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Traditional Lead Climbing: Surviving the Learning Years

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I found this book to the most concise and useful book on the subject that I have read to date. It is a must read for beginners and intermediate climbers alike. It focuses your attention on things one might consider to be mundane until the consequences of the neglect of these subjects are explained in the book. My only critiscm is that the illustrations could be more clear otherwise a brilliant book!

Entertaining to read and well-illustrated. The author has worked hard to try to drive home the basics of safety and straight-thinking that are essential for safe trad climbing. I would recommend this book to anyone who already sport climbs but has been reluctant to trad climb because of the perceived risk involved.

Traditional Lead Climbing: Surviving The Learning Years by mountain and rock climbing expert Heidi Pesterfield is a basic instructional guide designed for the intermediate level outdoor climber with limited knowledge of how to lead a climbing team. Included are step-by-step descriptions of equipment, rope management, and techniques illustrated by photography and cartoons. Enhanced with the experiences and comments of world-class climbers showcased in sidebars to the "user friendly" text, Traditional Lead Climbing is an indispensable, even life-saving, instructional guide that should be mandatory reading for anyone aspiring to become a lead climber in the exciting but dangerous sport of rock and mountain climbing.