The biggest single killer in the mountains is accidental hypothermia - exposure to cold. This dramatised case study of five people going for a weekend tramp details why it is such a stupid way to die when one of the party suffers severe exposure. This program provides the reasons why he died and what could have prevented his unnecessary death.
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
013477
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Survival skills
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Wilderness survival
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Wilderness survival
Documentary
Documentary → Docudrama
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Outdoor recreation - Safety measures
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Safety education
Educational & Instructional
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Accidents - Prevention
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Body temperature
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cold - Physiological effect
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Hypothermia
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Survival skills
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Hiking
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Mountaineering
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Survival skills
Short films
Short films → Short films - New Zealand
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)