The Thermal Wilderness

Follows the fortunes of a backpacking party through two days of a heat wave. Demonstrates pacing, exposure avoidance and water and salt intake. Emphasizes prevention of heat disorders but demonstrates identification and early treatment of salt depletion, dehydration and incipient heat stroke.

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  1. A-V Online (National Information Center for Educational Media). CD-ROM database of educational and documentary media, compiled and maintained by the National Information Center for Educational Media (NICEM). — title, year, creator, length, format, sound, description
  2. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — catalog record