books by Mountaineers Books     books:     Mountaineers Books      Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills The Mountaineers Mountaineers Books, 2003 A truly comprehensive book. This book pretty much covers everything you need to know about mountaineering. It does so in an easy to read, concise style. It really stresses the philosophy of being an educated and environmentally aware mountaineer. The illustrations are also great...very clear ...             Best Hikes With Dogs: Southern California (Best Hikes With Dogs) Allen Riedel Mountaineers Books, 2006 A Good Book (that Shouldn't Have to be Written) So you live in Southern California and want to take your dog for a good walk in the out of doors. Where do you go? This is a problem that came up for me when my relatives from out of state visited and naively assumed they could take a dog pretty much anywhere. There ...             Wake Up and Smell the Planet: The Non-Pompous, Non-Preachy Grist Guide to Greening Your Day Grist Magazine Mountaineers Books, 2007 The little bible of good information Well written, concise and precise in our fast moving world , of twoo much inofration.             Climbing Self Rescue: Improvising Solutions for Serious Situations (Mountaineers Outdoor Expert) Andy Tyson, Molly Loomis Mountaineers Books, 2006 Best Self-Rescue Book Money Can Buy I concur with the previous review. Excellent detail and a plethora of photographs to illustrate each point. This book includes a section on ascending out of a glacier crevasse as well. Andy Tyson and Molly Loomis have done a lot of research and work to put this book ...             Rock Climbing: Mastering Basic Skills (Mountaineers Outdoor Expert) Craig Luebben Mountaineers Books, 2004 Best basic book on rock climbing Guide, author and climbing gear inventor Craig Luebben's book won a National Outdoor Book award and it's well deserved. For anyone taking up rock climbing, or wanting to bring their knowledge up-to-date this is the book to start with. It's well organized and ...             Climbing: Training for Peak Performance (Mountaineers Outdoor Experts Series) Clyde Soles Mountaineers Books, 2008 What a Great Book I had been climbing for a while, and wanting to get better. When I started to train with climbing in mind, I really didn't know where to start. So, I did the usual things and felt frustrated. Fortunately I came across this book. It really answers questions, is ...             Forget Me Not: A Memoir Jennifer Lowe-anker Mountaineers Books, 2008 A book I will "Not" "Forget" Forget Me Not, was unexpectedly well done. When I first read the reviews I thought it would be just ok, because Jennifer's resume was that of a painter and not a writer, this being her first book. What I failed to observer was one can do great work when they have a ...             Alpine Climbing: Techniques to Take You Higher (Mountaineers Outdoor Expert) Mark Houston, Kathy Cosley Mountaineers Books, 2004 good book, well thought out I agree with the reviewers above (below) that this book complements "Freedom of the Hills". In particular it focuses more on the decision making process than most books of these types. Although I've never traveled with either of the authors, they seem like lovely ...             The Outdoor Knots Book (Mountaineers Outdoor Basics) Clyde Soles Mountaineers Books, 2004 Superb info on knots and ropes! This is the best book on knots for climbers available! It's also great for hikers and boaters. There is a lot of information on rope materials and construction (not just climbing ropes but all that are used outdoors). It also has a useful chapter on rope handling, from ...             Rock Climbing Anchors: A Comprehensive Guide (The Mountaineers Outdoor Experts Series) Craig Luebben Mountaineers Books, 2006 THE Anchor Building Book! I've read all the anchor building books and so far, I have found this one to be the best one. Easy to understand, backed up by testing, lots of pictures (a picture speaks a thousand words!), a well-written guide! I highly recommend this to all climbers out ...             Glacier Travel & Crevasse Rescue: Reading Glaciers, Team Travel, Crevasse Rescue Techniques, Routefinding, ... Andrew Selters, Andy Selters Mountaineers Books, 2006 The Bible of Glacier Travel Crevasses are one of those things that many of us who climb wish we didn't have to deal with. Unfortunately many people go out and climb while totally unprepared. Indeed they choose to not deal with it, and take enormous risks. In this book Andy will give you the ...             Backcountry Skiing: Skills for Ski Touring and Ski Mountaineering (Mountaineers Outdoor Expert Series) Martin Volken, Scott Schell, ... Mountaineers Books, 2007 Great Book on the Best Type of Skiing This is a great book. Not too basic and not too advanced for someone wanting to get into the best way to ski-the earn your turns way. I used to teach alpine touring and ski mountaineering in the army and this would have been a great book to have around as the ...             Gym Climbing: Maximizing Your Indoor Experience (Mountaineers Outdoor Expert) Matt Burbach Mountaineers Books, 2005 If you climb you need this book! Matt Burbach (a.k.a. M@ at Urban Climber Magazine) continues to impress with this instructive and comprehensive book on gym climbing. The photos and descriptions of everything from technique to learning how to lead are really useful for someone like me who is ...             Ice & Mixed Climbing: Modern Technique (Mountaineers Outdoor Expert) Will Gadd Mountaineers Books, 2003 Improve Your Ice Climbing Technique This is simply the best book on ice climbing technique you will find. That's a broad statement, but you'll agree that Will Gadd has done an outstanding job presenting the information in this book. He starts out at a very basic level and proceeds to cover everything ...             Bicycling The Pacific Coast: A Complete Route Guide, Canada To Mexico Vicky Spring, Tom Kirkendall Mountaineers Books, 2005 Good basic guide, mainly for the maps We just completed a coastal ride from San Francisco to Mexico. I bought this book prior to the trip hoping it would shed some light on what to expect, tips, training, etc. I was initially disappointed. But..as we started our trip we found the maps were very ...          products you might be interested in search for books comprehensive, improvising, mountaineering, mountaineers, non-preachy, routefinding      toavi.com    web we recommend A truly comprehensive book. randomly chosen book: Memoirs of Duc de Saint-Simon, 1715-1723: Fatal Weakness