grand Canyon: Lost and Found' is Part 2 of 5 in the series based on 'A Walk in the Deep Big Empty: The Science for Surviving Grand Canyon.' Survival topics include:(1) Getting to Know the Canyon via Topographical maps and Place Names(2) Practical Geology for navigation and finding water(3) Trail slopes and hiking pace(4) Analysis of lost hiker behavior(5) How to compile your 'Backpacker Resume' to assist Search-and-Rescue efforts(6) Assist a Hiker in Distress(7) How to take an Emergency Assistance Inventory(8) Your 'Survivor's Mentality'(9) High Tech ways to Signal for Help including cell phones, satellite phone, Personal Locator Beacons/SPOT, Laser Flares (10) Low Tech ways to Signal for Help including calls, whistles, survival mirror, flashlights, light sticks, and fire (11) Helicopter Rescue(12) How to Backtrack(13) Memory Palace and Songline to stay Found. Successful and tragic 'lost hiker' scenarios are analyzed for what went right--and what went wrong.

• | Author: Gary Barnes
• | Publisher: Independently Published
• | Publication Date: Apr 06, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 284 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1797960199
• | ISBN-13: 9781797960197