Written by a professional trainer and climber, this guide allows each climber to tailor a training program to his or her specific needs.

Sorted out here is the gear and clothing really needed to get started, and safe ways to get the experience and learn techniques needed to confidently approach later climbs on rock, snow, glaciers, and peaks.

- First time in paperback Celebrated climbers Guy and Laura Waterman trace the growth of this popular sport by focusing on the first ascents of classic routes and the climbers who made them legendary: John Case on the Adirondacks' Indian ...

Gear, ropes and knots, technique, training, destinations. Step-by-step photos and illustrations.

The complete history of North American mountaineering from the early nineteenth century through the 1970s.

High Drama explores rock climbing's transformation from a pursuit of select anti-establishment vagabonds to a sport embraced by competitors of all ages, social classes, and backgrounds.

Honnold dared far beyond the ordinary, beyond any climber in history. But this story of sublime heights is really about all of us. Who doesn’t need to face down fear and make the most of the time we have?

John Gill has been called the conceptual father of sport climbing. "Master of Rock" provides rare insight into Gill, the man, and his evolution into a climbing pioneer. "This book is a masterpiece.

Through clear, step-by-step instruction, detailed color photographs, and hard-earned wisdom, this new guide helps strong climbers increase their speed on multi-pitch climbs, conserve energy on big faces, train for tendon strength, improvise ...

The author recounts his adventures in rock climbing, including scaling Half Dome and El Capitan in Yosemite National Park.