Climbing Self Rescue - Improvising Solutions for Serious Situations

by Molly Loomis, Andy Tyson

Overview

The rope is stuck - or too short. A crucial piece of gear is MIA. You've wandered off route into dicey terrain. An injury leaves you or your partner in need of help. Climb long enoug, and at one point or another, finding yourself in a jam high off the ground is inevitable. In Climbing: Self Rescue, two longtime climbing instructors and guides teach how to improve your own solutions, calling for outside help only when necessary. A rope and the equipment you already carry on your back - carabiners, slings, and cord - are all you'll need.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780898867725
Publisher:	Mountaineers Books, The
Publication date:	05/28/2006
Series:	Mountaineers Outdoor Expert Series
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	356,594
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Ch. 1	The basics
Ch. 2	Rescue knots
Ch. 3	Escaping a belay
Ch. 4	Descending
Ch. 5	Ascending
Ch. 6	Raising
Ch. 7	Passing knots
Ch. 8	Scenarios and solutions
Ch. 9	Getting outside help