From basic techniques to the skills needed for the Single Pitch Award and the Mountain Instructors Award, beginners and experts should find everything they need in this volume. Topics cover abseiling, short roping, double rope techniques and rope tricks for adventure activities among others.
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Nigel Shepherd is himself a professional mountain guide. His writing and photographs are published widely throughout the outdoor press.
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This section of the book covers all sorts of basic techniques, knots and methods of tying on to the rope that will be found useful in day to day climbing and mountaineering, and also in the more problematical rescue and self help situations. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
This section of the book covers all sorts of basic techniques, knots and methods of tying on to the rope that will be found useful in day to day climbing and mountaineering, and also in the more problematical rescue and self help situations. Read the first page
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41 of 41 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Paperback
This is basically the culmination of Nigel Shepherd's two previous books put together in a paperback.
All I can say is that the way the book is set out is excellent, due to this layout you can easily follow what he is referring too. All too easily this type of instructional book can have you lost after the first few steps.
Not only is it well thought out in terms of the layout, but it is written logically. I am a fairly experienced climber and thought I had a reasonable knowledge of rope techniques but I was pleased by the indepth information that Shepherd gives goes in to, answering some of those what if questions.
The book itself covers all the very basic rope techiques needed for begineers such as belaying etc through to more advanced techniques which means this is book will stay with you forever as the ultimate reference manual and would throughly compliment other climbing manuals.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Paperback
Excellant book, covering just about everything you need to know about climbing rope work and then some! Loads of easy to understand photographs and drawings. Covers anchor systems, top rope anchors, glacier travel, climber rescue, acending ropes and much much more.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By "nick11529"
Format:Paperback
An excellent book overall. Only criticisms are that the pages come apart very easily when trying to practice the roping techniques.
Well presented and very informative.
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