The Mountaineers Books The Mountaineers Mountaineering: Freedom Of The Hills

The Mountaineers Books The Mountaineers Mountaineering: Freedom Of The Hills

The Mountaineers Mountaineering: Freedom Of The Hills

• Author: Mountaineers Books
• ISBN: 9781594851384
• HARDBACK EDITION
• Since publication of the first edition in 1961, 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 seventh edition maintains the same high standard for complete, authoritative instruction in an easy-to-use format
• From choosing equipment to how to tie a particular knot, from basic rappelling technique to planning an expedition, it's all here in this essential mountaineering reference
• Continued evolution of the sport ensures that climbers who own previous editions will need to "upgrade" to the new seventh edition
• The chapter on aid climbing, for example, has been substantially rewritten to include new aid techniques and equipment
• A new chapter has been added to meet the rising popularity of waterfall ice and mixed climbing.

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