Accidents in North American Mountaineering, Volume 10: Number 4, Issue 62 [Paperback]

American Alpine Club (Author)

Book Description

Series: Accidents in North American Mountaineering | Publication Date: September 2009

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Product Details

• Paperback: 100 pages
• Publisher: AAC Press (September 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 193305610X
• ISBN-13: 978-1933056104
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #407,719 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a must read for climbers, September 30, 2009

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Mark Solomon (Kentucky, US) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Accidents in North American Mountaineering, Volume 10: Number 4, Issue 62 (Paperback)

i get the new version of this book every year. this one seems to preach about good technique a little more than older versions.

I get this book for one reason: it does a good job of keeping a climber out of trouble by seeing where other climbers (novice to experienced) have made bad judgment calls, or failed to make a decision that I could have easily made too. Reading their stories and analysis keeps me from making their errors or lack of foresight.

It's a must read if you climb.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great rid, January 7, 2010

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Tom Kitta "tom K" (Los Angeles CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Accidents in North American Mountaineering, Volume 10: Number 4, Issue 62 (Paperback)

I guess its a good thing this book is a bit short read... Too bad they didn't include Canadian section - thus 4 stars. Definitely worth reading for anyone into the sport. I was almost on the scene of one of the accidents described, I saw evacuation process from nearby cliff. The "heavy rain and hail" mentioned in the book is understatement - we needed our helmets as a protection from hail and we went down canyoneering swift water technique b/c of the amount of rain. Some things should be experienced in person to realize - hard to put into a report.