The Basic Essentials of Climbing Ice
- Book Review,
by John McMullen
Book Description
It's not for everyone, but ice climbing is an essential skill for mountaineering. Read this book before you begin lessons to better understand your instructor. Discover a sport synonymous with adventure, strength, endurance, perseverance, and daring. Read and understand ice conditions. Implement ice climbing tools such as crampons, ice axes, and pitons. Use snow, ice, and rocks as anchors while climbing and belaying. Ascend, descend and belay vertical ice faces. Gain the basic yet essential knowledge to climb vertical and overhanging ice.
From the Back Cover
It¦s not for everyone, but ice climbing is an essential skill for mountaineering. Read this book before you begin lessons, to better understand your instructor. Discover a sport synonymous with adventure, strength, endurance, perseverance, and daring. Read and understand ice conditions. Implement ice climbing tools such as crampons, ice axes, and pitons. Use snow, ice, and rocks as anchors while climbing and essential knowledge to climb vertical and overhanging ice.
About the Author
John McMullen is an author and illustrator residing in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. He is the author and illustrator of The Basic Essentials of Snowboarding. He has worked on other Basic Essentials titles as illustrator for The Basic Essentials of Rock Climbing, The Basic Essential of Mountain Biking, the Beyond the Basics title, Climbing Big Walls, and most recently Mountain Biking For Mere Mortals.
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