Chapter topics include: Safety awareness • preparedness • types of problems • psychology of survival • safety procedures • unexpected overnighters • equipment and first aid kit • navigation • hypothermia • frostbite • hyperthermia • desert and arid environments • electrical storms • borderline mountaineering • winter survival • avalanche • swift water • ocean shore hazards • communications • wildlife • native plants • emergency shelters • search and rescue • resource roads • downed aircraft • extended trips • group dynamics • leadership • lessons of history • and more.

The book is full of real life stories to add reader appeal and ground the book in reality. Its underlying philosophy of safety and survival applies to all aspects of life, not just the backcountry, and this, along with the 'reality checks' will interest a wide range of readers.

Outdoor Safety & Survival by Mike Nash; Rocky Mountain Books; 2012; ISBN 978-1-9273300-1-2; 6 x 9 inches; 280 pages; paperback; $29.95 (CAD)

Reviews from the First Edition

"Anyone who's interested in spending time off the beaten path would benefit from the knowledge found in this book." North Shore News

"...Nash encourages people to go out and explore the vast wilderness available in their own backyard with an awareness of safety." Prince George Citizen

"...there is useful guidance throughout the book for both field work and recreational activities... Newcomers to the outdoors will find much value in Nash's book and will do well to heed his warnings." BC Forest Professional

"…this notable book explores the potential risks of outdoor adventures and strategies to prevent or deal with challenging situations." Wilderness Medicine

"Outdoor Safety and Survival's scope is vast and is constructed in a way to enlighten the novice and seasoned naturalist alike." BC nature

"Topics covered in the book include things like navigation skills, disaster preparedness, emergency equipment... Beyond that, the book is intended to be reader friendly." Prince George Free Press

"The book deals with situations one might encounter in the interior of the province, but many of the same scenarios can occur in the southern part of B.C. ...It is an interesting and informative read and well worth having on one's bookshelf." Sooke News Mirror

"It's a valuable book for anyone who is interested in the outdoors and it's full of good, common-sense information, written in a very readable style." Kelowna Capital News

Option to Buy Direct

Outdoor Safety and Survival is available through most booksellers. If you are unable to obtain or order a copy locally, to purchase an autographed copy (retail price plus shipping) please contact the author:

Retail Price: $29.95 CAN. ISBN 978-1-9273300-1-2

Distribution:

Heritagehouse has several supply options. For information contact Heritagehouse's distribution centre in Surrey, B.C. toll free at 1-800-665-3302 or by email at orders@hgdistribution.com. More information at: RMB Distribution and Heritage House Distribution

Publisher Web Site

The author:

Mike Nash has more than 40 years of experience with outdoor and backcountry recreation in Canada, and nearly two decades of writing about it in newspapers, newsletters, magazines, and three prior books. Mike Nash is the author of The Mountain Knows No Expert - George Evanoff, Outdoorsman and Contemporary Hero published by Natural Heritage Books and Dundurn in 2009; Exploring Prince George - A Guide to North Central B.C. Outdoors, published by Rocky Mountain Books in 2004 and 2007; and Outdoor Safety and Survival in British Columbia's Backcountry self-published in 2007. For more information about the author: