Mountaineers Books Alpine Climbing: Techniques To Take You Higher

Mountaineers Books Alpine Climbing: Techniques To Take You Higher is an intermediate-level guide that addresses tools, skills and techniques used in alpine terrain including rock, snow, ice and glaciers at moderate altitude, about 16,000 feet and lower. The technical protection systems are covered and 30 years of alpine climbing experience has convinced the authors that mastery lies in the far more difficult task of knowing exactly which techniques to use, where and when. Therefore, they teach step-by-step decision-making skills, providing scenarios, checklists and self-posed questions to inform the decision process.

This book assumes some prior knowledge, primarily in rock climbing skills and techniques. Basic knots, belaying, rappelling, building rock anchors, leading, placing rock protection, and movement skills on rock: variations of these skills that are of particular value in the alpine environment are addressed.