How to Rock Climb! (Fifth Edition)

How to Rock Climb!, now in its fifth edition, is the most thorough instructional rock climbing book in the world.

All the fundamentals-from ethics to getting up the rock-are presented in John Long's classic style.

Thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the modern standards of equipment, technique, and training methods, this guide includes sections on face climbing; crack climbing; ropes, anchors, and belays; getting off the rock; sport climbing; and much more.

It is the essential how-to book for rock climbers everywhere. Now with more than 300 color photographs and illustrations, this is the most thorough and complete upgrade this best-selling title has seen since first publishing more than a decade ago.