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"Growing up in Southern California in the '60s, I couldn't find
anyone who shared my passion to learn how to climb. So I bought an
ice axe, crampons, and Freedom of the Hills and still remember
being on a snow slope with axe in one hand, book in the other,
trying to teach myself how to self-arrest. It worked: I'm still
around and still climbing."--Rick Ridgeway
"I purchased my first copy of The Freedom of the Hills in 1976 and
consumed it several times, well before I ever set foot in the
mountains. Through the years, my well-worn copy became my guide and
reference for the art of mountaineering. I would highly recommend
this book as a 'must have' for any aspiring mountaineer's
library."--Ed Viesturs
"I've taught climbing on the world's great mountains for 25 years,
and so it is humbling to realize how much I can still learn from
simply sitting in a chair and reading Freedom of the Hills. But the
game keeps changing, with new technologies and new techniques, and
Freedom does a remarkable job of staying not just current, but on
the cutting edge. Turning on new climbers to this resource is one
of the best things I can do to prepare them for life in the big
hills."--Dave Hahn
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"The lessons I learned in the Mountaineers climbing course in 1945
stood me on the summit of Mount Everest in 1963. To see that
knowledge, accumulated by so many individuals in 1960, put into a
book was wonderful. That it has evolved into the best book on
climbing, continually updated by active climbers, is remarkable. I
have told many people, including my sons, 'If you want to climb
mountains, read Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills. Then read
it again, so you know for sure, how to get down.'"--Jim
Whitaker
"The 2nd edition of Freedom of the Hills (as well as pictures of
Bonatti in an old REI catalog) jump-started my climbing education.
The manual's content has kept pace with the evolution of the sport
and should be considered mandatory reading for every mountain
climber. This truly remarkable resource has no equal in any
language."--Mark Twight
"When I was a springy sapling, the pages of Freedom of the Hills
held some of my very first lessons."--Dean Potter
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