The High Lonesome: Epic Solo Climbing Stories
by John Long
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Author: John LongEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1999-10-01
ISBN: 156044858X
Number of pages: 176
Publisher: Falcon
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Book Review: Good to read if you are a mountain, not rock, climber
Summary: 3 Stars
The picture on the cover and the fact that I enjoy John Long's writing is what motivated my to buy the book. I am a boulderer/rock climber who has done roped solo climbing in the past (using a Silent Partner self-belay device - a little plug for that device since it worked so well for me).
I should have noticed the phrase "edited by John Long" on the cover. He didn't write this book - it is a collection of individual stories. That wasn't so bad because I enjoyed some of the writing.
The problem I had was that the cover shows a rock climber but the book is mainly written about solo mountain climbers. I was more interested in rock climbers.
If you are a mountain climber, or ice climber, then you may enjoy this book.
I'd give this book 2 stars as a rock climber (since I think it was deceiving to show a rock climber on the cover), and 4 stars if I were a mountain climber. So, I'll average it out to 3 stars.
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