The essential climbers' guide: from rock, ice and big-wall climbing to diet, training and mountain survival
Description of the book
Imagine an alien came down to Earth, stuck a probe into a climber's brain – one who'd been climbing for over thirty years – and then transmogrified the contents into a big book of climbing tips. Well,
1001 Climbing Tips by
Andy Kirkpatrick is just such a book.
This is no regular
instruction manual – it's much more useful than that. This is a massive collection of all those little tips that make a real difference when at the
crag, in the
mountains, or when you're planning your next big trip. It's for anyone who hangs off stuff, or just hangs around in the mountains. These tips are based on three decades of climbing obsession, as well as nineteen ascents of
El Cap, numerous
Alpine north faces, trips to the
polar ice caps, and many other scary climbs and
expeditions.
The following areas are covered: Basics, Safety, Big Wall, Ice, Mixed, Mountain, Training, and Stuff.
