rent-now

Rent More, Save More! Use code: ECRENTAL

5% off 1 book, 7% off 2 books, 10% off 3+ books

9780934641975

How to Climb™: Self-Rescue

by
  • ISBN13:

    9780934641975

  • ISBN10:

    0934641978

  • Format: Trade Paper
  • Copyright: 1997-01-01
  • Publisher: FalconGuides
  • Purchase Benefits
  • Free Shipping Icon Free Shipping On Orders Over $35!
    Your order must be $35 or more to qualify for free economy shipping. Bulk sales, PO's, Marketplace items, eBooks and apparel do not qualify for this offer.
  • eCampus.com Logo Get Rewarded for Ordering Your Textbooks! Enroll Now
  • Write a Review Icon Write a Review
List Price: $12.95

Summary

This book fully describes and illustrates a variety of techniques that every climber should know for safety and self-reliance. Whether you need to assist your partner past a difficult section of a climb or rappel down a multiple pitch route with an injured climber, you owe it to yourself and your fellow climbers to be prepared.

Table of Contents

Foreword iv
Preface vi
Acknowledgements vii
Introduction 1(4)
The Six Steps of Self-Rescue
5(2)
Tools of Self-Rescue
7(6)
Knots Used in Self-Rescue
13(12)
Escaping the Belay
25(6)
Rappelling and Ascending
31(10)
Passing Knots
41(10)
Assisted/Counter-Weight Rappel
51(6)
Leader Rescue
57(8)
Rescuing the Second
65(10)
Pulley Systems
75(8)
Aid Climbing
83(4)
Evacuating the Victim
87(2)
The Complete Self-Rescue
89(6)
Appendices 95

Supplemental Materials

What is included with this book?

The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

Rewards Program