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| 1. |  | Touching the Void (Vintage Classics) from Vintage Classics Customer Review:  Joe has a taut, spare style of writing. Perhaps the only negative one can point to is that he goes a little too much into techno-speak on mountaineering. However, this is forgivable since that was the audience he was writing for. That the book became a general public bestseller was a surprise. In a... |
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| 2. |  | Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain from Mountaineers Books Price: $12.89 Customer Review:  Excellent book. Bruce Tremper does a great job of explaining the complexities of avalanches in very understandable terms. I bought 3 copies for my climbing and hiking partners -- the life they may someday save could well be mine. |
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| 3. |  | Mastering Mountain Bike Skills from Human Kinetics Publishers Price: $9.99 | |
| 4. | [no image] | Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains from Oak Knoll Pr Customer Review: I was impressed enough by INTO THIN AIR, his '97 account of the previous year's Everest climbing disaster, that picking up a used copy of EIGER DREAMS was a done deal. I didn't pay enough attention when buying it, however( at a local used bookstore) to learn that it was a compilation of... |
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| 5. |  | Backcountry Skiing: Skills for Ski Touring and Ski Mountaineering (Mountaineers Outdoor Expert Series) from Mountaineers Books Price: $13.57 Customer Review: This new "Backcountry Skiing" guidebook is destined to become a classic in The Mountaineers Books collection ... one that will be considered an indispensible reference in the libraries of mountaineers, skiers, and outdoor enthusiasts of all stripes. Authors Martin Volken, Scott Schell, and Margaret... |
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| 6. |  | Rock Climbing: Mastering Basic Skills (Mountaineers Outdoor Expert) from Mountaineers Books Price: $13.57 Customer Review: This book is really great for clearing up any confusion for a new and intermediate climber. It provides clear guidance from climbing techniques to gear selection and use. It covers all types of protection and gives clear pictures. The book shows everything from just top roping to efficient... |
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| 7. |  | Wilderness Navigation: Finding Your Way Using Map, Compass, Altimeter, & Gps from Mountaineers Books Customer Review: OK BOOK WORTH THE MONEY. ISSUES ARE THE BINDING IS WEAK AND PAGES ARE STARTING TO FALL OUT IF I WANT TO TAKE IT OUT ON THE TRAIL FOR REFERENCE. ALSO, IMAGES RELATIVE TO INSTRUCTION ARE ON THE SMALL SIDE. IF YOU WANT A GOOD BOOK THAT GETS TO THE POINT THIS IS THE ONE. THE PRICE IS NOT A KILLER SO WHY... |
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| 8. |  | The Backpacker's Handbook from International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press Price: $13.57 Customer Review: Bride to be says these will make a wonderful addition to their camping experience. They are advid campers and had wanted these items, so I imagine they will make great use out of them. |
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| 9. |  | The Rock Warrior's Way: Mental Training for Climbers from Desiderata Institute Customer Review:  It's a great book once you get into it. I have found myself so busy with climbing this season already, I have little time to read it, however, what I have read has actually already begin to help my climbing, and it can be related to life off the rock as well, if you read into it. |
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| 10. |  | Medicine: For Mountaineering & Other Wilderness Activities 5th Edition from Mountaineers Books Price: $16.47 Customer Review: This book is amazing. It covers a vast variety of medical procedures ranging from simple to complex and are all explained in a manner that can be understood by EMTs and the layman alike. It covers basic nursing as well as trauma and has a more longterm care feel to it. While your pamphlet in your... |
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| 11. |  | Mountain Rescue Doctor from St. Martin's Press Price: $9.99 Customer Review: This book provides an honest description of how SAR calls are organized and carried out. Essential reading for any wilderness first responder and outdoor enthusiast, because it unveils the reality of wilderness rescues. Well written using easily understandable language and concepts. Helps bridge the... |
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| 12. |  | Accidents in North American Mountaineering 2008 from American Alpine Club Price: $8.00 Customer Review: Catalogs all reported climbing accidents and gives how the rescue was carried out. Also gives analysis on why accident happened. Really helpful for people in the outdoor indusrty and for researching climbs/mountains. Learn from others mistakes and hopefully you won't find yourself in these... |
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| 13. |  | The Avalanche Handbook from Mountaineers Books Customer Review: As a reviewer said: the science sounds like something one may say "at a dinner party". - It is well formulated: At first I was impressed by the book, and I found interesting points in it. But when trying to use it as extra literature when reading some micro-meteorology I got deeper into the text;... |
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| 14. |  | Altitude Illness: Prevention & Treatment (Mountaineers Outdoor Expert) from Mountaineers Books Price: $8.95 Customer Review: This is a great small pocket book. It's meant to carried with you while you climb. Has everything you need to help prevent and treat different types of Altitude Illness. |
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| 15. |  | How to Rock Climb!, 4th (How To Climb Series) from Falcon Price: $10.85 Customer Review: This book provides a good comprehensive overview of the sport. I was hoping for a little more focus on technique, but I suppose there's only so much of that that can be taught in the book! For you gym climbers.. the book is primarily about outdoor climbing, but I'd recommend it to anyone interested... |
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| 16. |  | The Outdoor Knots Book (Mountaineers Outdoor Basics) from Mountaineers Books Price: $10.36 Customer Review: As a former boy scout, I took to this book like a duck to water. I wanted to provide the knot knowledge to my kids and grand kids. This is a fantastic book and I'll put it to good use. It might even save your life some day. Be prepared. |
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| 17. |  | Touch the Top of the World: A Blind Man's Journey to Climb Farther Than the Eye Can See from Dutton Adult Customer Review: About eight months ago (from the time of writing this review) my wife lost her eyesight. Knowing about Erik Weihenmayer from a Travel Channel special that included a segment about his leading the Global Explorers annual trek to Machu Picchu, I actually wrote his website in the hopes of getting... |
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| 18. |  | Wilderness Medicine: Management of Wilderness and Environmental Emergencies from Mosby-Year Book Customer Review: Doctors have a hard enough time looking for the definative source for information that is current and accurate. Dr. Auerbach, founder of Wilderness Medical Society, has updated this tome with a cast of experts from across the globe, in fields that range from water disinfection to acute mountain... |
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| 19. |  | Conditioning for Climbers: The Complete Exercise Guide (How To Climb Series) from Falcon Price: $13.57 Customer Review: This book is perfect for a library in any indoor rock gym. I recommend it as well as others simliar to it for rock wall libraries. |
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| 20. |  | The Mountaineering Handbook from International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press Price: $12.89 Customer Review: As a mountaineer, I am always on the hunt for up-to-date textbooks/instruction books with methods/techniques to make my climbs (Aconcagua/Denali) safer, faster, and more enjoyable. And as an avid reader of just about everything--especially history--I am always on the lookout for a good, entertaining... |
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