Basic Rope Skills for Climbers - Softcover

 
9780711228665: Basic Rope Skills for Climbers
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0711228663 ISBN 13: 9780711228665
Verlag: Frances Lincoln, 2010

Inhaltsangabe

Nigel Shepherd explains the basics of ropework in this handy guide, ideal both for those starting out climbing and for more experienced climbers who want to introduce their friends and family to the sport. With clear text and step-by-step photos, Shepherd covers basic kit, anchors, and belaying; techniques for top and bottom roping, trad, sport climbing, and abseiling; and the use of knots, slings, nuts, and camming devices. The growing sport of climbing, as practiced in a wide range of indoor and outdoor locations around the world, has never been made so simple, safe, and fun.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Nigel Shepherd began climbing aged 11 in Wales and became a qualified International Mountain Guide in 1979. Since then he has pioneered climbs in the UK, New Zealand, North America and Greenland, and continues to work in all aspects of mountaineering in many parts of the world. He has written several books and many magazine articles, and his photography has been published in The Independent, The Times and the Daily Telegraph, as well as outdoor magazines and manufacturers' brochures.

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Verlag
Frances Lincoln
Erscheinungsdatum
2010
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0711228663
ISBN 13 
9780711228665
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
128
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