Mechanical Advantage, Volume 2: Tools for the Wild Vertical

By John Middendorf

John Middendorf delves deep into the story of rock climbing from the engineered tools perspective. He considers the varied attitudes toward the use of 'artificial aids' in climbing, and how the standards of climbing have changed as various tools are used and accepted. Volume 2 of Mechanical Advantage is a compilation of research articles on the tools and techniques of climbing, written by John Middendorf between 2022-2023. The book seeks to provide deeper research on oft referenced epochs of mountaineering, with information on the technical and engineering details. The author delved deep into primary international mountaineering journals as well as many old books available at reasonable cost on abesbooks and other booksellers. As each article was posted on bigwallgear website, the author was able to get feedback from many of the world's best climbers and historians to ensure best possible historical accuracy. This material was originally written in rough draft form on bigwallgear.com in a series of research articles, and refined and collected into published volumes.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CH26LTFM
• ISBN13: 9798859497591
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 308 Pages
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.7" x 8.0"