Nigel Shepherd is himself a professional mountain guide and was for a time the Training Officer to the British Association of Mountain Guides and, in recent years, their President. He has climbed and guided extensively throughout the world and his writing and photographs are published widely throughout the outdoor press. Google Review Glacier Travel and Crevasse Rescue is a comprehensive course in understanding glaciers, crossing them, avoiding crevasses, and rescuing crevasse victims.

New sidebars feature descriptions of accidents and near-accidents to emphasize the importance of the techniques presented. Description Backside text In this revised edition, expert climber Andy Selters covers all the latest information and techniques for crossing glaciers and performing rescues. He explains the principles of glacier travel, how to read glaciers, how to set up lowering and hauling systems, and much more. Perfect for climbers and backcountry travelers everywhere, this book features step-by-step directions, dozens of illustrations and photos, and sidebar anecdotes.

It will help you learn all the skills necessary to travel safely in the mountains. Europe - Spain - Siurana Reus Number of routes: It contains information about the climbing found in areas such as Cingles de la Trona, Barranc de Fontscaldes, Siuranella, and in the village of Siurana. A labyrinth of rock with almost unlimited potential, no matter how enthusiastically we develop it. A petrified garden to suit everyone's taste, which you can sculpt in your own image, if only for a few moments. This explains the incredible diversity of styles of, routes, bolting, and ethics within the Siurana region.

It's a heritage for everyone who loves the "Vertiquality". There are over routes which are divided into 40 areas, each with a uniqe history; climbs demanding recognition of their history and existence by repeated ascents. These works of art reach out to the "Conquistadors of the Unnecessary", routes superfluous for the majority, some of a moments importance, others of transcendental importance.

Siurana is rich with history, and climbing plays an integral role. It played a key role in restoring this village that had almost died, whick could have been lost in moments, even while climbers dreamed of living here. There are now about 20 people living here, and thanks to my years in the refuge "Ciriac Bonet" of the Centre Excursionista de Catalunya, the epicentre of resurgence of activity in Siurana, I can now here the heart beat of the mountains. Stapled Year of publication: Por lo tanto se aceptan todo tipo de sugerencias y datos. Se agradece dibujar en el libro del refugio o enviar al autor cualquier correcion o croquis de via nueva.

Kamin Alpin Verlag Pages: Europe - Norway - Telemark Skien Number of routes: Bare en liten del ligger i tilgrensende Aust-Agder. Inndelingen er derfor gjort etter de geografiske betingelserne, ikke etter kommunegrensene! Mot nord opner dalen seg. De har flotte vannsklier of bademuligheter. Om vinteren finnes tallrike muligheter for isklatring rundt Fyresvatn og Nisser. Europe - Norway - Rjukan Oslo Number of routes: Google Description Introduction Rjukan - an ice climber's dream? Imagine a place with more than waterfalls, almost all of which have easy access and a stable climate that garantees long periods of cold weather.

Add in a local population that welcomes visiting ice climbers, a dramatic World War II history and great skiing on offer for 'rest' days and this is just not a place to dream about - it is Rjukan. Situated in the centre of southern Norway, with fairly short access from the main cities, and with world class ice climbing, it is no wonder that the place has rapidly gained popularity.

This is the second guidebook to the Rjukan area and hopefully it is eagerly anticipated. The previous guidebook, published in , is now out of print. There are some resources describing Rjukan on the internet none of these do the area real justice in describing what Rjukan has to offer for the visiting ice climber. Rjukan is still a relatively unknown place for most climbers but most who visit Rjukan regularly retuen again and again.

The area has also been visited by many of the world's elite ice climbers who are all in agreement about the undisputed quality of the climbing available here. Another important fact about Rjukan is the accessibility of the waterfalls. Most of the climbs described in this guidebook are easy to get to, even in heavy snow conditions. Adding to the beauty of the place are the magnificent surroundings with Gaustatoppen as a natural high, rising nearly m from the valley floor. Rjukan was originally a litte industrial town, but today the area focuses mostly on tourism, meaning that visiting ice climbers are always welcomed by the locals.

