This unique volume applies physics and basic science to the
mountain environment and is written in a non-technical language for
curious laypeople who wonder why or how natural phenomena happen,
and what their scientific explanation may be. The book discusses
physics in a non-specialized way. Alpine Physics is mostly
organized in categories relevant for non-scientists with an
interest in alpine environments.Intuitive decision-making is often
just grounded in plain common sense, to which mountain and nature
lovers relate easily, especially when involving high-stakes
decisions based on the estimation of such a treacherous
environment. The book highlights how this intuitive decision-making
can be complemented and augmented by basic scientific knowledge,
and with better understanding it leads one to become a rational
decision-maker.The book stimulates its readers to reason and
discover why things are the way they are, at high altitudes, where
many risk factors are aggravated, often dramatically, by steep
gradients. The writing style marries that of the conventional
science textbook and that of the informal North-American climbing
guidebooks.
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