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Rock climbing : mastering basic skills / by Craig Luebben and Topher Donahue. [print]

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Mountaineers outdoor expert seriesPublication details: Seattle, Washington : Mountaineers Books, (c)2014.Edition: Second editionDescription: 348 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781594858628
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • GV200.L948.R635 2014
  • GV200
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Contents:
Handholds -- Body Position -- Moving on Rock.
Finger Jams -- Hand and Foot Jams -- Moving Up the Crack -- Fist Jams -- Off-Size Cracks -- Off-Width Cracks -- Squeeze Chimneys -- Chimneys.
Carabiners -- Chalkbag -- Clothing -- Cord -- Crash Pad -- Harness -- Helmet -- Quickdraws -- Shoes -- Rope Bags and Tarps -- Ropes -- Webbing Slings -- The Ten Essentials.
Knots for Tying into Anchors -- Knots for Tying Webbing and Cord into Loops -- Knots for Joinng Rappel Ropes and Top-Ropes -- Rappel Safety Knots -- Knots for Attaching Slings -- Hitches for Rappelling and Belaying.
Placing Protection -- Chocks -- Camming Units -- Ball Nuts -- Big Bro Expandable Tubes -- The Climbing Rack -- Natural Protection -- Fixed Protection -- Equalizing Protection -- Opposing Protection -- The V-Angle -- Rigging Multidirectional Anchors -- Rigging Anchors with a Cordelette -- Rigging Belay Anchors with Slings -- Rigging Belay Anchors with the Climbing Rope -- The Daisy Chain -- Keeping the Belayer Down.
Belayer Position and Anchoring -- Belaying a Top-Roped Climber -- Belaying a Leader -- Catching a Fall -- Protecting for a Lead Fall onto the Belay -- Lowering a Climber -- Belaying with a Munter Hitch -- Belaying a Leader with an Assisted Lock Device -- Belaying with a High-Friction tube -- Belaying the Second Climber -- Climbing Communication.
Climbing with a Slingshot Top-Rope -- Passing a Knot -- Managing a Top-Belay Top-Rope.
Climbing Style -- Climbing the Route -- Lowering from the Route -- Belaying a Sport Route -- Onsighting a Route -- Working a Route -- Resting -- The Redpoint -- Retreating from a Sport Route.
Traditional Rack -- Topos -- The Approach -- The Route -- Leading Strategy -- The Protection System -- The Physics of Falling -- Keeping Your Head -- Bailing -- Following a Pitch -- The First Lead.
Rope Management -- Where to Belay -- Hanging Belays -- Fast and Light -- Extra Gear for a Long Route -- Time Budget -- Three-Person Teams.
Downclimbing -- Lowering -- Rappelling.
Bouldering Variety -- Falling -- Spotting -- Bouldering Hazards -- Environmental Concerns.
Work Your Weaknesses -- Improving Technique -- Power and Endurance -- Climbing Strength -- Balance -- Training the Brain -- Hydration and Nutrition -- Rest Days.
Self-Rescue Gear -- Friction Hitches -- Load-Releasable Knots -- Ascending a Rope -- Escaping a Belay -- The Next Step -- Hauling Your Partner -- Rappelling Past a Knot -- Tandem Rappel to Evacuate an Injured Partner.
Appendix B-Climbing Resources.
Abstract: "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."--
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Includes bibliographies and index.

Chapter 1: Face Climbing--Dancing on the Rock

Footwork -- Handholds -- Body Position -- Moving on Rock.

Chapter 2: Crack Climbing--Climbing Cracks from Fingertip Width to Full-Body Chimneys

Splitters and Corners -- Finger Jams -- Hand and Foot Jams -- Moving Up the Crack -- Fist Jams -- Off-Size Cracks -- Off-Width Cracks -- Squeeze Chimneys -- Chimneys.