Google Description Introduction It is not the purpose on this guide to cataloque every route that has been done. The routes spoken about in this book where the first of note in the area or, being of later and more recent times, are those that add to the history by some uniqueness, power, or essential personality.

A few of the routes described are pivotal to an era, or to the current era. Some are the most difficult in the area, while many are included for the reason that they are favourites for their beauty - in some cases simple or moderate yet having a quality that has been a fascination to generation. The majority of routes in the Boulder area have at least some beautiful aspect.

Choosing involves a responsibility, which I am willing to take based on the years of experience I have had with the rock formations near Boulder. Opinions differ, and certainly there are many worthwhile people and climbs not here mentioned. I have tried to avoid pointless, rinky-dink, or overly contrieved routes, and routes that are dangerous.

Of course any route can be dangerous if the climber is not the measure of it. There are many good areas around Boulder to climb, but these hold the true history. Google Description Backside text ln the sport of rock climbing, 5. Looked upon as the door to the elite levels of difficulty, 5. This performance manual dispels the myth surrounding 5. How to Climb 5. It offers streamlined tips and suggestions on such critical issues as cutting-edge strength training, mental training, and climbing strategy. Inside you'll find a self-assessment test to optimize your training, techniques and drills for accelerated learning of climbing skills, exercises for building strength and endurance, strategies for managing fear and building confidence, and tactics for on-sight climbing and working redpoint projects.

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Google Description Backside text Whether you view rappelling as a means of safely getting down off rock climbs or as an entirely separate adventure sport, this book is for you. Through the use of more than clear photos and concise text, author and expert climber Craig Luebben provides readers with vital information on all aspects of rappelling, from rigging simple rope and anchor systems to dealing with complicated emergency situations.

He also examines the wide variety of rappelling devices and safety backups that will ensure your safe arrival back on terra firma. Edmund Hillary Created , Google Review Climbing veteran Jeff Lowe provides a history of the sport, an overview of the world's best ice climbs, riveting personal stories, and professional insight into such matters as gear and avoiding hazards. Includes detailed instructions for tackling basic and advanced techniques. Description Backside text As someone who has spent too much of his iceclimbing time literally quaking in his boots, I've been one the lookout for a book that will help me to minimize my terror and maximize my joy in clawing up frozen waterfalls and steep alpine couloirs.

Jeff Lowe's spectacular new book is just what I was searching for. The awe-inspiring photos and thorouly how-to text promise to radiacally decrease my learing curve. Sharp End Publishing Pages: Google Description Backside text The red rock of Utah beckons visitors with its singular landscape characterized by open space, endless corridors of rock, and slender spires, Indian Creek - in the heart of Utah's canyonlands - offers climbing at its purest. The Siren's call lies in the simplicity of its lines, but the seduction doesn't just end with the aesthetic: A Climing Guide does more than accurately describe the routes, it captures the beauty, aura, and uniqueness of this desert nirvana.

Introduction Pure and unvarying, the symmetrical splitters and varnished right-angled corners of Indian Creek approach a Platonic ideal of crack climbing. David Bloom's decade of research has unearthed nearly a thousand routes conveyed here through color photos, cliff topos, and detailed descriptions. Pioneering and current Indian Creek climbers contribute essays from tales of towers to lack of power to the brashness of maiden voyages in an age before Friends. Color photographs from a host of talanted photographers capture the beauty of the region and athleticism of the climbs. Visitors will be astonished by the plethora of choices, and surprised by the full-body workout.

On the great routes and these number in the hundreds footholds are nonexistent, rests are sparse, and the jamming is unrelenting. For the more adventurous, a multitude of towers adorn the skyline with routes spanning the grades from 5. You're holding a passport to a phenomenal desert adventure. Langkofel- und Sellagruppe, 1: Wetterstein- und Mieminger Gebirge, 1: Wetterstein- und Mieminger, 1: Panorama des Hohen Hindukusch photography ; Khumbu Himal, 1: Totes Gebirge West , 1: Niedere Tauern II, 1: Google Description Introduction On Mount Everest it feels as if you are in the womb, but on K2, you are always out on the edge.

