Climbing Self-Rescue Skills and Techniques
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
Spend enough time in the backcountry or high off of the deck, and at some point, things will go sideways. It could be something simple like a dropped belay device or a stuck rappel line. Or maybe an environmental issue such as a sudden storm, rock fall, or darkness. Or it could be a significant event like a debilitating illness or life-threatening injury to you or your partner. Regardless, all climbers stepping into the vertical world should have the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to rescue themselves and their climbing partners. Climbing Self-Rescue Skills and Techniques was created for the climbing community at large and specifically for those climbers who venture beyond single pitch sport routes and onto multi-pitch trad routes, big walls, and the alpine. A graphically rich text full of hundreds of full color illustrations, pictures, and step-by-step instructions, this book is a comprehensive collection of self-rescue and partner-rescue techniques for the modern climber.
Customer Reviews
Most Comprehensive Climber Self Rescue Manual
This is the most comprehensive self rescue manual that I have found. The information is laid out in a way that builds on concepts, so it’s easy to understand. The graphics are perfect for illustrating the rope rescue systems and it even lays out a practice plan. This is fantastic because as we know these are complex skills that need to be practiced.
While I would still recommend taking a self rescue class, everything that was covered in the two day class that I took was covered in this book and more.
I have been climbing for over 20 years and I am embarrassed to admit that I did a lot of things wrong in the early years. I’m just lucky nothing went terribly wrong. I wish I had this book back when I started. Additionally, I am giving it as a gift to some of my climbing partners, so that I know we are able to rescue each other and we can be on the same page.