Describes rock-climber Ashima solving a complex problem in terms of rock climbing, which may include false starts, breaking the challenge into smaller parts, and always being thoughtful and persistent. Includes a timeline showing young Ashima Shiraishi's rockclimbing accomplishments.

When her commitment-phobic roommate and friend, Graham, suffers multiple injuries from a rock-climbing accident, ER nurse Claire Harper stays home to care for him and starts to fall for this man whose views on life and love are very different from her own.

Examines the sport of extreme rock climbing, where participants scale large rocks, mountains, and buildings, sometimes with or without harnesses.

Hangdog Days vividly chronicles the era when rock climbing exploded in popularity, attracting a new generation of talented climbers eager to reach new heights via harder routes and faster ascents. This contentious, often entertaining period gave rise to sport climbing, climbing gyms, and competitive climbing--indelibly transforming the sport. Jeff Smoot was one of those brash young climbers, and here he traces the development of traditional climbing...

On her final weekend of rock climbing before university, Vanisha and her friends stumble upon an illegal marijuana plantation. When Jeb is shot by the bikers, Vanisha must climb the toughest route to seek help.

Collected in one volume are some of the best first-person stories from celebrated writer, rock climber, and adventurer John Long.

This handy, pocket-size manual provides easy-to-understand, step-by-step guidance to climbers transitioning from basic rock climbing to sport climbing, which involves scaling larger, more challenging rock walls that have fixed anchors.

An introduction to rock climbing, discussing basic techniques, safety measures, the necessary equipment, and popular places to climb.

"Travel journalist and mountaineer Nick Grevers wakes from a coma to find that his climbing buddy, Augustin, is missin gand presumed dead. Nick's own injuries are as extensive as they are horrifying. His face wrapped in bandages, unable to speak, Nick claims amnesia -- but he remembers everything. He remembers how he and Augustin were mysteriously drawn to the Maudit, a remote and scarcely documented peak in the Swiss Alps. He remembers how the slopes...

The compelling account of recklessness, tragedy, courage and rescue, a book whose sobering depiction of Nature's danger is, tempered by unforgettable portraits of the triumphant human spirit.