How to Climb: Advanced Rock Climbing [Paperback]

John Long (Author), Craig Luebben (Author), George Meyers (Author), Julie Garrison (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1997 | Series: How To Climb Series

A mammoth effort and the final word on climbing techniques, this guide is for the established climber to refine and polish form.

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From the Back Cover

The most comprehensive look at the subject yet. Advanced Rock Climbing picks up where John Long's How to Rock Climb leaves off, describing the climbing techniques and rope tricks of the modern rock climber. The guide covers both sport and traditional climbing, and self-rescue techniques, in Long's easy-to-read, entertaining style.

Product Details

• Paperback: 244 pages
• Publisher: Falcon; 1 edition (August 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1575400758
• ISBN-13: 978-1575400754
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #375,368 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #56 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Mountaineering > Rock Climbing

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Book For All The Basics, July 29, 2001

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Colby (Utah) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Climb: Advanced Rock Climbing (Paperback)

This book covers many subjects from clipping bolts on sport routes to building anchors on trad climbs and techniques from the crimp grip to knocking of the figure four. It really doesn't go into to much depth on any of the many subjects (because there are so many)it covers but in my opinion I think it gives sufficient advice about them. It covers Techniques, Anchors, Protection Placements, Sport Climbing, Aid Climbing, Soloing, Crack Climbing and many more.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A little bit about a lot of topics, May 9, 2003

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T. Takeuchi "ttoshi" (Oakland, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Climb: Advanced Rock Climbing (Paperback)

This book gives a little bit of information about a lot of different topics. Therefore, you may find a tidbit here or there that adds to your knowledge. However, because the book covers so many topics, the amount of in depth detail is very limited. For this reason, rather than getting this book, I would prefer to spend my money getting more specialized books on specific climbing topics rather than trying to get a little bit about everything from this book. If this is the only advanced climbing book you are going to buy and your experienced friends can fill in the blanks, then it would be a good introductory book for you.

23 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining know-how, June 3, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: How to Climb: Advanced Rock Climbing (Paperback)

Long has, with the aid of guide Craig Luebben, written a long overdue book for the not-so-novice rock climber. Sure, much of this information is available elsewhere, but this is written in Long's typical humorous fashion, and is a delight to read. The only problem might be to assimilate the knowledge whilst laughing one's way through the pages.