Comments on: Mountaineering – The Freedom of the Hills https://pmags.com/mountaineering-the-freedom-of-the-hills Practical advice and musings on the outdoors, hiking, backpacking, ski touring, and camping. Tue, 14 Apr 2020 02:27:04 +0000 hourly 1 By: Paul Mags https://pmags.com/mountaineering-the-freedom-of-the-hills#comment-572827 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 19:29:35 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=10339#comment-572827 In reply to Steve.

Heard good things about this book..and just finished another one. Timely suggestion!

]]> By: Steve https://pmags.com/mountaineering-the-freedom-of-the-hills#comment-572823 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 17:20:23 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=10339#comment-572823 Another great outdoor read is “The Last Season” by Eric Blehm. It is the story of a ranger in Kings-Sequoia National Park. It tell about his life growing up in the outdoors and his life and disappearance.
A great read on a cold afternoon by a roaring fire with a cup of hot chocolate.

]]> By: Bill https://pmags.com/mountaineering-the-freedom-of-the-hills#comment-572817 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 13:08:42 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=10339#comment-572817 I grew up reading two books, “On Your Own in the Wilderness” by Townsend Whelen and Bradford Angier and “Mountaineering – the Freedom of the Hills”. I took a look at my copy and it’s the second edition. I bought it new from REI, probably in the late sixties. Neither I, nor my friends, could afford a lot of gear, so we made do with what we could find, mostly surplus. Every once in a while, we would get together and send a group order to REI. In those days, there were no outdoor stores and we would spend our time looking through the REI catalog at things we could only dream of.

]]> By: Paul Mags https://pmags.com/mountaineering-the-freedom-of-the-hills#comment-572727 Tue, 23 Feb 2016 17:49:45 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=10339#comment-572727 In reply to Philip.

Thanks! The ebook version is indeed obscure!!

]]> By: Philip https://pmags.com/mountaineering-the-freedom-of-the-hills#comment-572724 Tue, 23 Feb 2016 17:14:31 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=10339#comment-572724 ebook version:
http://www.amazon.com/Mountaineering-Freedom-Hills-8th-Mountaineers-ebook/dp/B00D3OC8NM/

The ebook listing links to the paperback and hardcover versions, but those don’t link back to the ebook. Makes it hard to find.

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