Climbing, one of the world’s fastest growing sports, is a demanding discipline requiring concentration, courage, physical strength and dexterity, specific equipment and skills, and a thorough knowledge of the climbing environment.

In The Climber’s Handbook, respected mountaineer Garth Hattingh gives clear instruction on all forms of climbing, from bouldering and sport rock climbing to scaling Alpine peaks.

The book is ideal for the beginner, as well as for the rusty or inexperienced. The sport is explained in fine detail, from equipment, techniques and skills to navigation methods and emergency procedures.

Stunning pictures and clear diagrams inspire and inform in equal measure, whether you’re a new enthusiast or an experienced climber.

Practical handbook for all types of climbing. Full-color photographs of techniques, equipment, and locations. Famous climbers and their feats.

Introduces the skills and techniques need for all climbing styles, covering rock, snow, ice, and alpine climbing, equipment, and emergency and rescue techniques. With 200 color photos & 100 drawings.

“What Garth Hattingh describes here starts with the physical satisfaction of clambering up a stretch of rock–but where climbing starts being different and so much stronger an experience is that element of risk, that you are staking your life on your judgement.

There is the sense of discovery, both of your own limits and of places where noone has been before. There is the wonder of the beauty of the mountains and the strength of friendships, when your life is literally in your climbing partner’s hands.”

–Sir Chris Bonington, from the foreword of The Climber’s Handbook