Loaded with information and illustrations on standard and advanced climbing techniques, tools of the trade, rigging, throwline installation as well as a complete section on knots and hitches. For beginners or professional arborists. Worth every penny. 5-1/2" x 8-1/2", 104 pages (50 new pages). Soft Cover.

    Two hundred new routes and two new climbing areas have been added for a total of nearly 1,000 routes at 13 areas.

    Both intelligent and humorous, this is not only a book about adventure, but an insightful look at the experience of mountain travel and life in the wilderness, and why it profoundly affects so many people.