num_pages: 192
description: Imagine an alien came down to Earth stuck a probe into a climbers brain  one whod been climbing for over thirty years  and then transmogrified the contents into a big book of climbing tips. Well 1001 Climbing Tips by Andy Kirkpatrick is just such a book. This is no regular instruction manual  its much more useful than that. This is a massive collection of all those little tips that make a real difference when at the crag  in the mountains  or when youre planning your next big trip. Its for anyone who hangs off stuff or just hangs around in the mountains. These tips are based on three decades of climbing obsession as well as nineteen ascents of El Cap  numerous Alpine north faces  trips to the polar ice caps  and many other scary climbs and expeditions . The following areas are Basics Safety Big Wall Ice Mixed Mountain Training and Stuff.
language: English
title: 1001 Climbing Tips: The Essential Climbers' Guide: From Rock, Ice and Big-Wall Climbing to Diet, Training and Mountain Survival
publisher: GARDNERS VI BOOKS AMS006