K2 m , the second highest mountain in the world, is the hardest to surmount of all the wight-thousanders; difficult to access on all sides and positioned seemingly at the end of the world. Only a very few expeditions succeded in reaching the summut during the century which saww the opening-up of the Himalaya and Karakorum. The history of the attempts on this mountain - 'more tragedies than successes' reads like a thriller. Twentyfive years after the firest ascent by a large Italian expedition, in , Reinhold Messner determined to climb K2 by its most difficult route, his projected 'Magic Line'.

With a small team consisting of Alessandro Gogna, Michl Dacher, Freidl Mutschlechner, Renato Casarotto, Robert Schauer and Joachim Hoelzgen who started of as expedition journalist and later became a member of the team , with Terry, the liaison officer and Ursula Grether, as doctor, he set of in May Unavoidable delays and two accidents during the approach march forced the team to settle for the Abruzzi Spur route.

On 12th July, after a brilliant climb, Reinhold Messner and Michl Dacher successfully reached the summit. Europe - Sweden - Kjugekull Kristianstad Number of routes: Europe - Sweden - Kullaberg Helsingborg Number of routes: Europe - France, Monaco Number of routes: Aber so unterschiedlich die Gebiete und Routen auch sind, eines haben sie in jedem Fall gemeinsam: Och det finns mycket mer.

Plus ett sidigt bildgalleri. Synaps Information HB Pages: Driving from Stockholm to Gothenburg or vice versa, it will make the perfect break from motorway-driving on a summer day. Since the crag was discovered in many new routes have been made and there are no signs that the intense activity will drop.

The first and only guidebook soon became insufficient, and this new edition proudly presents over routes of 10 to 40 meters high as well a guide to the 30 icefalls that appear during the winter season when there is a period of cold nordic weather. The rock is of a strange gneiss-granite mixture and is quite awkward to climb until you get used to it. Once you've become friends with the rock, it will offer plenty of good 5. If you are into sea-cliff climbing, the meter crack-climbs by the lake will appeal.

The rich supply of holds of this impressive piece of rock will give an impression of limestone rather than granite. When climbing above the water, you are right in the middle of a natural drama. The colour tone of the rock changes into yellow and then orange while the lake darkens and turns black. Folktales tell of seductive dryads ar dangerous bandits living in the caves of the woods. The androgynous heroine - Tintomara - is a mesmeric child of nature running around the forest singing strange songs.

Interesting enough, Almqvist's enchanting heroine is also a talanted rock-climber. The best place is a large meadow two hundred meters from the carpark. The water of the lake is drinkable. Please keep the area as clean as you will find it. A low profile will help to prevent possible access problems in the future. Europe - Norway - Lofoten Number of routes: Review Lofoten is a magical area; towering granite peaks rise above deep blue fjords, with tiny wooden fishing villages squeezed between the mountains and the oceans. The extensive climbing is on magnificent granite cliffs and the vast majority of it is traditionally protected.

There is also superb hiking, mountaineering summer and winter as well as skiing. This new guide will doubtless raise the profile of this spectacular and beautiful area. Description Introduction The long rocky chain of islands that makes up Lofoten has an almost mythical status - most Norwegians feel the need to visit the place at least once in their lifetime! For climbers the reputation of Lofoten as home to some great trad climbing has been on the rise in recent years and now the venue is well and truly on the map as one of the most spectacular and beautiful destinations in Europe.

Bergen lockar Rand till sig. Google Description Backside text As physical as climbing is, it is even more mental. Ultimately, people climb with their minds - hands and feet are merely extensions of their thoughts and will. Becoming a master climber requires that you? In Maximum Climbing, America's best-selling author on climbing performance presents a climber's guide to the software of the brain - one that will prove invaluable whether your preference is bouldering, sport climbing, traditional climbing, or mountaineering.

He sets forth three stages of mental training that correspond to beginner, intermediate, and elite levels of experience and commitment - the ideal template to build upon to personalize your goals through years of climbing to come.

