How to Rock Climb: Big Walls is the most comprehensive book available on the subject of big wall climbing. It was written by authors with over 50 years of climbing experience. John Long was one of the pioneers of big wall climbing in the 1970's and John Middendorf is one of world's most experienced big wall climbers, with over 100 big wall climbs to his credit, and an engineer with an interest in documenting tools and techniques to boot. The text is largely a summary of a lifelong collection of notes and experiences, edited into a very readable book that really gives the reader the best overview of one of the most exciting specializations of mountaineering.  Paperback.