Mountaineering: The Freedom Of The Hills - Author: Mountaineers Books

Since publication of the first edition in 1960, mountaineering: the freedom of the hills has endured as the classic mountaineering text. Novice climbers use it as a primer; veterans use it to review their skills. Translated into five languages, it has instructed and inspired more than half a million climbers from all over the world. The fully updated eighth edition maintains the same high standard for complete, authoritative instruction in an easy-to-use fort. From choosing equipment to tying a climbing knot, and from basic rappelling techniques to planning an expedition, it is all here in this essential mountaineering reference. A team of more than forty experts, all active climbers and climbing educators, reviewed, revised, and updated this compendium to reflect the latest evolutions in mountaineering equipment and techniques. Major updates include a significant new chapter on conditioning, plus detailed and extensive revisions to rescue and first-response, aid climbing, and waterfall and ice climbing. Many people use this item for survival, biking, hiking, work, school, camping, fishing, traveling, gift idea, recreational. Not limited to these. High quality and made to last. For men/women/kids.