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This is a comprehensive guide for the alpinist, offering advice on equipment, skills and the development of the sport of alpine climbing. This book explains the thrills and the pitfalls, covering how to choose a first route, reading the weather, abseiling, bivouacking and rope management. With an emphasis on mountain safety, the book gives details of glacier travel and crevasse escape, providing advice for the climber on how to cope with these special alpine features. ... Read more

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Describes the history, techniques, equipment, and excitement of rock, sport, ice, and mountain climbing. ... Read more

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An account of the Greenland expedition undertaken by Bonnington and Knox-Johnston. Travelling in the famous wooden yacht "Suhaili", they pooled their mountaineering and sailing skills to navigate to, and then climb, the peaks of the uninhabited, ice-bound East Greenland coast. ... Read more

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The impact of the ice revolution on the greater sport of mountaineering has been considerable. The ascent of vertical frozen waterfalls in Canada and the United States has added The Ice Climbing Game to Lito Tejada Flores' Classic concept of games climbers play. The impact has, however, been far greater than the development of a specialized area of expertise; the standard of mixed climbing has risen, alpine ascents are much faster and alpine Himalayan climbing has also fully utilised the new technology. Debates rage fiercely on the new ethics of ice climbing which the technology has raised, and climbers now focus on speed of ascent as their measure of technical competence and superiority over their peers. Although some of us may shake our heads in dismay or incomprehension at the cutting edge of the sport, it is the nature of men to compete and strive for greater accomplishments. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Actual, published by Editorial Contenido, S.A. de C.V. on December 1, 1999. The length of the article is 1179 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Carlos González: EXPERTO EN ESCALADA EN HIELO.(alpinista)(TT: Carlos González: an expert in climbing ice-covered mountains.)(TA: mountain climber)(Entrevista)
Author: Sonya Valencia
Publication: Actual (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 1, 1999
Publisher: Editorial Contenido, S.A. de C.V.
Volume: 6Issue: 75Page: 126

Article Type: Entrevista

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Here are the essential tricks and techniques, laid down in a pithy , concise style that when fully grasped and applied, will elicit occasional shrieks of savage euphoris as well as keep you clibing safe. ... Read more

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WASHINGTON ICE: CLIMBING GUIDE

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Ice climbing, as the term indicates is the activity ofascending inclined ice formations. Usually, ice climbingrefers to roped and protected climbing of features such asicefalls, frozen waterfalls, and cliffs and rock slabscovered with ice refrozen from flows of water.For thepurposes of climbing, ice can be broadly divided into twospheres, alpine ice and water ice. Alpine ice is found in amountain environment, usually requires an approach to reach,and is often climbed in an attempt to summit a mountain.Water ice is usually found on a cliff or other outcroppingbeneath water flows. Alpine ice is frozen precipitationwhereas water ice is a frozen liquid flow of water. Mostalpine ice is generally one component of a longer routes andoften less technical, have more in common with standardglacier travel, while water ice is selected largely for itstechnical challenge. Still technical grade is independent ofice type and both types of ice vary greatly in consistencyaccording to weather conditions. Ice can be soft, hard,brittle or tough. A mixed climbing is when ascending involveboth ice climbing and rock climbing ... Read more