How to Rock Climb!
How to Rock Climb! by John Long, published by Globe Pequot Press in 2010, is a comprehensive instructional guide that covers the fundamentals of rock climbing. This fifth edition presents a thorough overview of essential topics, including climbing ethics, techniques, and modern equipment standards. With 336 pages filled with detailed information, this book serves as a valuable resource for both novice and experienced climbers.
Readers will find extensive sections on various climbing styles, such as face climbing and crack climbing, as well as critical safety topics like ropes, anchors, and belays. The guide also addresses sport climbing and provides practical advice on getting off the rock. Enhanced with over 300 color photographs and illustrations, this edition aims to equip climbers with the knowledge needed to navigate the sport effectively.
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How to Rock Climb!, now in its fifth edition, is the most thorough instructional rock climbing book in the world. All the fundamentals—from ethics to getting up the rock—are presented in John Long’s classic style. Thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the modern standards of equipment, technique, and training methods, this guide includes sections on face climbing; crack climbing; ropes, anchors, and belays; getting off the rock; sport climbing; and much more. It is the essential how-to book for rock climbers everywhere.
Now with more than 300 color photographs and illustrations, this is the most thorough and complete upgrade this best-selling title has seen since first publishing more than a decade ago.
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