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F - ED Area: Google Description Introduction This edition and its companion volume form the third in the new series of guidebooks to the major European alpine regions being prepared by the Alpine Club. These two volumes replace the three volume edition published in Although the number of volumes has been reduced the number of routes that are described has been more than doubled.

The features introduced in the two guidebooks already published in this new series, Ecrins Massif and Dolomites, have been retained whilst a new feature in these volumes in the inclusion of topo diagrams for the first time in Alpine Club guidebooks. More Climbing Anchors Authors: Google Description Backside text More Climbing Anchors continues the fine analysis of rock climbing anchoring systems found in Long's bestseller Climbing Anchors. Together with professional climbing guide and instructor Bob Gaines, John Long has compiled in this book essential knowledge - the result of countless years of experience - to creating safe, yet simple anchors, the single most important skill a rock climber must rely on for a successfully long career.: From the Back Cover: More Climbing Anchors continues the fine analysis of rock climbing anchoring systems found in Long's bestseller Climbing Anchors.

Together with professionalism climbing guide and instructor Bob Gaines, John Long has compiled in this book essential knowledge to creating safe, yet simple anchors, the single most important skill a rock climber must rely on for a successfully long career. Google Review This fifth revised edition of the mountaineering classic is an essential reference for novices and experts alike.

Chapters are devoted to in-depth discussions of outdoors fundamentals; climbing techniques for rock, snow, and ice; safety procedures and emergency response; geology and weather; and appendices for climb ratings and supplementary reading, among other topics. Detailed sections on navigation, ropes, knots, and protection include drawings, diagrams, and maps. Enjoy the freedom of the hills to the fullest with this thorough guide. This hefty tome, first published in , was the book that started The Mountaineers Books.

Known as "the climber's bible," it covers virtually all aspects of climbing, from choosing equipment and tying knots to basic rappelling techniques and expedition planning. There are sections on rock climbing, alpine climbing, emergency prevention and response and snow cycles, along with appendices on wind chill temperatures and suggestions for further reading. Description Backside text For over thirty years and through four editions, Mounaineering: The Freedom of the Hills has been the "bible" of the climbing world. An essential teaching tool and resource for novice to advanced mountaineers, Freedom is the standard text for climbing courses throughout the United States and abroad, and even has been used as a training manual by the U.

Completely updated and revised, the 5th edition redefines the basics with expanded chapters on the latest developments in equipment, technique, snow and glacier travel, safety, and leadership. New section on rock climbing, an entirely new chapter on winter and expedition climbing, plus all-new illustrations, make Freedom the most comprehensive and contemporary source available on mountaineering.

Written and coordinated by The Mountaineers, a Seattle-based outdoor organization founded in , Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills is a consensus on accepted, safe principles and methods on mountaineering. This book gathers the wisdom, instruction, and experience of some of the world's best climbers into one indispensable volume. Google Description Backside text From choosing equipment to how to tie a particular knot; from basic rappelling technique to planning an expedition; it's all here in this essential mountaineering reference.

Google Description Introduction This book is meant to bring to you, the climber, some knowledge of how those changes to climbing have affected us as athletes. It is also meant to help you understand physiologically what is going on in your body when you climb and train. The information you get here is a good base of knowledge for you to take to a doctor or physiotherapist when you think you are suffering from one of the injuries or syndromes. Also, as medicine for climber is still in its infancy relative to other sports like skiing or football , many doctors might not realize what levels of stresses are being placed on your body.

Your knowledge of what might be happening will help the doctor make an informed decision and point you down the correct road to recovery. That said, you should also know this: This book is not here for you to make a self-diagnosis and then come up with your own treatment. Any problem you have that brings you to reading this book should be looked at by a trained professional as the exact diagnosis is very difficult to make.

This book is to help you understand that diagnosis. Google Review Pass me a hot toddy! By page nine I had vertigo, by page 36 I had the shakes, and when I came to the colour photographs I just curled up and made pathetic whimpering noises On Top of the World tells the story of that historic climb, the courage and determination it took to scale the world's highest peak. Rebecca Stephens's interest in climbing came surprisingly late, considering her unprecedented Himalayan triumph, when, as a journalist, she accompanied an Anglo-American expedition on Everest's North East Ridge in Her passion for mountains grew at an astounding rate - in only four years of climbing she scaled some of the world's major peaks: Here, she gives a step-by-step account of the preparation - physical and psychological - for her celebrated feat on Everest, telling of difficulties and fears during the climb, as well as the elation she felt on the summit of the world's highest mountain.

