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hi members,

I m new here nd from Pakistan.
as i m a new climber nd jst started rock climbing so i want a Book that teachs me all the basics of rock climbing clearly and with examples of informative photos and diagrams.
plz suggest me a book,i will be very thankful to you.

regards,Ammar siddiqui

Freedom of the Hills, 8th Edition. Published by the Seattle Mountaineers

Here is the link to the book: http://www.mountaineersbooks.org/produc ... fm?PC=1564

Look for an indoor climbing gym that offers a climbing 101 class (or equivalent) while you read Freedom of the Hills cover to cover.

DrGranola wrote:Look for an indoor climbing gym that offers a climbing 101 class (or equivalent) while you read Freedom of the Hills cover to cover.

Unfortunately for him, there's probably no climbing gyms in Pakistan. But they have some big rocks to climb!

Basic Rockcraft and Advanced Rockcraft by Royal Robbins, although I have no idea how you might obtain them in Pakistan.

http://www.amazon.com/Basic-Rockcraft-R ... 0910856346

Rob wrote:

DrGranola wrote:Look for an indoor climbing gym that offers a climbing 101 class (or equivalent) while you read Freedom of the Hills cover to cover.

Unfortunately for him, there's probably no climbing gyms in Pakistan. But they have some big rocks to climb!

haha yeah Rob u say totally right here's probably no any climbing gym,actually almost all Pakistanis like Cricket nd they mostly interested in this game, b t w yeah here's so many big Rockssss

geeyore wrote:Basic Rockcraft and Advanced Rockcraft by Royal Robbins, although I have no idea how you might obtain them in Pakistan.

http://www.amazon.com/Basic-Rockcraft-R ... 0910856346

thanks geeyore i have read some reviews about these books and it seems great. b t w I have a friend in Chicago so i can buy through him.

regards,ammar

Missed the 'Pakistan' part... However, this is a great book in addition to Freedom of the Hills

http://www.rei.com/product/716826/rock- ... sic-skills

DrGranola wrote:Missed the 'Pakistan' part... However, this is a great book in addition to Freedom of the Hills

http://www.rei.com/product/716826/rock- ... sic-skills

you always welcome in my beautiful home land come here and climb some challenging peaks!

A nice climbing book for beginner's is the following:

The Climbing Handbook: The Complete Guide to Safe and Exciting Rock Climbing
Steve Long - Firefly Books; 2007
http://www.amazon.com/The-Climbing-Handbook-Complete-Exciting/dp/1554072786/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1332439131&sr=1-1

If you can't find it, I'll bring it over next time I'm in Pakistan.

Would love to get to see that part of the world someday!

Freedom of the Hills is excellent, & has a great deal more than just rock climbing (snow climbing, ice climbing, mountain weather, first aid, glacier travel & crevasse rescue, .....).

A good guide for more specifically rock climbing is 'How to Rock Climb,' by John Long: http://www.amazon.com/How-Rock-Climb-4th/dp/0762724714

While out of print (I think), & not seen too much these days, Royal Robbins' books (Basic & Advanced Rockcraft) are also quite good.