Description

American Alpine Institute Guides Choice AwardRecommended by the American Alpine Mountain Guide Association (AMGA)Key Features

Fundamental and specialized rappelling techniques
Passing knots on rappel or while lowering
Escaping the belay
Basic aid-climbing techniques
Lowering a climbing partner
Rappelling with an unconscious partner
Using mechanical advantages for raises or hauling
Improvising techniques for ascending a rope
Communicating with rescuers
Practice scenarios to build real-world skills
More than 400 step-by-step instructional photographs and illustrations

No matter how experienced a climber you are, one day, you will find yourself in a precarious situation. It could be a stuck rope, a dropped rappel device, ropes that won’t reach the next rappel, an injured leader, or any number of problematic situations. Elite climber Ian Nicholson has written Climbing Self-Rescue with this in mind, offering technical systems that follow patterns that are easy to remember and that can be applied to solve a wide range of problems. This lavishly illustrated guide teaches the skills a climbing team needs to execute a successful technical rescue on its for climbers with experience on multipitch routes, Climbing Self-Rescue addresses key skills including escaping the belay, lowering a climber, dealing with a stuck rope, improvising ascenders and using aid-climbing techniques in rescues, rescuing an injured leader, and so much more!

Author: Ian Nicholson
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Published: 2/20/2024
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.46 lbs
Size: 8.54″ H x 6.91″ L x 0.64″ W
ISBN: 9781680516203