More than a straight mountaineering book, On Top of the World is an inspirational story of how a woman - and an amateur - faced an extraordinary challange that changed her life. Google Review This guide covers all aspects of rock climbing, including clothing, equipment, training and fitness, climbing techniques, safety measures and planning and carrying out a climb. More advanced techniques and alpine climbing are also described for those who have mastered the basics.

Description Backside text Climbing provides tremendous rewards that are found in no other sport. There is the challange of overcoming obstacles and fears; the close interdependency with other climbers, and the exhilaration of successfully reaching your goal. This book will teach you all the basic skill and safety precautions needed to begin climbing, as well as advanced techniques for tackling more difficult climbs. Europa - Croation - Paklenica Zadar Number of routes: Google Description Foreword The region of National Park Paklenica represents one of the most attractive natural-science and tourist resorts in northeast Mediterranean.

The grandiose forge surrounded by hash mountain cliffs, distant peaks of Velebit and old pine an beech forests is a challenge for each and every nature lover, scientist and climber. This is the place where we can find a wide variety of flora and fauna some of which are very rare and endemic. This area is especially characterized by its variety of karstic formations. The nearby seaside and coastal atmosphere only add up to the beauty of this park.

The very entrance to the park where harch mountain cliffs almostt menacingly overarch a visitor, makes it clear why the biggest, the most famous, and the most beautyful Croatian clibing site is located right at this spot. This is the place where anyone can find something for himself. We can climb sports, short routes, but we can also climb those that are far longer. This is the place that can satisfy even the adventure routes' lovers.

Range of difficulty levels is such that absolute beginners, as well as the experienced climbers can enjoy this place. All that characterizes Paklenica as a climbing site, that was pointed out in the text above is provided by an increase in number of climbers from all over the Europe. A grade description for guidebooks telling the low limit of grades - A grade description for guidebooks telling the high limit of grades Area: Europe - Italy - Sarca Arco Number of routes: Google Description Introduction Molti anni fa, quando credevo di conoscere la Valle, mi lasciai coinvolgere dal sogno di scrivere una guida.

Purtroppo non mi resi subito conto di quanto lavoro avrebbe comportato un progetto simile. Ho pensato questa guida da alpinista e la propongo principalmente ad un pubblico di alpinisti. Purtroppo le guide che escono di tanto in tanto, seppur ottime, sono sempre antologie di vie scelte.

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Era mia ambizione anche quella di creare una guida minuziosa, da cui risultasse veramente un quadro completo della situazione in Valle. Inoltre, in questi ultimi anno, si sta scoprendo anche il suo potenziale sportivo sulle grandi pareti. A questo proposito, mi auguro che gli attuali e i futuri chiodatori rispettino sempre e comunque gli itinerari classici. Google Review A handbook for experienced climbers covering all the physical and psychological aspects of climbing. Google Description Introduction This guidebook concentrates especially on the sport climbing crags, that is to say those that have in-situ protections and therefore guarantee a high level of safety.

They can be identified by the presence of spitz on most routes, with closely spaced protections and safe stances, in which moulinettes are used for single-pitch climbs. There are a great number of crags with these characteristics in Sardinia, therefore it has been necessary to make a choice: The rest have been excluded, either because they are too isolated from the others or because they are but few in number and many climbers would not be interested in visiting them as yet.

I have also included two bouldering areas and two crags where traditional climbing techniques are used on short routes, in order to offer sport climbers the opportunity to confront a different reality. I deliberately ommited the areas or the routes with an alpine stamp but I have included some of the longest routes that are bolted with spitz or are closer in style to sport climbing.


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On some routes it is necessary to use nuts and friends in addition to the protections already in place, but this will always appear in the route description. The 14 areas described, are always preceded by an introduction with a range of information common to all the crags such as road access, climate, and accomodation. Each crag in described concisely with its history and the general characteristics of the site. This is followed by a table with the list of the routes, bearing the same number as the related graphic.

