Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills
A detailed guide to mountaineering skills, ranging from equipment, knots, and rappelling to anchor systems, avalanche terrain, self-rescue, aid climbing, and ice climbing. The eighth edition updates gear and techniques, adds physical conditioning guidance, and includes hundreds of technical illustrations from a team of expert instructors.
About This Book
Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills is a comprehensive instructional guide to climbing and mountaineering skills.
It covers foundational topics including equipment, knots, rappelling techniques, and Leave No Trace principles.
Advanced instruction addresses complex anchors, avalanche terrain, leadership, self-rescue, aid climbing, waterfall climbing, and ice climbing.
The eighth edition includes updated gear and techniques, hundreds of technical illustrations, and a new chapter on physical conditioning.
Written by more than 40 expert climbers and climbing instructors, this edition was published in 2010 and printed on 100% recycled paper.
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