Military Mountaineering

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Summary: Excellent Information
Review: (...) This is one of the finest books available on the subject (mountaineering). And whereas equipment is ALWAYS changing in current US Military units, it is NOT always changing elsewhere. For instance, if you find yourself climbing in Asia or South America, this is "state of the art." Also, in a military or emergency situation, all that fancy gear you had yesterday, or even two minutes ago, might be gone or destroyed. (...) this book was printed to be lightwieght for those who are using it as carry-along reference. Excellent book!

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Summary: From a Climber
Review: I've climbed a great deal and do so regularly. Through the years I have read a great many books on the topic. Some are better than others, some should never have been published, while others stand out in my memory. This is the one I suggest to new, intermediate and advanced climbers (but not to serious experts.) It is not flashy like some, no dazzling color pictures from the top of K2, but it gets to the point in an easy to understand style. It is extensive, yet small enough to bring along to practice techniques with the book THERE, not back in the tent because it is either too big or too expensive to mess up. Excellent book.