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For each route there is given: Demonstrations of many of the tactics and methods described in the book. Dan Hague, an eighteen-year veteran in the indoor climbing industry, has built and managed four climbing gyms, the latest in central Virginia. Dan is an avid climber, winning his division of the Triple Crown Bouldering Series in Douglas Hunter was a full-time climber and coach for ten years.

Douglas has been climbing for over thirty years and first started training climbers over twenty years ago. He has trained climbers for all types of performances from hard redpoints to the World Cup. He was one of the first coaches in the U. As a full-time climber, Douglas gained early ascents of sport climbing test pieces in American Fork, Maple Canyon, and other areas. Europe - Spain - Pyrenees Bonansa Number of routes: Encontraremos gran variedad de escaladas - tanto deportivas como de pared - con distintas orientaciones y tipos de roca, principalmente caliza.

Preguntar a los locales. Historia Ya a principios del siglo XX se realizan las primeras ascensiones a cimas escarpadas de la comarca, que necesitan la ayuda de las manos. Muy lentamente vn sucumbiendo paredes de varios picos; la dificultad, acorde con los tiempos y el material, no es elevada. Google Review Revised and updated. This is a short topo guide to the most popular of the great routes and crags of Yosemite Valley. Description Backside text Steep. These are the world class rock climbing routes of Yosemite Valley National Park which inspire and seduce climbers from all over the globe.

Now in its second edition, Rock Climbing Yosemite's Select is the quintessential climber's guide to the best free, mixed and aid lines to be had in the valley - revised with updated route information and park access guidelines. Detailed approach and descent information, descriptive topos, and startling photos will get the experienced cragster floating, flailing or failing on some of the world's biggest, most awesome granite cliffs. Don Reid is a rock climbing guide living in Joshua Tree, California.

Introduction Yosemite Valley continues to reveal itself as an incomparable beautiful and vast rock-sculptured wonder. Decade after decade, it has been an inspiring dream for clibers, and provided the fulfilling reality of supreme graniteclimbing experience. The number of climbers attracted to Yosemite, and the level of drama played out in this arena, is testimony to Yosemite's allure, as in the sheer number of routes established by these climbes. It is the claim of this book to distill from these numerous routes the essence of quality Yosemite climbing. In such renowned area as Yosemite, a significant number of routes stand out indisputably as classic in nature.

Many others are included here because they have shown themselves to be popular, rewarding - and convenient to reach. Nonetheless, skimming a mere handful of routes out of the barrel clearly is a subjective process. Appraised with close to 20 years of climbing experience in Yosemite Valley, and by associating with the climbers of the valley, the author aims to provide a fun and rewarding sample of Yosemite climbing.

The Mountaineering Books Pages: Google Description Backside text Certified rock guide Craig Luebben is so attuned to the finer points of rock climbing anchors that he used his engineering background to invent his own type of climbing protection, the Big Bro. Now, in Rock Climbing Anchors, he presents the very latest in anchoring theory and techniques, including the pros and cons of specific gear placements and anchor rigging strategies.

For climbers who want to create safe and efficient anchors for toproping, rappelling, mountaineering, sport climbing and trad climbing: Rock Climbing Anchors is the source! Rocks Unlimited Publications Pages: Google Review This is a rock climbing atlas for Europe. In full colour, this English language climbing guide is part of a series of atlases from Rocks Unlimited, which describes the best climbing areas in the world.

It contains information and facts about each country - climate, how to get there, costs, where to stay, what to do on rest days, and others. It also gives detailed information about each crag - directions, GPS waypoints, number of routes, grade range, face direction, family friendliness, and others. Description Backside text Planning your next climbing trip and you don't know where to go?

Want to experience some of the best climbing in the world, in countries you've never been to before?

Fancy having lots of things to do on your rest days? Interested in getting to know new cultures? If so, the Rock Climbing Atlases are for you! The Rock Climbing Atlases are comprehensive guides to the best rock climbing areas in the world. Europe's top-spot for extreme sports. Google Review Rock climbing is an exhilarating and spectacular sport that is attracting more people than ever before.

