Mountaineering

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956316325Author Richard SaleFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Carreg LtdPublisher Carreg LtdWeight(grams) 668g

Expanded route descriptions and new photos of this popular area outside Colorado Springs.Book InformationISBN 9781560446781Author Bob D'AntonioFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Falcon GuidesPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 9g

Addictive but usually legal, crack climbing has become hugely popular in recent years. A form of free climbing where the climber ascends a rock wall by jamming hands and feet into cracks and pulling upward, this sport has specific techniques and...

Rock Climbing Wyoming describes 11 major climbing areas in the state of Wyoming. It offers approximately 550 climbing routes for beginners and experts alike. Maps, color topos, and stunning action photos accompany clearly written descriptions of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781680516586Author David Chaundy-SmartFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Mountaineers BooksPublisher Mountaineers Books

Includes descriptions of more than 400 sport routes in Penitente Canyon, Rock Garden, Witch's Canyon.Book InformationISBN 9781560449140Author Bob D'AntonioFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Falcon GuidesPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 9g

Hundreds of classic trad and sport test-pieces abound in this area.Book InformationISBN 9781575400488Author Peter HubbelFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Falcon GuidesPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 9g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781512600407Author Sandy StottFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint University Press of New EnglandPublisher University Press of New England

The out-of-print Boulder Climbs North and Boulder Climbs South have been revised and republished as three separate volumes. This is the first.Book InformationISBN 9781560447504Author Richard RossiterFormat PaperbackPage Count 328Imprint Falcon...

This Golden sport climbing area is home to 200 of the best moderates around.Book InformationISBN 9781575400426Author Peter HubbelFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Falcon GuidesPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 12g

Rock Climbing is a comprehensive guide for both novice climbers starting out in the sport, and experienced climbers who want to improve their rope work, technique and knowledge of rock climbing.Features and reviews in Climber, Climb and Summit magazine...

Best Climbs Los Angeles narrows down the thousands of climbing routes across the 4,500 square miles of Los Angeles County to the absolute best 300 routes. These are the routes that display the hidden beauty and deep rooted climbing history of Los Angeles...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781451607086Author Jennifer WoodliefFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Atria BooksPublisher Atria BooksWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 215mm * 141mm *...

Mixed climbing and especially leashless ice and rock climbing has gained much popularity recently. This surge of interest has lead to the development of new equipment, terminology, and techniques that has not yet been recorded in book form. Mixed...

This book offers a critical account of the historical evolution of mountaineering and its relation to the phenomenon of tourism, providing an overview of recent developments linked to the diversification, commodification and commercialisation of...

The state of Connecticut has a long climbing history and some of the most challenging routes in the Northeast. Ragged Mountain, Pinnacle Rock, Cathole Pass, and other crags offer climbs ranging from moderate fives to tough 5.12. This comprehensive guide...

Best Climbs Rocky Mountain National Park showcases the classic routes and best climbs in America's largest national park. Ideal for both local and nonlocal climbers who want to hit as many select climbs as possible in a weekend or a short visit, it...

There are similarities in movements on ice, rock, and mixed terrain. The way a climber moves his or her body and the thought processes in movement on ice are remarkably similar to the way in which a climber approaches rock in the summer. As part of the...

Joshua Tree National Park is the most popular rock climbing area in the world--and for good reason. When other climbing locales are buried in snow, Josh is basking in Southern California sunshine. Thousands of sport and traditional routes on park's...

The SMC Journal has maintained a continuous record of mountain activities in Scotland since 1890. The Journal emerges annually.Book InformationISBN 9781907233272Author Peter BiggarFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Scottish Mountaineering...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781999364809Author Neil MundellFormat PaperbackPage Count 150Imprint Yeti BooksPublisher Yeti BooksWeight(grams) 154gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 8mm

For nearly 50 years, Climbing Magazine's goal has been to inspire and entertain with compelling coverage of climbing in all its forms, from bouldering to the big walls, trad rock to sport climbing, ice climbing to mountaineering. Vantage Point offers a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781927322406Author Lyn McKinnonFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Otago University PressPublisher Otago University PressWeight(grams) 962g

Fanny Bullock Workman was a complicated and restless woman who defied the rigid Victorian morals she found as restrictive as a corset. With her frizzy brown hair tucked under a helmet, Workman was a force on and off the mountain. Instrumental in breaking...

One afternoon in 1987, two renegade climbers in Berkeley, California, hatched an ambitious plan: under the cover of darkness, they would rappel down from a carefully scouted highway on-ramp, gluing artificial handholds onto the load-bearing concrete...

The book delivers an interactive learning style that enables a broad selection of users to relate to its content, and will become invaluable for both instructors and enthusiasts. The techniques, methods, and tips described and illustrated have derived...

From the foreword by Hamish MacInnes: "If you have an ambition to do all the climbs in these two Scottish Rock guides I think you'd better schedule time off in your next life. This labour of Gary's has been of gargantuan proportions. Those of you...

Mountaineers Books is proud to present the 10th edition of this master guide, commonly referred to as Freedom.

A selected guide to 2000 routes north of the Highland Boundary Fault. Explore the long almost alpine length routes and classic ridges on Ben Nevis, bag your first sport routes at Bennybeg or Comic Crags, or chill out on a range of short immaculate crags...

The slate quarries were walking distance; they’d have a smoke, a party in an abandoned hut, try and climb something. A small culture emerged of punks, nutters, artists and petty thieves, crawling up abandoned rock, then heading to the disco at the...

The Climbing Bible: Climb Injury Free is a guide to injury prevention and rehabilitation for climbers. The author, Stian Christophersen, is an internationally renowned climber and practising physiotherapist with over 15 years’ experience specialising in...

The true story of the thrill-seekers, map-makers, soldiers, occultists, artists and porters who paved the way for modern mountaineering. ‘A beautifully written and sure-footed history of mountaineering “before Everest”, full of wonderful stories and...

When Dorothy Pilley first began climbing in the 1910s, female mountaineers were seen as a dangerous liability, their achievements ignored, unrecorded or disbelieved. Undeterred, Dorothy proved herself on the vertiginous slopes of Wales, Scotland and the...