Supplemental Pages

Show number 67: A Winter Storm Warning (Reprise)

Lieutenant Phil Caporale, Extended Interview [MP3 format; length 5:19; 639,815 bytes]
More on how the Bargetto party could have better prepared, how you can better prepare, and how to help search and rescue if someone you care about is missing.
The WildeBeat #26: Really Cool Camping, part 1
An introduction to snow camping by Mike Clelland, a winter camping instructor for the National Outdoor Leadership School, and the illustrator and co-author of Allen & Mike's Really Cool Backcountry Ski Book. Mike talks about clothing, camp site selection, and shelter.
The WildeBeat #27: Really Cool Camping, part 2
An introduction to snow camping by Mike Clelland. Mike talks about kitchens, cooking and nutrition, and staying warm at night. Ben Lawhon from the Leave No Trace Center gives some additional tips for low-impact snow camping.
Map of Mike's route [PDF format; 3,653,574 bytes]
This topographic map of Mike and his companion's route will give you a sense of the terrain they were in and how that made the rescue more difficult.

Preparedness advice by the Fresno County Sheriff's Search and Rescue unit
Winter Camping, by Stephen Gorman
A well reviewed and widely used textbook on winter camping.
Allen & Mike's Really Cool Backcountry Ski Book by Allen O'Bannon; illustrated by Mike Clelland
Though geared toward skiers, the simple and direct book, full of entertaining illustrations, give plenty of solid winter camping advice.
Snow camping: Once you try building an ice shelter, you just may dig it, from the Seattle Post Intelligencer
This article form a Seattle are newspaper is an enthusiastic introduction to snow camping.
Outdoor Action Guide to Winter Camping, by Rick Curtis
Provided by the outdoor activitied department at Princeton University, this is practically an entire winter camping class on a single web page.
How to build a snow cave, by Randy Gerke
Snow caves are excellent shelter against more severe conditions. Even Mike's rescuers relied on them when conditions got harsh.

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