Big Wall Climbing: Elite Technique.
One of a series of eight Mountaineers Outdoor Expert books

Format	Book	Category	Instructional
Title	Big Wall Climbing: Elite Technique.	Pages	208
Author	Jared Ogden	RRP
Publisher	The Mountaineers Books	Reviews	1
Edition	2005	Ave Rating	(4.00 of 5)

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IdratherbeclimbingM9 10/30/2007

Big Wall Climbing: Elite Technique. Jared Ogden (The Mountaineers Books, 2005, RRP $?, www.mountaineersbooks.org) One of a series of eight Mountaineers Outdoor Expert books, comprising 208 pages in four chapters. Its title is a misnomer for experienced Aid Climbers, however the book provides sound overview on techniques that have stood the test of time covering fundamentals through to self-rescue. The information is clear and generally well supported by photographs and diagrams. Some advanced techniques were not clear and took re-reading to gain clarity. The book assumes the reader is experienced and understands basics of climbing, however devotes too much content to these aspects. It gives sufficient knowledge to ascend a multi-day wall involving hard aid climbing but in an overkill style, thus ensuring that timeframe! I found a mistake in its technological information of ‘higher rope elongation creating more force on protection’; and also its method of backing up ascenders on a traverse slightly differs from other publications. Its stance on safety and ethics is good. After many years of Aid Climbing I recommend it as a one-stop source of disparate and hard to obtain information.