Ice & Mixed Climbing: Modern Technique (Mountaineers Outdoor Expert)
- Book Review,
by Will Gadd, Roger Chayer (Photographer)
Los Angeles Times
This handy volume contains everything the most wannabe ice climber needs to get started.
Blue Ridge Outdoors
Offers tips and techniques from one of the best in the business.
Book Description
From one of the most prominent names in climbing today, a full-color, comprehensive guide to a sport experiencing a renaissance. "Mixed climbing is my favorite discipline. It’s the most fun because it has the fewest rules—sort of like professional wrestling compared to boxing." So says Will Gadd, as profiled in Fifty Favorite Climbs. Here the champion ice climber presents the same techniques and veteran wisdom he imparts to those who attend his annual clinics. These include: step-by-step instructions for the swing (ice axe), the kick (footwork), and putting it all together (tracking); how to "read" ice to select your line and follow it safely; and drytool techniques for mixed climbing. Training exercises and inspirational stories complete this seminal guide. This is the seventh installment in The Mountaineers Outdoor Expert Series
About the Author
WILL GADD won every major ice competition in the world in 1998 and 1999, as well as the 2000 Ice World Cup. A resident of Canmore, Alberta, he has written for Climbing and Rock & Ice, among other publications. ROGER CHAYER'S photos have appeared in Rock & Ice, Climbing, Gripped, Equinox, and the Alpine Club of Canada Journal. He lives in Calgary, Alberta.
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