The Games Climbers Play (Anthology) (1978)

The Games Climbers Play is the classic American climbing anthology. A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF MOUNTAINEERING contained within. 688 pages!

The book is broken into nine sections, listed below. Each section contains some ~10 essays:

1. The World of the Rock Climber
2. The Alpine Odyssey
3. Style and Character
4. Ethical Discussions
5. Expeditions
6. Some Part-Time Games
7. Epics, Risk, Falling, Death, Obituary and Retirement
8. Mountain Rescue and Access Problems
9. Mountain Education