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Author
Series
Publisher
Mountaineers Books
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
301 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents an instructional guide to mastering the basic skills of rock climbing for beginning and intermediate climbers, with information on equipment, technique, exercise, and safety. Includes illustrations.
Author
Publisher
Elephant Rock Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
320 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Competitive climber Cara Jenkins feels most at home high off the ground, clinging to a rock wall by her fingertips. She's enjoyed a roaming life with her mountaineering parents, making the natural world her jungle gym, the writings of Annie Dillard and Henry David Thoreau her textbooks. But when tragedy strikes on an Ecuadorian mountaintop, Cara's nomadic lifestyle comes to an abrupt halt. Starting over at her grandparents' home in suburban Detroit,...
11) Rock climbing
Author
Series
Publisher
Smart Apple Media
Pub. Date
2000.
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Details the history, equipment, techniques, and competitions of rock climbing.
12) Rock climbing
Author
Series
Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
An introduction to rock climbing, discussing basic techniques, safety measures, the necessary equipment, and popular places to climb.
14) The waterfall
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[1999]
Physical Desc
29 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Two brothers and their parents share a wild and wonderful backpacking trip during which they discover a magnificent waterfall and climb to the top of it.
15) Rock climbing
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Sports
Pub. Date
2004.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Provides an introduction to the sport of rock climbing, along with information on the sport's history, styles of climbing, equipment, techniques, popular sites for climbing, and some of the dangers.
20) Take
Author
Language
English
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Description
In search of her missing father, Cara and her ex-boyfriend Nat venture into the Cascade Mountains, up a harrowing rock face, and navigate through time as they explore the impact of Pearl Harbor and its Japanese Incarceration Camps, Cara's family, and each other.
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