Chapter 3: Climbing Gear--Outfitting for the Climb

Belay Devices -- Carabiners -- Chalkbag -- Clothing -- Cord -- Crash Pad -- Harness -- Helmet -- Quickdraws -- Shoes -- Rope Bags and Tarps -- Ropes -- Webbing Slings -- The Ten Essentials.

Chapter 4: Knots--Bringing the Rope to Life

Harness Tie-in Knots -- Knots for Tying into Anchors -- Knots for Tying Webbing and Cord into Loops -- Knots for Joinng Rappel Ropes and Top-Ropes -- Rappel Safety Knots -- Knots for Attaching Slings -- Hitches for Rappelling and Belaying.

Chapter 5: Belay Anchors and Lead Protection--Protecting Traditional Climbs

The Evolution of Climbing Gear -- Placing Protection -- Chocks -- Camming Units -- Ball Nuts -- Big Bro Expandable Tubes -- The Climbing Rack -- Natural Protection -- Fixed Protection -- Equalizing Protection -- Opposing Protection -- The V-Angle -- Rigging Multidirectional Anchors -- Rigging Anchors with a Cordelette -- Rigging Belay Anchors with Slings -- Rigging Belay Anchors with the Climbing Rope -- The Daisy Chain -- Keeping the Belayer Down.

Chapter 6: Belaying--Keeping Your Partner Safe

Rigging a Passive Belay Device -- Belayer Position and Anchoring -- Belaying a Top-Roped Climber -- Belaying a Leader -- Catching a Fall -- Protecting for a Lead Fall onto the Belay -- Lowering a Climber -- Belaying with a Munter Hitch -- Belaying a Leader with an Assisted Lock Device -- Belaying with a High-Friction tube -- Belaying the Second Climber -- Climbing Communication.

Chapter 7: Top-Roping--Climbing with the Safety of an Overhead Rope

Setting a Slingshot Top-Rope -- Climbing with a Slingshot Top-Rope -- Passing a Knot -- Managing a Top-Belay Top-Rope.

Chapter 8: Sport Climbing--Climbing Bolt-Protected Routes

Sport-Climbing Hazards -- Climbing Style -- Climbing the Route -- Lowering from the Route -- Belaying a Sport Route -- Onsighting a Route -- Working a Route -- Resting -- The Redpoint -- Retreating from a Sport Route.

Chapter 9: Traditional Lead Climbing--Leading with Protection from Nuts and Cams

Hazards -- Traditional Rack -- Topos -- The Approach -- The Route -- Leading Strategy -- The Protection System -- The Physics of Falling -- Keeping Your Head -- Bailing -- Following a Pitch -- The First Lead.

Chapter 10: Multipitch Free Climbs--Climbing High and Free

The Two-Person Team -- Rope Management -- Where to Belay -- Hanging Belays -- Fast and Light -- Extra Gear for a Long Route -- Time Budget -- Three-Person Teams.

Chapter 11: Getting Down--Returning to Earth

Walking Off -- Downclimbing -- Lowering -- Rappelling.

Chapter 12: Bouldering--Leaving the Rope at Home

The Bouldering Session -- Bouldering Variety -- Falling -- Spotting -- Bouldering Hazards -- Environmental Concerns.

Chapter 13: Training--Improving Your Mental and Physical Fitness for Rock Climbing

Warming Up -- Work Your Weaknesses -- Improving Technique -- Power and Endurance -- Climbing Strength -- Balance -- Training the Brain -- Hydration and Nutrition -- Rest Days.

Chapter 14: Climbing Safe--Avoding and Escaping Bad Situations

Self-Rescue and First-Aid Training -- Self-Rescue Gear -- Friction Hitches -- Load-Releasable Knots -- Ascending a Rope -- Escaping a Belay -- The Next Step -- Hauling Your Partner -- Rappelling Past a Knot -- Tandem Rappel to Evacuate an Injured Partner.

Appendix A-Climbing Rating Systems -- Appendix B-Climbing Resources.

"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."--

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