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 Night owl posting,Subie driving, backpacking Dad who is perpetually trying to catch up to his kids on the trail.
Vancouver, BC
Canada
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Posted - 07/13/2004 : 12:35 AM
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I got a paperback copy of Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills, 7th Ed. for my birthday. This a great resource book for backpacking as well as mountaineering and climbing. Lots of helpful diagrams, tables, lists etc in addition to the very informative text.
Just one example to illustrate. A thread in this forum earlier this year contained an exchange regarding the effect of altitude on fuel requirements etc. Well table 3-4 contains some very interesting data: at just 5000 feet (1,525 meters), the boiling temperature of water is depressed by 5 degrees centigrade. Doesn't sound too dramatic but then they provide data on the increase this causes to cooking times: 1.9 times that required at sea level! The table goes on in 5000 foot increments to 20,000 feet (20 degree lower boiling temperature and 13x as long cooking times).
Between just this book and my copy of The Complete Walker IV, I have an excellent set of reference material that address pretty much any issue a backpacker might want to look up. To the extent that you might want to delve further, both books also contain extensive and useful additional references.
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"Aging ... it beats the alternative" |
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Abbotsford, BC
Canada
175 Posts |
Posted - 04/27/2005 : 06:41 AM
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| Just picked up a copy the other day while exchanging my new boots for a different size. Very well put together. I'm looking forward to reading it cover to cover during long night shifts. |
Edited by - Nighthawk on 04/27/2005 06:41 AM |
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Vancouver, BC
Canada
366 Posts |
Posted - 04/27/2005 : 10:06 AM
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| I have owned numerous editions for 25 years. IMO this is THE only book you'll ever need for anything outdoors. It's a classic, published by the Seattle Mountaineers. |
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Finally stopping that crazy suffering that is ice, climbing to concentrate on great ski tours!
3502 Posts |
Posted - 04/27/2005 : 1:42 PM
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It is a MUST read for many. It's a superb book.
I love that it's updated contantly (not that long ago there was no mixed climbing stuff) so the material is very current. It means periodically buying a new copy, but so what? It's that good!
I do wish it colour plates instead of some of the drawings, but at $30 or so, they have done a great job of keeping the price low. |
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Barriere, BC
Canada
334 Posts |
Posted - 04/27/2005 : 5:00 PM
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| Luigi,you mention that you have had copies for the past twenty five years, do you have a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd edition that you would want to possibly sell? |
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Vancouver, BC
Canada
366 Posts |
Posted - 04/27/2005 : 5:09 PM
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| I will look and let you know Speedy. I have shelves and shelves of hiking/climbing/mountaineering etc books and they are a treasured resource as many are out of print. |
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Mountain Grammar Police
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Sardonic sandbagging scoundrel, Cascade Climbers lobotomized spraymeister, space blanket flyer, new millennium vulgarian betaboy and friend to all squids
Climbing, a mountain
Canada
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Posted - 04/27/2005 : 7:33 PM
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| You can usually find FOTH at the library. |
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Langley, B.C
Canada
285 Posts |
Posted - 07/15/2010 : 1:38 PM
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| I know this is a really old topic but I had to ask I just found FOTH 5th edition at a used book store and this book is amazing but is it worth it to look for a newer edition or is most of the info the same. |
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Calgary, Alberta
Andorra
3787 Posts |
Posted - 07/15/2010 : 2:01 PM
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| grab a new one from your local public library and compare. |
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 Big pack hiker who sleeps with bears in tent and falls on slippery logs
Langley, BC
Canada
7647 Posts |
Posted - 07/16/2010 : 07:33 AM
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| I'll try to remember to take a look when I get home. I have both eds. |
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Qualicum Beach, BC
Canada
1300 Posts |
Posted - 07/18/2010 : 9:48 PM
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I use to have the first edition, but have since given it to our ACC Section Archives. It mentioned the newly developed vibram boot sole that climbers were using instead of tricouni nailed boots and was before Gore Tex was invented, when waxed poplin was state of the art.
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Vancouver, B.C.
Canada
30 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2010 : 10:55 AM
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| I just got this and plan to know it before I take a lesson on climbing. |
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north van, bc
Canada
940 Posts |
Posted - 08/21/2011 : 10:27 PM
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| I've been reading through the newer version 8 the past 2 days and this book is great. bought new at MEC |
Edited by - smac on 08/21/2011 10:28 PM |
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Night owl posting,Subie driving, backpacking Dad who is perpetually trying to catch up to his kids on the trail.
Vancouver, BC
Canada
3052 Posts |
Posted - 08/23/2011 : 12:22 AM
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SMAC
Any idea how much content is new or updated?
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north van, bc
Canada
940 Posts |
Posted - 08/23/2011 : 10:52 PM
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| no idea. this is my first copy. just commenting that the book itself is good. |
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Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills, 7th Ed.