This book is written for those climbers starting out on their instructing career. It contains the ideas and information that should smooth their path into the world of instructing and guiding. However, it is also for climbers wanting to improve their skills and gain from the author's knowledge and experience of climbing and instructing. It goes beyond covering the necessary skills of ropework, problem-solving and safety, by advising on how to teach movement and help students train effectively.

Also included are sections on communication skills, legal considerations, aid climbing and scrambling. He now runs a rock climbing and mountaineering school in Pembrokeshire. Description Backside text Rock climbing is an exhilarating sport that is attracting more and more people. This book is mainly written for climbers starting out on an instructing career. The book is also for climbers who want to improvce their skills and gain from the author's broad knowledge of climbing and instructing. Alun Richardson has spent the last twenty years rock climbing, big walling, mountaineering, guiding and instructing in Britain, Europe, the Himalayas, Alaska, South America and Russia.

He now runs a rock climbing and mountaineering scbool in Pembrokeshire, and co-ordinates an instructor training scheme foor the Prices's Trust. Google Review The routes described offer a challenge to all climbers who perform at severe standard and upwards, who would like to attempt longer routes in a mountain setting but without the oppressive objective dangers found in areas of higher altitude.

The increased length, ever present concern with route finding and time pressure to finish without benighting, add a further dimension to both the joy and thrill of the climbing experience. However, the descriptions chosen are for routes with little or no loose rock and only minor route finding difficulty. Description Backside text This book invites climbers to enjoy the best of Pyrenean rock climbing, in an area hitherto neglected by British climbers.

There are m routes on immaculate andesite on the Pic du Midi d'Ossau; m routes on hard sandstone in the 10 mile long, one mile deep canyon of Ordesa; whilst the m conglomerate climbs on the towers and walls of Riglsos are mind-blowing in their stunning grandeur. Limestone is also represented, particularly at the popular Santa Elena, with its delicate slab climbing.

There is an introduction to the easier gorge descents of the remarkable Sierra Guara, where m deep canyons provide memorable trips. Introduction This book is intended as an invitation to climbers to enjoy all that is best about rock climbing in the British style, sustained free moves with natural protection in the bigger arena of the Pyrenees and its environs.

A m route on immaculate andesite leading to the summit slopes of a 3,m peak is not uncommon on the Pic du Midi d'Ossau. A m route on hard sandstone in a mile long, mile deep, mile wide canyon is representative of Ordesa while the towers and walls of Riglos growing out of the Spanish plain give m routes of stunning grandeur. The Pyrenees have long been known as a Mecca for walkers and mountain scramblers, but they also offer excellent rock climbing in good weather, magnificent surroundings and with an almost total absence of crowds - at the time of writing.

It is normal to have the route to oneself, common to have the face to oneself and occasionally the mountain also. Europe - Switzerland, Italy Number of routes: Google Description Introduction Stauwetterlagen auf der Alpennordseite sind deprimierend. Es muss nicht immer Finale, Mallorca oder Sardinien sein. Hier findet man bedeutend mehr "Plaisir" als an den obengenannten Modefelsen.

Dieses Tal, obwohl von allen Himmelsrichtungen gut erreichbar, ist immer noch ein Geheimtip.

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In Italien sind Traversella und Sbarua schon lange keine Geheimtips mehr. Hier wird deutlich, was Plaisirstandard ist: Europe - Switzerland Number of routes: Plaisir - Charakter haben. Europe - France, Switzerland Number of routes: Deshalb musste ich einige Gebiete streichen, die im letzten plaisir West noch beschrieben waren. Neue, attraktive und gut abgesicherte Routen gibt es viele.

Auch an den Aiguilles Rouges gibt es Neuigkeiten, denn die meisten Touren an der langgezogenen Gebirgskette zwischen dem Lac d'Emosson und Chamonix entstanden erst in den letzten Jahren. Aber auch sonst gibt es viel Neues zu entdecken: Dalla loro opera sono nati un gran numero di itinerari inediti, splendidi per la maggior parte dei casi, sia moderni, nel senso dell'attrezzatura lasciata in posto, sia in stile tradizionale.

