Guide to Climbing Photography

70 color photos 6 x 9 "Jeff's combined talents as shooter, editor, and writer make for a very accurate and thorough look at climbing photography. Read it and you are sure to save yourself hours of backbreaking rigging adventures and a fair amount of cash from not having to invent it all from scratch."-Greg Epperson, author of Rock Prints "Here for the first time is a book devoted to the inner world of climbing photography, not so much a profession as a lifestyle all its own."-Galen Rowell, author of Mountain Light Whether you're a climber who wants to record your adventures or a photographer who wants to learn how to shoot climbers in action, this guide is essential-the first to focus solely on the sport. A professional adventure photographer and expert climber explains gear and technique and offers a gallery of superb shots as examples. Jeff Achey is a contributing editor and the former photo editor for Climbing magazine. He is an award-winning writer, freelance adventure photographer, and accomplished climber with several first ascents. He lives in Carbondale, Colorado.