Climbing self rescue

Climbing self rescue: improvising solutions for serious situations

by Tyson, Andy

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"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 - carabine…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Climbing self rescue : improvising solutions for serious situations / Andy Tyson and Molly Loomis.

Summary

"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."--Jacket

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2006.
  • Edition:First edition

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Mountaineers Books
  • Place of Publication:Seattle
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2006.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (236 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781594851582, 1594851581, 1306448557, 9781306448550
  • oclc:ocn905560569
  • LC Classification:GV200.183
  • Dewey Decimal:796.5/220289

Table of Contents

The basics -- Rescue knots -- Escaping a belay -- Descending -- Ascending -- Raising -- Passing knots -- Scenarios and solutions -- Getting outside help.

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Subjects

Alpinisme -- Accidents et blessures Mountaineering -- Search and rescue ope… Mountaineering accidents Rock climbing -- Safety measures Secours en montagne

Writers

Tyson, Andy Loomis, Molly

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