Rock climbing
Subtitle: mastering basic skills
By: Topher Donahue and Craig Luebben
Contributors: Luebben, Craig
Edition: Second edition.
Series: Mountaineers outdoor expert series; Mountaineers outdoor expert series
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 348
ISBN-13: 9781594858628
Subjects: Rock climbing
Description: "Thousands of rock climbers have learned the sport using Craig Luebben's bestselling text, 'Rock climbing: Mastering Basic Skills'. Now, in this new and updated edition, fellow climber Topher Donahue continues to teach what recreational climbers need to know. From the nuts and bolts (and cams, ropes, harnesses, and knots) to the mental side of the sport, and from how to do a particular move to when and why to use it, Donahue and Luebben's comprehensive approach simplifies the complex world of modern climbing." --
Notes: Previous edition by Craig Luebben.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Face climbing; title: Crack climbing; title: Climbing gear; title: Knots; title: Belay anchors and lead protection; title: Belaying; title: Top-roping; title: Sport climbing; title: Traditional lead climbing; title: Multipitch free climbs; title: Getting down; title: Bouldering; title: Training; title: Climbing safe.