A comprehensive guide. Fifth printing, 2013. Stamp on the front proudly proclaims this is the book recommended by the AMGA.
Your basic textbook describing how climbing gear like nuts, cams, and quickdraws work - what will kill you, and what will not. Plenty of time spent on construction of anchors for trad climbing.
250 pages, with many useful diagrams and illustrative pictures. b&w, with an index and a glossary.
