50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF THE RENOWNED BIBLE OF CLIMBING AND MOUNTAINEERING.
With more than 600,000 copies sold, Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills is the acclaimed bible for climbers all over the world, and the new edition marks the 50th anniversary of this seminal title.
Since the publication of the first edition in 1960, Freedom, as the book is known, has endured as a classic mountaineering text. From choosing equipment to tying a climbing knot, and from basic rappelling techniques to planning an expedition, it is all here in this essential mountaineering reference. A team of more than forty experts, all active climbers and climbing educators, reviewed, revised, and updated this compendium 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.
作者簡介
The Mountaineers is based in Seattle, Washington, and was founded in 1906. It is one of the largest outdoor recreation and conservation clubs in the United States. In 2009, the organization premiered a new state-of-the-art climbing, sport, and event facility on the shores of Lake Washington. There, as well as at branches throughout the state, it sponsors classes and year-round activities in climbing, hiking, skiing, snowshoeing, kayaking, canoeing, and more.
Born from the hand-scribbled trail maps and wilderness passion of its members, the nonprofit Mountaineers Books was established in 1960 to express and share the the organization s love of
nature and the outdoors. Today, with more than 500 titles in print, The Mountaineers Books, along with its two imprints, Skipstone and Braided River, is a leading publisher of quality outdoor
recreation, sustainability, and conservation titles. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
