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About the Author and Illustrator

Duane Raleigh has been climbing since 1973. He has climbed extensively throughout the United
States, including several solo ascents of Yosemite's El Capitan. This is his fourth book on the sport, the
others being Rock, Tools and Technique; Ice, Tools and Technique; and Clip and Go. He was the
equipment editor for Climbing magazine from 1990 to 1996 and is currently the editor for the same
publication. Duane lives in the Rocky Mountains near Marble, Colorado, with his wife, Lisa.

Mike Clelland has illustrated six climbing books, two camping books, and a "really cool" backcountry
ski book. Mike never went to art school, studying Mad Magazine instead. He grew up in the very flat
state of Michigan and spent the historic 1980s as a yuppie in New York City. Mike was introduced to
climbing in the last stronghold of "traditional" technique, the Gunks. Finding it impossible to ignore an
eco-groovy voice down deep in his soul, Mike moved to Wyoming and began working as an instructor
for the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) and doing an occasional cartoon for Climbing
magazine. Mike is presently living in a shed in Idaho.