Unabridged Audiobook
Exceeded my expectations! Jeff Long can write! I'm surprised I never heard of him before. Grover Gardner's narration was good as usual except for his poor attempt at a southern accent; If you don't have it, don't do it! From the reviews, non-climbers maybe discouraged by the technical jargon of rock climbing used, but this is ultimately how I, and others, should learn from books. If you don't know a often used word or term, for instance what a "cam" or "camalot" looks like or how it is used in climbing, then look it up! We are spoiled by the Internet’s instantaneous access for looking up the unknown but many fail to take advantage of it and then go and blame an author for being overly technical. Should he have just used a generic term "protection devices" to lump cams, nuts, pitons, and hexes together? Good writing is about specificity so the reader can picture what is being described accurately. By the way, if you don't know what "cam" is, then look it up after you read this; aesthetics alone, its an impressive looking device!
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