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16-Jul-2021 11:42:21 AM
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Hi all,
Just starting out on my climbing journey.
What books to read to gain more knowledge - obviously to go hand in hand with mentoring from a seasoned climber and skills courses etc.
TIA
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16-Jul-2021 12:39:57 PM
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On 16-Jul-2021 ChrisL wrote:
>Hi all,
>Just starting out on my climbing journey.
>What books to read to gain more knowledge - obviously to go hand in hand
>with mentoring from a seasoned climber and skills courses etc.
>
>TIA
Have you looked at the Technical / Instructional books listed on Chockstone?
http://www.chockstone.org/Media/Review.asp?
It’d be a good place to start and there’s also good info in the Tips and Tricks section.
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16-Jul-2021 4:31:22 PM
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Anything by Antony Cyril Sutton.
Those Eric Shipton books have got nothing on 'a law unto himself' , cant remember who wrote that one though, whatever you do dont read Eric Horst, his surname sounds too much like 'horse' to lend him any credibility.
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16-Jul-2021 6:31:42 PM
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Climbing anchors by John Long if you want to trad climb.
The shitter walls at Araps used to be good too.
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18-Jul-2021 5:56:45 PM
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Right ....
Anything by Greg Child, Joe Simpson
Big Walls by John Long/John Middendorf
Few autobiogs - Pollitt/Moffatt/Law/Fawcett
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Hunter S Thompson
You shall emerge from lockdown a man of knowledge
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18-Jul-2021 7:02:37 PM
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I always liked "Rockclimbing : getting started" by Glenn Tempest, if you can find a secondhand copy as it's out of print. It has a good overall coverage of equipment and techniques; concisely presented. Also relevant to Australia.
"Mountaineering — Freedom of the hills" is extensive and regularly updated.
I'm reading Andy Kirkpatricks "Down" which is very detailed book on rappelling. There is a short e-book version from Amazon I think. Haven't looked at his other books like "1001 climbing tips" but he writes and illustrates well.
Also a bunch of articles on here work digging through
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21-Jul-2021 5:36:14 PM
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Mountains of My Life
Starlight & Storm
Freedom Climbers
Accidents in North American Mountaineering
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23-Jul-2021 10:02:34 AM
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Love that quote
"You shall emerge from lockdown a man of knowledge"
Thanks everyone for the tips.
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