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The first mountaineering instructional guide to focus exclusively on the kind of mountaineering most climbers do, and to collect the best modern practices in one popular resource
Complete and up to date. Emphasizes the best modern practices for alpine rock, snow, and ice.Uniquely focused. Omits what is too basic such as camping and backpacking and what is too advanced, such as fifth-class climbing in its various forms and expeditionary climbing.
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Modern Mountaineering on Alpine Rock, Snow, and Ice
If your experience as a backpacker or rock climber is drawing you higher; if the cold, remote alpine environment calls you nearer, this book is for you. The Mountaineering Handbook will teach you the skills that will take you to the top. Even if you’re already an experienced mountaineer, you’ll find detailed descriptions of the newest and most effective techniques to refine and organize your methods and equipment. The Mountaineering Handbook isn't mired in outdated traditionalism; its new-school techniques are safer, more effective, and more fun for mountaineers at every level. With constant emphasis on light, fast, and efficient mountaineering, Craig Connally shows you how to:
- Move quickly up and down rock, snow, and ice with appropriate safety systems
- Manage mountain hazards, including rockfall, avalanche, lightning, and high-altitude illness
- Select the best equipment for your personal style and objectives
- Maintain sound nutrition and training according to the most up-to-date science
- Understand the human factors of mountaineering--the social and psychological forces that influence critical decisions
Connally’s passion for mountaineering is evident in his writing--The Mountaineering Handbook is clever, insightful, and entertaining. He intends to move mountaineering into the twenty-first century, but he’s also determined to turn the traditional how-to book on its ear by injecting personality, humor, and thoughtfulness into every page.
“Backpackers venture into the wilderness to see a little farther, but mountaineers describe their adventures as means of looking more closely into their own selves--to see a little deeper. Climbing mountains compels introspection because every detail--from the smallest to the most ominous--must be constantly attended to. That’s both exhausting and exhilarating. Exhilarating, because the criteria for success are absolute and absolutely objective--they are chosen by the mountain, not by the mountaineer, and every person is equal when judged by mountains. Success requires mountaineers to appraise their own physical and mental capacities and to know, or discover, the extent of their reserves of competence, commitment, and courage. Mountaineering does not build character so much as it reveals it."--from The Mountaineering Handbook
Craig Connally puts many years of mountaineering, ski mountaineering, and climbing rock and ice into his engaging writing. More importantly, he has applied his advanced degrees in science and his career as an engineering manager to sort out and explain what works and what doesn’t in the mountains.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book contain lots of useful stuff and the author does a good job in not just listing lots of different options (like another famous book he loves to bash) but actually giving recommedations on what works. The author has very strong opinions about certain things that perhaps are less emotional to others but it adds some flavour to the text. If he were more balanced it would have been a duller read. Especially, read his calculations about forces acting on protection and climbers. Some disturbing news about the first piece of protection! This is good stuff and this is the only book where I have seen it done properly. Well done Craig!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Im sure this is all good modern info but just be aware that it is in a very American style. For example, there is the usual mix-up of units: oz of gel and lbs of water per pound of body weight. The section on foods is about all gels and powders and is actually quite funny because the author is so serious about 'performance'. If you use a figure of eight descender and eat GORP (good ol raisins and peanuts apparently) then this is not the book for you.
Format:Paperback
Apart from a couple of good points (especially the section on forces) I hated this book! It lacks details and it's of little use when it comes to recreating the techniques described. The author is very opinionated against classic mountaineering techniques but doesn't offer a sensible alternative for the inexperienced climber; the approach to mountaineering offered in this book appears a good alternative for the experienced classic climber who wants to try something different. Being a climber with intermediate experience I feel the classic method makes more sense from a learning and practical point of view, plus it offers a more systematic approach to techniques and safety. However I agree with the author when he says not to take everything from the classic method as universal truth, instead use your head (this is why I liked the section on forces).
The sections on nutrition, training and psychology are a joke! Just superficial notions taken from more specialised sources! Get a good book on sport nutrition and motivation instead.
The sections on nutrition, training and psychology are a joke! Just superficial notions taken from more specialised sources! Get a good book on sport nutrition and motivation instead.
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A quirky book, tells you how the author does it, not neccessarily textbook stuff. He has clearly researched the science behind this in detail. Read more
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