While, extreme sports have become increasingly popular over the last decades, mountain climbing has always been a well-known test of man against nature. People don't climb mountains just because they're there; the discipline and skill required to scale these takes humans to the highest heights and exposes the most incredible views of Earth. "Climbing: The World's Best Sites" explores the pinnacles of this sport. Offering essential guidance and beautiful visual images of inspiration to mountain climbing enthusiasts, this breathtaking book covers various categories of climbing, with special emphasis on the challenging Himalayan, Big Wall, and Alpine chains. Beginning with 8000m peaks, including the illustrious Mount Everest and the K2, crossing continents to Kilmanjaro, then on to the Matterhorn, and across the Americas, "Climbing: The World's Greatest Sites" explores each mountain in detail. Delving into the history and picturesquely displaying the process of reaching the peaks, this invaluable book offers a practical discussion of climbing concepts, techniques, and equipment. It also recreates the first ascents using topographic maps, diagrams, and pictures, as well as features personal profiles of famous climbers, and an illustrated time line from the eighteenth century to the present, reflecting the high points of climbing around the world.

Climbing: The World's Best Sites

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Hattingh, Garth

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Introduces the skills and techniques need for all climbing styles, covering rock, snow, ice, and alpine climbing, equipment, and emergency and rescue techniques

The Climber's Handbook

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<li>Step-by-step photos and illustrations A colorful, clear, comprehensive reference for climbers of all skill levels. Here in one volume is a basic guide to the equipment and techniques for rock and wall climbing, training the mind and body, and the vitally important skills of safety and first aid. A chapter on where and when to climb highlights some of the best sites around the world, with detailed maps and locations of climbing gyms.
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<li>The latest in specialist climbing equipment plus emergency and rescue techniques Climbing, one of the world's fastest growing sports, is a demanding discipline requiring concentration, courage, physical strength and dexterity, specific equipment and skills, and a thorough knowledge of the climbing environment. Respected mountaineer Garth Hattingh gives clear instruction on all forms of climbing, from sport climbing to scaling Alpine peaks. The sport is explained in detail, with solid information on current equipment, techniques, skills, navigation methods, and emergency procedures. Stunning pictures and clear diagrams inspire and inform both new enthusiasts and experienced climbers. The text has been fully updated by the author and new images showcase the very latest in techniques and equipment.
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While, extreme sports have become increasingly popular over the last decades, mountain climbing has always been a well-known test of man against nature. People don't climb mountains just because they're there; the discipline and skill required to scale these takes humans to the highest heights and exposes the most incredible views of Earth. "Climbing: The World's Best Sites" explores the pinnacles of this sport. 
 Offering essential guidance and beautiful visual images of inspiration to mountain climbing enthusiasts, this breathtaking book covers various categories of climbing, with special emphasis on the challenging Himalayan, Big Wall, and Alpine chains. Beginning with 8000m peaks, including the illustrious Mount Everest and the K2, crossing continents to Kilmanjaro, then on to the Matterhorn, and across the Americas, "Climbing: The World's Greatest Sites" explores each mountain in detail.
 Delving into the history and picturesquely displaying the process of reaching the peaks, this invaluable book offers a practical discussion of climbing concepts, techniques, and equipment. It also recreates the first ascents using topographic maps, diagrams, and pictures, as well as features personal profiles of famous climbers, and an illustrated time line from the eighteenth century to the present, reflecting the high points of climbing around the world.

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<li>Includes images by the world's outstanding climbers and climbing photographers, including Mark Twight, Jon Krakauer, John Cleare, and Paul Pritchard</li>
<li>Features renowned climbers such as Lynn Hill, Roxanne Wells, and Stevie Haston</li>
<li>Captures the adventurous spirit of the climbers and the sport</li>
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Extreme climbs-climbs in which the consequences are serious, the determination and courage of the climbers reaches far beyond the casual, and successful ascents are often preceded by frequent, unsuccessful attempts. With evocative words and heart-stopping photographs, Extreme Rock &amp; Ice showcases 25 of the greatest extreme climbs of the past quarter-century. The climbs featured-including the most risky of rock, ice, big-wall, and high-mountain routes-are at the very cutting edge of the sport. 
Portraying some of the wildest and most beautiful parts of the world-from Patagonia to the Himalaya-and providing insight into the character of the men and women who have devised new and untried climbs, this collection is sure to awe and inspire. 
Involved in climbing for over thirty years, Garth Hattingh has climbed extensively throughout the world. He is the author of Top Climbs of the World and The Climber's Handbook.

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& 200 color photos & 100 drawings & 8 x 11.  Practical handbook for all types of climbing.& Full-color photographs of techniques, equipment, and locations & Famous climbers and their feats "What Garth Hattingh describes here starts with the physical satisfaction of clambering up a stretch of rock--but where climbing starts being different and so much stronger an experience is that element of risk, that you are staking your life on your judgement. There is the sense of discovery, both of your own limits and of places where noone has been before. There is the wonder of the beauty of the mountains and the strength of friendships, when your life is literally in your climbing partner's hands." --Sir Chris Bonington, from the foreword of The Climber's Handbook For both beginners and experienced climbers, The Climber's Handbook offers a practical guide to all forms of climbing, from bouldering and sport climbing to scaling alpine peaks. Mountaineer Garth Hattingh discusses techniques, equipment, safety, and methods of navigation, as well as climbers' responsibility to maintain the climbing environment. Also includes entertaining profiles of some of the world's leading climbers. Garth Hattingh has been climbing for more than 30 years. He has been chairman of the South African Guides Association, and national officer of the training and development arm of the Mountain Club of South Africa.

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Climbing: The World's Best Sites

Essential Guide: Outdoor Survival (Essential Guides)

The Climber's Handbook

Rock & Wall Climbing: The Essential Guide to Equipment and Techniques

The Climber's Handbook

Climbing: The World's Best Sites

Extreme Rock & Ice: 25 of the World's Great Climbs

Extreme Outdoor Survival Manual: How to Survive Extreme Situations Anywhere in the World (Fox Chapel Publishing) Treat Injuries and Handle Emergencies, Accidents, Shipwrecks, Wildfires, and More

The Outdoor Survival Handbook

The Climber's Handbook