Tenzing hade deltagit i sex expeditioner, innan han lyckades med den sjunde. Europe - Norway - Stetind Narvik Number of routes: Description Backside text Norway's national mountain Stetind inevitably makes a profound impression on visitors. Its clean-cut features rise from the fjord to the near metre-high summit and the majority of those climbers and hikers who have laid their eyes on the mountain dream of one day standing on its summit.

Climbing on the vast granite walls of Stetind and surrounding mountains, while being warmed by the midnight sun, is for many visiting climbers a unique experience. This short guidebook contains route descriptions for Stetind as well as a selection of other climbs in the Narvik region. While the focus is on multipitch trad routes in the mountains, it also cover some roadside sport climbing. The American Alpine Club Pages: Google Description Introduction For many years, the imagination of most climbers could be cought by only a few famous cliffs and mountains.

But as the sport grew in popularity, climbers began searching out unheralded areas - places where they could explore new territory and leave behind some of the increasing crowds. Soon, they discovered that North America holds a great diversity of climbing areas, each unique in its climbing experience.

This series of guides was conceived to provide an efficient sampling of many different North American climbing areas. Based primarily on photographs, the books also offer selected route descriptions, access maps, and background information for each covered area.

The Climber's Guide to North America will allow travelling climbers to experience for themselves the special character of these places through several days of excellent climbing. Google Description Backside text The Complete Guide to Rope Techniques provides the essential knowledge needed for normal day-to-day climbing, from basic tying-on and belaying methods to more advanced skills needed for competitive climbing. Each technique is presented in a simple and straightforward manner and is broken down into its individual components.

Google Description Introduction The extensive mountain chain, the Himalayas stretches across the thick neck of the Indian sub-continent for about 1, miles, from Afghanistan in the west to Assam in the south-east. Roughly to miles wide, it straddles six countries, dividing India from Tibet. Distinguished by enormous variety of climate, vegetation and wild life, the mountain chain consists of three major ranges: Lush tropical valleys and snow-capped peaks dominate the Himalayas and Karakorams, while the Hindu Kush in the far west lies beyond the reach of the monsoons and therefore has much bleaker slopes.

Google Description Introduction The justification of a climbing guide is to offer its users a quick and practical read, giving in the most efficient way all the necessary information for a successful ascent. The choice of a visual presentation by topo guides obeys these demands, offering a general appreciation of relief and of neighouring routes unobtainable with a simple description, especially with the number of modern routes, often very close to each another.

Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. One of the best mountaineers of our generation finally reveals the details of his many exciting extreme alpine ascents—ascents in which his only equipment is a pair of shoes and a small bag for holding chalk. Along with many other legendary ascents detailed here, he and his brother set a new record of 2 hours and 46 minutes on El Capitan, The Nose, Yosemite Park in the Fall of —a climb that usually takes three days.

For me, it is the search for my limits. On the other side, I am aware that the time is limited. Hardcover , pages. Published June 24th by Skyhorse Publishing first published June 1st To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about The Mountain Within , please sign up. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Jun 02, Amar Pai rated it really liked it. I'm really enjoying it. Something about the translated quality of the prose, or maybe just the personality of Alex Huber, renders this way more interesting than your average climber memoir.

I like the sharp interviews interspersed throughout. It's really romantic and fascinating, the notion of these Huberbaum getting a mountain education and Alexander aiming for harder and harder sport climbs while still pushing the limits of alpinism. Also he makes it clear that a healthy d Rereading this book. Also he makes it clear that a healthy dose of partying and beer was essential to the spirit of their climbing experience.

It's just so well-adjusted and Bavarian. This is one of the better climbing books out there. Respect to Alex Huber! Honnold may have solo'd Freerider but remember Huber did the first free ascent: Jacques rated it really liked it Jul 25, Mona rated it really liked it Jul 01, Angelos rated it really liked it Feb 03, Boro rated it it was amazing Apr 12, Julia rated it really liked it Oct 15,