Best-selling climbing instructional, now fully updated, includes new, vetted alternatives to traditional techniques
Rock climbing: mastering basic skills
β Scribed by Luebben, Craig
- Publisher
- The Mountaineers Books
- Year
- 2014;2007
- Tongue
- English
- Series
- Mountaineers outdoor expert series
- Edition
- Second edition
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
"Thousands of rock climbers have learned the sport using Craig Luebben's bestselling text, 'Rock climbing: Mastering Basic Skills'. Now, in this new and updated edition, fellow climber Topher Donahue continues to teach what recreational climbers need to know. From the nuts and bolts (and cams, ropes, harnesses, and knots) to the mental side of the sport, and from how to do a particular move to when and why to use it, Donahue and Luebben's comprehensive approach simplifies the complex world of modern climbing."--;Face climbing -- Crack climbing -- Climbing gear -- Knots -- Belay anchors and lead protection -- Belaying -- Top-roping -- Sport climbing -- Traditional lead climbing -- Multipitch free climbs -- Getting down -- Bouldering -- Training -- Climbing safe.
β¦ Table of Contents
Face climbing --
Crack climbing --
Climbing gear --
Knots --
Belay anchors and lead protection --
Belaying --
Top-roping --
Sport climbing --
Traditional lead climbing --
Multipitch free climbs --
Getting down --
Bouldering --
Training --
Climbing safe.
β¦ Subjects
Rock climbing;Electronic books
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