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Title: Extreme Alpinism: Climbing Light, Fast, and High by Mark F. Twight, James Martin ISBN: 0-89886-654-5 Publisher: Mountaineers Books Pub. Date: September, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $27.95

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Average Customer Rating: 4.89 (18 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: Extreme Alpinism: Climbing Light, Fast and High
Comment: In my opinion:

Not necessarily a book for beginners, but an excellent book to take an experienced climber to the next level. This book provides extensive recommendations on what to leave behind to safe weight and move fast, how to stay hydrated and fueled, as well as some great philosophical tips of the psychology of climbing.

I found a few recommendations that were incorrect or I disagreed with... but like all written material, don't beleive everything you read, use your own judgement.

An excellent book, you can't go wrong!

Rating: 4
Summary: Book for serious climbers
Comment: This book has it all, great pictures, nice and not so nice tales from some of the great climbs out there. Twight has distilled decades of experiences and knowlege into one of the best books on the Alpine method of climbing out there.
Heres what you get;
Training chapters, including physical and mental, at extreme climbing when half your gear has gone and one of your climbing psrty killed, it becomes more of a mental challenge than physical.
Equipment, great commentary and recommendastions by brand
Technique, everything from partners to staying alive.

I think the one page topics alone are worth the prce of the book e.g
Failure, Alpine solo, Mistake on Mt Huntington, Why helmets are a good deal, Ordeal on Everest, Alone on Chamoz.

Twight climbed with the great Jeff Lowe, as far as I am concerned thats qualification enough to write this book. Although I am never going to be an extreme climber the techniques and mentoring wisdom in these pages I know will help me in the years to come. A great book for the exterienced climber and also an inspirational book for the Novice. Much more entertaining than "Freedom of the hills"

Rating: 5
Summary: The best and pure alpinism
Comment: Realy the core of alpinism. No bla,bla bussiness. Expirienced in person and transfered into the readers bloodstreem.

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