Mountaineering, The Freedom of the Hills

Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills is the classic mountaineering text since its first edition in 1960. This instructional guide allows novice climbers to use it as a primer, and veterans still use it to review their skills. From choosing equipment to tying climbing knots, from basic rope work techniques to planning an all out expedition, this book is the essential mountaineering reference. PRODUCT FEATURES: A team of more than forty experts, all active climbers and climbing educators, reviewed, revised, and updated this manual to reflect the latest evolutions in mountaineering equipment and techniques Major updates include a significant new chapter on conditioning, plus detailed and extensive revisions to rescue and first response, aid climbing, and waterfall and ice climbing Author: Mountaineers Books 100100 , Mountaineering , The Freedom of the Hills 7th Edition , The Mountaineers , mountainnering , mountain climbing , rock climbing , ice climbing , how to , manual , book , guide , guidebook , instruction