[.ca] How to Rock Climb: Sport Climbing, 3rd (ISBN 1575400782)

A quite worthwhile book:
Like most books in the 'How to Rock Climb' series the strength of this book lies in the fact that it covers a specific topic, thereby offering more relevant information. Unlike 'Clip and Go' this book is not aimed at a specific level of difficulty, however it will be most worthwhile to advanced beginners and intermediates. The best thing about this book is that it focuses on sportclimbing specific information. There is nothing about belaying, anchors etc. here, nor about crack climbing and placing protection. The book deals extensively with different types of sport climbs, including slabs and walls, grouping together technique, tactics and tricks for one style of climbing in one chapter. I found this to be very helpfull. There are also lots of little sport specific rope tricks throughout the book as well as information on just about every other subject of interest to the sport climber. I have read lot of climbing books and this one definitely has content no other book has. If you are a sportclimber who allready owns books about belaying and training, this book will complete your library, much better than 'Clip and Go'....