The Complete Climber's Handbook

Rating:
Summary: Material was complete and well presented
Review: I found the material to be broad in scope, well covered, and nicely presented. I still refer to this text from time to time as a refresher reference even after climbing for two years.

Rating:
Summary: Material was complete and well presented
Review: I have been climbing for 3 days! And I starting looking for good books after my first climb. I've seen this book in person.

The cover on this book makes it look like the perfect resource for climbing. Look at it, it's all right there! I thumbed through this book last night at Barnes and Noble... and I picked two other books that were smaller and, I believe, better for beginners.

I don't think this book is useless. It has lots of good information in it. But I think there are better options for the beginner.

The first book I bought (read) and love is: Rock Climbing (Outdoor Pursuits Series) The second book, that I've only thumbed through so far, but looks perfect is: Rock Climbing : A Trailside Guide (Trailside Guide Series)

I normally don't review against a book, but THE COMPLETE CLIMBERS HANDBOOK struck me when I saw it as having a great cover that was not matched by the contents. Buy what you want, but remember - you can't judge a book by its cover. I would recommend either, or both, the books I finally bought over this one ANY day.

I don't think this book is useless. I'm sure it has great information in it. But I would recomend these other books for a beginner.

Rating:
Summary: Don't judge this book by its cover
Review: I have been climbing for 3 days! And I starting looking for good books after my first climb. I've seen this book in person.

The cover on this book makes it look like the perfect resource for climbing. Look at it, it's all right there! I thumbed through this book last night at Barnes and Noble... and I picked two other books that were smaller and, I believe, better for beginners.

I don't think this book is useless. It has lots of good information in it. But I think there are better options for the beginner.

The first book I bought (read) and love is: Rock Climbing (Outdoor Pursuits Series) The second book, that I've only thumbed through so far, but looks perfect is: Rock Climbing : A Trailside Guide (Trailside Guide Series)

I normally don't review against a book, but THE COMPLETE CLIMBERS HANDBOOK struck me when I saw it as having a great cover that was not matched by the contents. Buy what you want, but remember - you can't judge a book by its cover. I would recommend either, or both, the books I finally bought over this one ANY day.

I don't think this book is useless. I'm sure it has great information in it. But I would recomend these other books for a beginner.