When a friend and I first started sporting the interest in climbing- a friend, well more of a mentor, asked us if we had the climber's bible. When we asked what it was, he said, "
Freedom of the Hills, a must have for the mountain enthusiast." In any case, he knew by the look on our novice uncertain facial expressions that we had absolutely no idea what he was talking about... He left the scene, and with what seemed like minutes later he returned with a well worn copy of
Mountaineering: Freedom of the Hills. He handed us the copy- "It's all yours." And with that move our climbing knowledge exponentially grew.
This book has everything you need to know about that grand journey up a mountain, a face, down a saddle, or when you find yourself at the bottom of a crevasse-
It is your guide in literature form. My advice to anyone interested in the adventures beyond the porch: buy this book, steal this book, or commandeer it (if you catch my drift).
-An Employee of Reggie's Place
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