Waterstones Mountaineering
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Price: £35.00
Brand: Waterstones
Description: Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills is the text beloved by generations of new climbers the standard for climbing education around the world where it has been translated into 12 languages. For the all-new 9th Edition, committees comprised of active climbers and climbing educators reviewed every chapter of instruction, and discussed updates with staff from the American Alpine Club (AAC), the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE), and the Access Fund. They also worked with professional members of the American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA), to review their work and ensure that the updated textbook includes the most current best practices for both alpine and rock climbing instruction. From gear selection to belay and repel techniques, from glacier travel to rope work, to safety, safety, and more safety there is no more comprehensive and thoroughly vetted training manual for climbing than the standard set by Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills, 9th Edition. 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 safely in avy terrain, and locate and rescue a fellow climber in an avalanche * Newly revamped chapters on clothing and camping * All-new illustrations reflecting the latest gear and techniques created by artist John Mc Mullen, former art director of Climbing magazine * Review of and contributions to multiple sections by AMGA-certified guides * Fresh approach to the Ten Essential now making the iconic list easier to recall.
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Merchant: Waterstones
Product ID: 9781846892622
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ISBN: 9781846892622
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Author: Brian Montague
Rating: 5
Review: Exactly as described, in great condition and fast service
Author: edward macaranas
Rating: 4
Review: I’m only 45 pages in, and already know you won’t regret buying this book at all. You don’t have to read this review much further. … Ok overzealous Reviews Reviewer, here ya go: I’m a frequent and avid outdoors person, but I’m new to climbing (Oct 2020). I met a friend of a friend who was studying to become a climbing guide and needed a “fresh mind” with little-to-no climbing experiene. I immediately jumped on the opportunity to be a student… and that’s how I contributed to the sport’s surge in popularity. I’ve always had aspirations to summit many of the peaks in my California backyard - The Eastern Sierra; I just didn’t know where to start, and I wanted to do it right. That said, I appreciate how The Mountaineers concisely explain and illustrate the how-to’s that surround backcountry safety, gear, clothing, wilderness first aid, and the list goes on… and on, and on. With the backcountry adventures I’ve been blessed to experience, I’m finding that some of the book’s contents serve as a thorough refresher on basic (and highly important) topics. Yet, I can also see how even climbers with decades of knowledge would benefit from having this reference in their library. If you’re like me when it comes to being new to climbing, you’ll find this book’s pages easy to obsess over and easy to digest. I plan to read it from cover to cover before setting foot on an approach, and I don’t mind that one bit. Speaking of covers, I remove the sleeve from hardcovers while I read them, and my purchase of this book arrived with “oil” stains on the edges of the cover. It’s upsetting to know I purchased something brand new, only to find that it’s been mishandled by the seller - a tolerable cosmetic nuisance at worst, but still disappointing. I’ll leave you with one final thought: GET this book.
