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Mountaineering textbook
Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills
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is often considered the standard
textbook
for
mountaineering
and
climbing
in
North America
. The book was first published in 1960 by
The Mountaineers
of
Seattle, Washington
. The book was written by a team of over 40 experts in the field.
Development
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The book grew out of the annual climbing course run since 1935 by the Mountaineers, for which the reading material was originally a combination of European works and lecturers'
mimeo
outlines. These were assembled into the
Climber's Notebook
and published by the Mountaineers as the hardbound
Mountaineers Handbook
in 1948.
By 1955 the rapid postwar evolution of climbing techniques and tools had made the
Handbook
out of date, and the effort was begun to produce
Freedom of the Hills
. Nearly 80 major contributors are credited in the first edition and were organized by a committee of 8 editors.
The first four editions were only available in hardcover.
Editions
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Chapter list
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In the 9th edition, the book is divided into six parts as follows
- Part One: Outdoor Fundamentals
- Part Two: Climbing Fundamentals
- Part Three: Rock Climbing
- Part Four: Snow, Ice, and Alpine Climbing
- Part Five: Leadership, Safety, and Rescue
- Part Six: The Mountain Environment
There is an appendix, a glossary, and an index.
Chapters
Origin of title
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The title of the book is a reference to the ancient medieval European tradition of "
Freedom of the City
", that conferred upon the recipient access to a city. The reference implies that with the knowledge in the book, a certain equivalent freedom of the wild mountains can be attained.
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