The mountains of the Pacific Northwest are legendary among mountaineers and hikers worldwide, just as the mountain rescue groups who serve the Pacific Northwest have become legendary over the last 50 years. Book jacket.
In Corporation 2020, Pavan Sukhdev lays out a sweeping new vision for tomorrow’s corporation: one that will increase human well being and social equity, decrease environmental risks and ecological losses, and still generate profit.
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Significant updates to this edition include: • New alignment with AAC’s nationwide universal belay standard • Expanded and more detailed avalanche safety info, including how to better understand avalanches, evaluate hazards, travel ...