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monte05's review against another edition
5.0
This book does an excellent job in teaching you everything, from how to properly grip holds to how to manage and maintain your equipment. It is a good read from beginning to end. It also throws in some humor to break up the content.
jrk's review against another edition
5.0
once you know you like climbing, this is a great first book on climbing. it covers gear, face climbing, crack climbing, sport climbing, trad climbing, self-rescue, rappelling, training.
it's a nice reference manual for basics, too.
if you're not very interested in climbing, you might find it tedious to get through.
it's a nice reference manual for basics, too.
if you're not very interested in climbing, you might find it tedious to get through.
cathman's review against another edition
3.0
Most things were explained quite well while some others were given no explanation whatsoever. The second to last chapter was about training and explained toproping, while in my opinion should have been one of the first things in the book. The majority of the book just served to make me nervous about getting my appendages stuck in a crack and bewildered by gear.
cathman's review
3.0
Most things were explained quite well while some others were given no explanation whatsoever. The second to last chapter was about training and explained toproping, while in my opinion should have been one of the first things in the book. The majority of the book just served to make me nervous about getting my appendages stuck in a crack and bewildered by gear.
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