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Rock & Ice Gear: Equipment for the Vertical World | 
 enlarge | Authors: Clyde Soles, Dougald Macdonald
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 1302944
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 333
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 9 x 7.3 x 0.9
ISBN: 0898866952
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.5220284
EAN: 9780898866957
ASIN: 0898866952
Publication Date: November 2000
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Book Description
- From the editors of Rock & Ice magazine
- Expert evaluations of gear types and reliability
- Demystifies high-tech gear and cuts through the hype
- Provides tips on fitting, using, and preserving gear
Based on six years of articles in Rock & Ice magazine, Rock & Ice Gear is a detailed consumer manual covering the equipment used for all types of climbing. System concepts; proper usage and care; construction, design, and materials; history and evolution; it's all here in Rock & Ice Gear. This one resource will pay for itself many times over. Alpine Gear - tents
- packs
- mountaineering boots
- sleeping systems
- clothing systems
- ice axes & crampons
- snow & ice protection
- ski mountaineering
- first aid
- communication and navigation
- photography equipment
Rock Gear - ropes
- harnesses
- belay & rappel devices
- carabiners
- passive & active protection
- big wall gear
- runners & quickdraws
- ascenders & pulleys
- helmets
- rock shoes
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| Customer Reviews:
 Quite basic actually. January 5, 2002
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
A very comprehensive book that unfortunately lacks any depth whatsoever. Besides due to the mag affiliation the author avoids to make direct reference to brands and models good or bad as this could anger advertisers. Good for beginers or to learn the basics of gear that you do not normally use.
 every climber needs this book November 6, 2001
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book explains the use and selection of all kinds of climbing and general outdoor gear. If you read this you can become better educatedd on what gear you really need and how to use it properly (safely).
Includes one particular gem: Do NOT get eye surgery if you plan on real mountaineering. You can have severe vision problems at altitude. This led to Beck Wethers terrible Everest injuries.
Top gear information February 3, 2001
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book will become THE WORD on technical climbing gear. It is a collection of the best infromation available to date. I would recommend this book to any climber from beginner to expert.
a "must have" book for any climber January 11, 2001
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book is an incredible resource for climbing gear. It's well laid out, easy to read, and full of useful information. If you're serious about your gear then you should own this book. It's the most read book in my "climbing" library.
Rock & Ice Gear: Equipment for the Vertical World December 23, 2000
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Excellent content and very well written. An everything you ever wanted to know and a whole lot more, but perhaps didn't even know to ask--book for climbers of all abilities. The information in this book goes way beyond basic information, it gives fascinating details that will guide your life and death gear decisions. I am not reading this book, I'm studying it! Buy this book if you are a climber or love someone who does.
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