The climbing handbook the complete guide to safe and exciting rock climbing
| Main Author: | Long, Steve, 1959- |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Richmond Hill, Ont. :
Firefly Books,
2007.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- History of Climbing
- Climbing Greats
- Access and conservations
- Styles and climbing
- Instruction and organizations
- Grades and guidebooks
- Rock types
- Climbing gyms
- Sport climbing
- Bouldering
- Adventure climbing
- What to wear
- Footwear
- Harnesses-Climbing ropes
- Protection equipment
- Belaying and rappelling devices
- Fixed equipment
- Advanced and specialized equipment
- Knots, bends, and hitches
- Tying in
- Types of anchors
- Constructing safe belays
- Belay methods
- Top-roping safely
- Belaying procedures for lead climbing outdoors
- Learning to lead
- Using fixed protection and quickdraws
- Sport climbing safely
- Placing and removing protection
- Advanced protection techniques
- Rope handling and rope systems
- Protecting the second climber
- Body position and balance
- Using the feet effectively
- Handholds
- Laybacking and stemming
- Finger and hand crack climbing
- Chimneys and off-widths
- Overhangs and steep walls
- Climbing slabs
- Dynamic moves, rock-ons and manteling
- Lock-offs, flagging, and Egyptian moves
- Resting and conserving energy
- Aerobic fitness and endurance
- Strength and power
- Flexibility
- Training schedules and nutrition
- Psychological preparation
- Developing style with John Dunne
- Learn from experience with Jim Donini
- Climbing trips with Jeremy Colenso and Rachel Kelsey
- Rigging a rappel
- Descending the rope
- Safety procedures for rappelling
- Ascending a rope
- Avoiding problems
- Falling
- Locking off a belay device and escaping the system
- Retrievable rappels and rescue descents
- Lowering and hoisting
- Five common problems and how to solve them
- First aid
- Competition climbing
- Artificial Climbing
- Big-wall climbing
- Beyond rock
- Boulder, Colorado, U.S.
- Red Rocks, Nevada, U.S.
- Yosemite, U.S.
- Squamish, Canada
- The Alps, Europe
- Verdon Gorge, France
- Costa Blanca, Spain
- Sardinia, Italy
- North Wales, U.K.
- Arapiles, Australia
- Climbing development.