Books
The
Best of Rock & Ice: An Anthology
By: Dougald Macdonald
For more than twenty
years, Rock & Ice magazine has published excellent writing
from the world's best climbers. Now, for the first time, Rock
& Ice editor Dougald MacDonald has gathered together a collection
of the best of the best. The range of talent and perspective in
this anthology of 25 essays is astounding. Jay Anderson reveals
his obsession with an offwidth chimney on the cold high plains
of southeastern Wyoming. Ruaridh Pringle, caught in a lightning
storm, experiences a lifetime of terror in one climb. Weird clients
and even wierder instructors are the subject of a John Long yarn.
Will Gadd lets the influential, flamboyant, and iconoclastic Christian
Griffith speak for himself in an insightful profile. And Christian
Beckwith takes a moving and sympathetic look at the plight of
Soviet climbers who disappeared from the climbing world after
the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Advanced
Rock Climbing (How to Rock Climb Series)
By: John Long, Craig
Luebben
The most comprehensive
look at the subject yet. Advanced Rock Climbing picks up where
John Long's How to Rock Climb leaves off, describing the climbing
techniques and rope tricks of the modern rock climber. The guide
covers both sport and traditional climbing, and self-rescue techniques,
in Long's easy-to-read, entertaining style.
How
to Rock Climb! (Falcon Guide)
By: John Long
How to Rock Climb!,
this time in its third edition, has always been the most thorough
rock climbing instructional book on the market. All the fundamentals--from
ethics to getting up the climb--are presented in Long's classic,
rib-splitting style. Totally updated to reflect today's standards
in equipment, technique, and training methods, How to Rock Climb!
gives beginning and intermediate climbers an edge. Inside are
tips from improvement--and staying alive! Includes a glossary
of terms and quick-refernence index.
Flash
Training (How to Rock Climb Series)
By: Eric J. Horst
Eric Horst presents
the most comprehensive look into training for rock climbing available
to date. Expert contributors include: Mia Axon, Russ Clune, John
Gill, Jonathan Houck, Lynn Hill, Susanne Paulson, Steve Petro,
Mike Pont, Dr. Mark Robinson, Todd Skinner, Kurt Smith, Glenn
Thomas, Tim Toula, and Barbara Turner RDN.
Close
Calls : Climbing Mishaps & Near-Death Experiences
By: John Long
Close Calls
recounts 68 true tales of climbers who let their guard down and
lived to tell about it. Written in classic John Long style with
a potent combination of levity and sobriety, and accompanied by
Tami Knight's wickedly hilarious cartoons, this book is equal
parts entertainment and instruction. Safe climbing requires constant
vigilance. Even experts occasionally slip up, leaving fate to
decide if the day will end in an emergency room bed or the Mountain
Room Bar. Yet each scenario, regardless of the outcome, provides
an opportunity to prevent similar mishaps from occurring in the
future. Close Calls offers climbers a chance to learn hard lessons
the easy way, from the comfort of their favorite recliner, with
John Long hosting the show.
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