The Mountaineers Books

Rock Climbing Anchors: A Comprehensive Guide (Mountaineers Outdoor Expert)

This is a rock climbing instructional book. Climbing anchors allow climbers to safely defy gravity. Solid anchors and proper rope techniques can prevent a fall from turning into a catastrophe, while bad anchors are an accident waiting to happen, says certified guide Craig Luebben, who invented his own type of climbing protection, the Big Bro. Since then, he …

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Mexico’s Volcanoes: A Climbing Guide

— Updates changing climbing conditions due to volcanic activityNow in its third edition, Mexico’s Volcanoes covers the third, fifth, and seventh highest mountains in North America — El Pico de Orizaba, Popocatepetl, and Iztaccihuatl — and two lesser-known peaks, La Malinche and Nevado de Toluca. This updated guide provides directions to all of the newly constructed roads to …

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