All the fundamentals, from ethics to getting up the climb, are presented in this instruction book.

Targeting varying abilities, Sport Climbing teaches climbers how to rehearse moves and train for routes, how to get through the pump, how to fight until the end of a pitch, how to stay composed when tired, and how to best use their bodies ...

Written by a professional trainer and climber, this guide allows each climber to tailor a training program to his or her specific needs.

Significant updates to this edition include: • New alignment with AAC’s nationwide universal belay standard • Expanded and more detailed avalanche safety info, including how to better understand avalanches, evaluate hazards, travel ...

A study of postmodernism and African-American poets.

This book contributes to debates on current sustainability practices, with a focus on assessment tools as applied in higher education institutions.

The Boys of Winter tells the true story of three young American ski champions and their brutal, heroic, and fateful transformation from athletes to infantrymen with the 10th Mountain Division.

This book takes a historical and anthropological approach to understanding how non-human hosts and vectors of diseases are understood, at a time when emerging infectious diseases are one of the central concerns of global health.