The Complete Rock Climber

by Creasey, Malcolm

• ISBN13: 9781859679081
• ISBN10: 1859679080
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-10-01
• Publisher: Natl Book Network

Summary

This book is a fully comprehensive illustrated guide to the subject of Rock climbing, and covers hundreds of topics, ranging from basic indoor wall climbing techniques to the ultimate adventure of scaling sea cliffs and high mountain crags.

Table of Contents

Introduction	6	(8)
A History Of Climbing	8	(10)
In the beginning	8	(4)
A modern view	12	(6)
Getting Started	18	(68)
Clothing and equipment	18	(8)
Preparation and warming up	26	(12)
Movement on rock	38	(16)
Specific types of hold	54	(16)
Climbing steeper rock	70	(16)
Ropework	86	(68)
Ropework for indoors	86	(14)
The outdoor game	100	(14)
Top and bottom ropes	114	(14)
Multipitch climbs	128	(16)
Abseiling (rappelling)	144	(10)
Into The Hills	154	(50)
Further equipment	154	(8)
The big crag environment	162	(10)
First aid	172	(6)
Navigation	178	(14)
Mountain weather	192	(12)
Emergency Ropework	204	(12)
Advanced Training	216	(18)
Rock Around The World	234	(16)
Glossary	250	(2)
Contact addresses	252	(1)
Acknowledgements	252	(1)
Index	253