How to Rock Climb!, 4th

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Summary: How To Rock Climb! is...
Review: ...wonderfully modern and complete. This instruction book is the standard by which all climbing how-tos are judged. Entertaining and up-to-date. //// How To Rock Climb Series books represent the most competent and complete texts on rock climbing technique ever assembled. Constantly updated, informative and entertaining. Well illustrated

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Summary: easy to understand , teaches you the neccessary skills
Review: I first picked up this book while in a outdoor store with my brother. I only read for 10 min. or so, then I had to leave. Durring that short period of time I learned the undercling, and liebacking. I went rock climbing for my first time a few days later and tose 2 skills helped me out alot. I eventually bought the book and it has tought me so much.

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Summary: definative basics book
Review: I wanted to learn the basics of climbing if for no other reason than to understand other climbing books and films. After an hour I understood the basic concepts, tools and techniques. Now I can re-read Climbing High, Into Thin Air,... (One caption in the third edition attributes the first ascent of Everest to Willi Unsoeld. To the best of my knowledge it was Jim Whittaker.)

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Summary: Very accessible book !!
Review: I wanted to learn the basics of climbing if for no other reason than to understand other climbing books and films. After an hour I understood the basic concepts, tools and techniques. Now I can re-read Climbing High, Into Thin Air,... (One caption in the third edition attributes the first ascent of Everest to Willi Unsoeld. To the best of my knowledge it was Jim Whittaker.)

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Summary: How to Rock Climb!
Review: I'm a beginner at rock climbing and reading this book for instructional purposes. While it does a good job of explaining fundamentals I have found certain sections difficult to follow - often times different moves will be referecned before the section that explains them (sometimes with a referencing page, sometimes without). I also found it poorly edited in some spots - mis-refenced pages, paragraphs seemingly in wrong order (ie. pg 62 claims there is a "taping" illustration on pg 60, it is clearly on pg 63; the last and second to last paragraphs on page 63 seem to be flip flopped).

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Summary: Learn to rock climb from a book?
Review: If you could learn to rock climb from a book, this would be it. One of the best general references to rock climbing. John Long is an entertaining writer in his own right.

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Summary: Undeniably classic, yet strangely flawed
Review: It does an outstanding job of covering the basics in easy to understand terms, it goes over both technique and equipment. The only thing I would like to see is a more comprehensive glossary, there are a few terms not covered.

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Summary: Covers the basics
Review: It does an outstanding job of covering the basics in easy to understand terms, it goes over both technique and equipment. The only thing I would like to see is a more comprehensive glossary, there are a few terms not covered.

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Summary: One of the best introductory climbing books around.
Review: John Long combines his climbing experience with his special
writing style to give you an introduction to rock climbing
that is both useful and entertaining. The chapter on "The Workout
from Hell" is a classic.

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Summary: A Great resource for any climber
Review: This book is a great book to start with. It briefly adresses most all skills in the world of rock climbing. It is well illustrated.