Rock climbing /
Kidd, Timothy W.
Hazelrigs, Jennifer.
Wilderness Education Association (U.S.)
Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics,
c2009.
"Rock Climbing will help you explore one of the world's fastest-growing activities safely and successfully. The experts at Wilderness Education Association ensure you learn proper technique essential to a safe and enjoyable experience. They prepare you for your adventure with information on fitness and conditioning, equipment and gear selection, and nutrition. Safety skills are integrated throughout the book, ensuring safety is never overlooked You'll learn how you can use indoor climbing to practice basic skills before moving on to refine and build those skills in the outdoors. You'll find easy-to-follow instructions on climbing fundamentals, including knots, belaying, building anchor systems, moving on rock, descending, and lead climbing, giving you all the skills and knowledge you need to be a capable beginning climber"--Cover, p. 4.
Includes bibliographical references.
Going rock climbing -- Climbing into fitness -- Indoor climbing -- Know before you go -- Gearing up for rock climbing -- Knots for climbing -- Managing friction : the skill of belaying -- Building climbing anchor systems -- Strength and grace : techniques for movement on rock -- Descending -- Lead rock climbing -- Web resources -- Success checks.
"Rock Climbing will help you explore one of the world's fastest-growing activities safely and successfully. The experts at Wilderness Education Association ensure you learn proper technique essential to a safe and enjoyable experience. They prepare you for your adventure with information on fitness and conditioning, equipment and gear selection, and nutrition. Safety skills are integrated throughout the book, ensuring safety is never overlooked You'll learn how you can use indoor climbing to practice basic skills before moving on to refine and build those skills in the outdoors. You'll find easy-to-follow instructions on climbing fundamentals, including knots, belaying, building anchor systems, moving on rock, descending, and lead climbing, giving you all the skills and knowledge you need to be a capable beginning climber"--Cover, p. 4.
Rock climbing.