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Title: Fifty Favorite Climbs: The Ultimate North American Tick List by Mark Kroese ISBN: 0-89886-728-2 Publisher: Mountaineers Books Pub. Date: September, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $32.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 (5 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: For armchair climbers...
Comment: One more book for armchair climbers. It's a good book, but it's basically useless to the real weekend warriors. With the noted exception of Lynn Hill and 2 or 3 others, all the climbers in this book are offering routes that are way beyonb the ability of the average climber. Yes, they are professional climbers, and yes, they want to show off their greatest achievements; so if this book will make you dream, it won't make you want to get up and follow in their footsteps !
Rating: 5
Summary: This Transcends the Climbing Category
Comment: 50FC is a terrific book about climbing, but it really plays to a much broader audience. Its about climbing and specific ascents, but then climbing and ascents are really about a whole lot more. The book has absolutely killer photos, clear maps laying out the technical aspects of each ascent, portraits and profiles of the individual climbers, and very readable discussion about each particular climb and climber being profiled. The various chapters are each a separate world, laying out the geography of climbing and the broad differences between one face and another, as unique as the characters and personalities involved. The author is a climber who took a number of the photos himself, so this is told from the POV of someone who knows what climbing is about, but not in a condescending way (no pun). Kroese writes clearly, so that anyone can get excited about what's happening up above. I have never climbed, which is what makes 50FC even more intriguing. Its about 50 distinct challenges, and the different ways people plan and conquer those challenges. The methods and process draw a good parallel to any sport, or even business. An inspiring view of high-altitude acheivement. A great book to give someone as a gift. But keep a copy for yourself.
Rating: 5
Summary: The New Standard for North American Climbing has been set...
Comment: After reading this book several times, my enthusiasm for it just continues to grow. This book is one of the most monumental assets to mountaineering since "The White Spider, The Story of the North Face of the Eiger." It raises the bar on climbing levels and performance to such heights that even experienced mountain climbers will get shivers reading some of the stories. It exposes a cross section of the best climbers in Amercia while telling stories of their favorite ascents. Anyone who enjoys mountaineering books or adventure books will consider this a asset to their library, and it is so readable that anyone who picks it up will have trouble putting it down. What a book! 5 Stars..
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Title: Fifty Classic Climbs by Steve Roper ISBN: 0871562928 Publisher: Random House, Inc. Pub. Date: 12 June, 1982 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Training for Climbing: The Definitive Guide to Improving Your Climbing Performance by Eric J. Horst ISBN: 0762723130 Publisher: Falcon Pub. Date: 01 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Selected Climbs in the Northeast: Rock, Alpine, and Ice Routes from the Gunks to Acadia (Selected Climbs) by S. Peter Lewis, Dave Horowitz, Peter Lewis, David Horowitz ISBN: 0898868572 Publisher: Mountaineers Books Pub. Date: December, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Climbing California's High Sierra, 2nd: The Classic Climbs on Rock and Ice by John Moynier, Claude Fiddler ISBN: 0762710853 Publisher: Falcon Pub. Date: 01 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: Climbing and Hiking in the Wind River Mountains, 2nd by Joe Kelsey ISBN: 0934641706 Publisher: Falcon Pub. Date: 01 January, 1994 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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