Books, Sports, Mountaineering, Instructional

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Joe Simpson
Touching the Void (Vintage Classics)
by Vintage Classics (Paperback) (Release Date: 2008-11-04)

Bruce Tremper
Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain
by Mountaineers Books (Paperback)

Winter recreation in the backcountry has increased steadily over the years and so has the number of deaths and injuries caused by avalanches. As search and rescue teams are increasingly strapped for funding, self-education has become a larger necessity for snow-sport enthusiasts. The new edition of Bruce Tremper's seminal book is organized according to the structure of American Avalanche Association classes and all chapters have been updated and reviewed by peer experts.

Brian Lopes
Mastering Mountain Bike Skills
by Human Kinetics Publishers (Kindle Edition) (Release Date: 2005-03-13)

Increase your speed, control, and versatility on the bike. Mastering Mountain Bike Skills provides detailed technical instruction for all mountain biking disciplines:Cross-countryDownhillMountain crossFree ridingDirt jumpingUrban terrainWith top pro mountain biker Brian Lopes as your teacher, you-ll learn how to handle the bike better than ever, in any conditions, across all types of terrain. Key tips and special photo sequences throughout the book add insight to Lopes- world-class instruction.

Jon Krakauer
Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains
by Oak Knoll Pr (Paperback)

Martin Volken, Scott Schell, Margaret Wheeler
Backcountry Skiing: Skills for Ski Touring and Ski Mountaineering (Mountaineers Outdoor Expert Series)
by Mountaineers Books (Paperback)

Martin Volken and his co-authors provide skiers with all the tools and knowledge they need to safely and successfully travel in the mountains. The guide features intermediate-to-advanced techniques for ski touring and ski mountaineering, from planning wilderness trips to perfecting turns in rolling terrain and mastering uphill climbing. For those skiers ready for a more technical, high alpine environment, they draw on traditional mountaineering skills, including roped climbing, setting protection anchors, using ice axes, climbing on bare rock, and more. In addition to mastering techniques, Backcountry Skiing also features information on recent evolutions in ski equipment; avalanche safety tips; a primer on mountain weather and glaciers, trip planning tools, a discussion of emergency situations, nutrition and fitness advice, and winter camping basics. Throughout this guide, a special emphasis is put on being well-informed and making good decisions-whenever ...

Craig Luebben
Rock Climbing: Mastering Basic Skills (Mountaineers Outdoor Expert)
by Mountaineers Books (Paperback)

New in the Mountaineers Outdoor Expert series: instruction for the beginning to intermediate rock climber by an internationally known guide. *Author is an American Mountain Guide Association (AMGA) certified rock guide and instructor *Learning exercises reinforce key skills *Step-by-step technique illustrated in over 150 photos Craig Luebben has taught rock climbing basics to hundreds of clients and has conducted self-rescue clinics across the U.S. Here he presents the most common foot positions, hand grips, and body positions and how to use them precisely, from the smear to the crimp to the twistlock. Going beyond static moves, he emphasizes a dynamic style of movement for the greatest climbing efficiency--a style that makes the most of your strength and your time on the rock. With an emphasis on safety and how to stay within your abilities, Luebben teaches how to evaluate potential hazards and then avoid them. Topics addressed include: risk management, face ...

Bob Burns, Mike Burns, Paul Hughes
Wilderness Navigation: Finding Your Way Using Map, Compass, Altimeter, & Gps
by Mountaineers Books (Paperback)

*Covers tools and skills for orientation, navigation and route-finding *Gives particular attention to off-trail navigation with altimeter and GPS *Appendix offers 30 practice problems "So ah . . . where do you think we are?" While you may never have asked this question, there are thousands of hikers, backcountry skiers and snowshoers, climbers, fishermen, hunters and forest workers who have. Wilderness Navigation is the concise, focused, and affordable answer to that question. Based on the experience of helping revise the navigation section of the best-selling climbing textbook, Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills, and years of teaching wilderness navigation, the authors have expanded the material in Freedom using the most reliable, dependable, and easy-to-learn methods ever devised. Wilderness Navigation will answer all your questions on reading maps; buying a compass; using a compass, a clinometer, an altimeter, and a GPS; orientation with map ...

Chris Townsend
The Backpacker's Handbook
by International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press (Paperback)

A top-selling recipient of the "Outdoor Writers Guild Award for Excellence," The Backpacker's Handbook owes its success to its enormous practicality for backpackers of all skill levels, covering everything from essential techniques for every backpacking trip--such as map and compass work--to the skills needed for more remote wilderness journeys--such as how to ford rivers safely and how to choose a route through untracked terrain.

Arno Ilgner
The Rock Warrior's Way: Mental Training for Climbers
by Desiderata Institute (Paperback)

Mental training is scarcely covered in the climbing literature, yet it is as important to performance as strength, flexibility, and technique. In his unique approach to mental training, Arno Ilgner draws essential elements from the rich "warrior" literature, as well as from sports psychology, and combines these with his extensive climbing experience to create The Rock Warrior’s Way. Here is a comprehensive program for learning how to focus your mental resources during a challenging climb. It includes step-by-step guidance on motivation analysis, information gathering, risk assessment, mental focus, and deliberate transition into action. Poor use of attention creates fear, which can manifest itself as anything from performance anxiety to sheer terror. By using attention more purposefully we can understand how fear is created, deal with it effectively, and free ourselves to get back in touch with a far more powerful motivating force: our love of climbing. We can ...

Medicine: For Mountaineering & Other Wilderness Activities 5th Edition
by Mountaineers Books (Paperback)

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