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Summary: Easy to understand and very comprehensive!
Review: It's not just camping, it's survival. If you like going out into the wilderness, at some point you're going to be faced with actual life or death decisions and situation. And, worse yet, it may not seem like it at the time that this is what's at stake. This book helps you identify the situation and make the proper decision.I specifically enjoyed the section on navigation and using a compass, which for me is very confusing. You have no business going into the backcountry if you can't read a map and use a compass. This book can help you with that. I have other books about camping but this one takes it a step further. You'll be glad you picked it up. Higly informative!
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Summary: As close to a complete climbing reference as you'll get.
Review: Mountaineering : The Freedom of the Hills give you a no frills description of everything from how to find the mountains using a
map and compass, to how to rescue your injured partner. Learn about placing your own protection. Find out what you should
consider when buying climbing equipment. The writing is clear, and the illustrations are simple but effective. This is a must-have
for all climbers.
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Summary: The only book you need !
Review: Once you read this book, the only thing left to do is practice ! It's a must read for every moutaineers.
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Summary: Mountaineering Freedom Of the Hills 6th Edition
Review: The 5th edition was superb they have this made this one even better. The section on the geology of mountains is extremly helpful. Also the format is a little clearer. This is the Bible on Mountaineering. Highly recommended.
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Summary: The Bible
Review: The book is all of the things described in the other reviews, but it is perhaps best described as simply, "The Bible."
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Summary: The climbers bible! The best all-around climbing book.
Review: The climbers bible! The best all-around climbing book. Suitable for all experience levels. Even after 10+ years of climbing I still refer to it.
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Summary: The scope and depth of "how-tos" makes this book special.
Review: The remarkable thing about this book is that it combines both broad scope (alpine mountaineering, rock climbing, ice climbing, and "expedition issues" are all covered) and enough depth that the reader gets accurate, useful technical details on how to do virtually everything. No matter your present skill level, interests, and plans -- from peak bagging to cragging to big walls to alpine expeditions -- the full gamut of climbing is covered in detail. Special, high quality chapters on subjects such as land navigation, geology, and snow and ice mechanics that are generally omitted from most climbing manuals are covered superbly well here. This is truly the "Climber's Bible" -- the one book that every mountain traveller really must read and refer to again and again.
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Summary: The scope and depth of "how-tos" makes this book special.
Review: The remarkable thing about this book is that it combines both broad scope (alpine mountaineering, rock climbing, ice climbing, and "expedition issues" are all covered) and enough depth that the reader gets accurate, useful technical details on how to do virtually everything. No matter your present skill level, interests, and plans -- from peak bagging to cragging to big walls to alpine expeditions -- the full gamut of climbing is covered in detail. Special, high quality chapters on subjects such as land navigation, geology, and snow and ice mechanics that are generally omitted from most climbing manuals are covered superbly well here. This is truly the "Climber's Bible" -- the one book that every mountain traveller really must read and refer to again and again.
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Summary: Excellent reference that covers questions from A-Z.
Review: This book explains the basics from choosing equipment to climbing techniques. A book that you will appreciate in your library for years.
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Summary: if you own no other climbing book, own this one
Review: This book has managed to condense all the fundamentals of (outdoor) climbing - from rock to ice- and to present them in an easily understandable and concise format. I found it invaluable as a beginner and have continued using it as a reference book. If you take climbing seriously, you will probably buy some other books on more specialized techniques down the line, but this book is where you should start. Nothing essential is missing. The book is also very good at pointing out all the ways you could possibly make mistakes, so you don't make them.
FYI, this book does not go so much into training for climbing as it does the skills and knowledge you will need to climb. (For rock climbing, the best book on *training* I've found is "Performance Rock Climbing".) It also does not go too much into first aid, but the publisher of this book also puts out a book on wilderness medicine if you are interested...
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