The book is now available. Got mine 2 weeks ago directly from the publisher. I'm a newcomer to climbing, I think both the book and the DVD will be tremendously useful to me. Admittedly, I don't have a lot to compare it to, but I think that the book is well laid out and, with some study, fairly straightforward to understand. It is more like a scientific text than entertainment. Not a light read.

Stacy @ Stackpole was very helpful in keeping me posted on when the book would actually be available. Great service thx.

I'm giving it a 4 based on a first read of the book, and a first viewing of the DVD. I'll follow up when I have a chance to put it into practice.

Bryan.