Calgary Public Library

Climbing Anchors Field Guide

Label
Climbing Anchors Field Guide
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Climbing Anchors Field Guide
Medium
electronic resource
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Oclc number
896794328
Series statement
A falcon guideHow To Climb Series
Summary
With more than 100 full-color photos and detailed captions showing how to create safe and simple rock-climbing anchoring systems, this is a take-to-the-crag companion book to our huge-selling Climbing Anchors. Designed for quick use by climbers on site, this book shows how to properly place and configure natural anchors, passive chocks, mechanical chocks, fixed gear, knots, belay anchors, toprope anchors and rappel anchors. This field guide is up to date with the essential knowledge every climber can depend on
Table Of Contents
About the Authors; Introduction; Chapter One: Natural Anchors; Chapter Two: Chocks; Chapter Three: Spring-Loaded Camming Devices; Chapter Four: Bolts; Chapter Five: Fall Forces; Chapter Six: Judging the Direction of Pull; Chapter Seven: Knots for Anchoring; Chapter Eight: Belay Anchors; Chapter Nine: Toprope Anchors; Chapter Ten: The Joshua Tree System; Rappel Anchors
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