Mountaineers Books  Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills - 10th Edition Hardcover

• 10th edition of this master guide, commonly referred to as "Freedom"
• Detailed instructions and hundreds of illustrations share the latest in best practices
• Researched and written by a team of expert climbers, guides and instructors
• Covers planning a weekend backpacking trip, navigating the logistics of a months-long alpine expedition, setting up camp in the wilderness and summiting glaciated peaks
• Also includes information on tying knots and hitches and on essential belaying and rappelling techniques
• Born from the handwritten climbing tips of early volunteers of the Seattle-based Mountaineers organization
• This fundamental how-to manual has inspired emerging climbers around the globe across 9 editions for more than 6 decades
• More than 800,000 copies sold since the 1st edition was published in 1960; translated into 12 languages

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