Encyclopaedia of mountaineering

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Encyclopaedia of mountaineering

by Walt Unsworth

Hodder & Stoughton, c1992

Enlarged & updated ed.

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Previous ed.: 1977

Includes index

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Description

This mountaineering book includes personalities, peaks, rock climbing techniques, potted histories of ranges, and an examination of the ethics, jargon and equipment needed for climbing. The book aims to be a source of every aspect of climbing knowledge from information on the Abraham brothers and Andrzej Zawada to alpine guides, competition climbing, aplenstocks and quickdraws. Walt Unsworth is the author of "Hold the Heights".

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  • NCID
    BB19988519
  • ISBN
    • 0340577444
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    383p.
  • Size
    24cm
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