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Handbook of ClimbingAlan Fyffe, Iain Peter, Hamish MacInnes This is a climbing handbook, encompassing the history of the sport, the equipment needed, acquisition of skills, rescue, winter and alpine climbing and hillwalking. It describes the principles and methods of movement on rock, snow and ice, and the correct use of equipment and forms of protection. In many cases a variety of relevant techniques are detailed to allow the reader to select the system... |
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The White SpiderHeinrich Harrer This is an account of the attempts to climb the notorious North Wall of the Eiger, in 1938. The author was a member of the first party to climb the face, and although the book describes the grimness of the terrain, he attempts to communicate the joy of climbing as well as the hazards. PaperBack | 320 Pages | ISBN: 0586088741 |
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The Complete Rock ClimberMalcolm Creasey This volume is divided into sections that will take you through the history of climbing, getting started, ropework and emergency ropework, into the hills, advanced training and the final chapter looks at the best climbing locations around the world.' ... Hardcover | 256 Pages | ISBN: 1859679080 |
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Climbing Out of DepressionSue Atkinson Depression is a dark and isolating experience. Countless people suffer from it. Depressed people often feel paralyzed into inaction. |
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How to Rock Climb! John Long PaperBack | 214 Pages | ISBN: 1575401142 |
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Walks and Climbs in the PyreneesKev Reynolds This guide provides an introduction to the Pyrenees. It offers suggestions for 170 walks, multi-day tours and moderate ascents of some of the principal summits of the Central or High Pyrenees, and includes the Pyrenean High Route - one of the most challenging mountain treks of all. PaperBack | 344 Pages | ISBN: 1852843284 |
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Touching the VoidJoe Simpson An account of the ascent of the 21,000ft Siula Grande peak in the Peruvian Andes. Joe Simpson and his climbing partner, Simon Yates, had achieved the summit before the first disaster struck. What happened and how they dealt with the psychological traumas that resulted is the subject of this book. |
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The Death ZoneMatt Dickinson Based on interviews with the surviving climbers and his own first-hand experience, this is the story of how Dickinson climbed Everest through the worst 24 hours in the history of the mountain - and a devastating storm which left 12 dead. PaperBack | 256 Pages | ISBN: 0099255723 |
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The Mountain Skills Training HandbookPete Hill, Stuart Johnston, Nigel Williams Designed for instructors and climbing enthusiasts, the techniques, methods and tips described and illustrated here have derived from the authors' own experience - both as instructors, and from studying and discussing good working practices. PaperBack | 160 Pages | ISBN: 0715310917 |
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Dark Shadows FallingJoe Simpson In 1992, a climber was left to die by other climbers on Mount Everest, which horrified Joe Simpson who was himself left for dead in Peru in 1985. In this book Simpson explores anecdotally and in heated debates with his climbing companions on Pumori, the moral climate of mountaineering in the 1990s. PaperBack | 256 Pages | ISBN: 0099756110 |
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