Climbing

From Sport to Traditional Climbing

Nate Fitch, Ron Funderburke

• Publisher: Falcon Guides
• eBook ISBN:
  9781493025275
• Year: 2016

This handy, pocket-size manual provides easy-to-understand, step-by-step guidance to climbers transitioning to the advanced level of trad rock climbing.

Table of contents

• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Review of Assumed Skills: Toproping, Sport Climbing, Protection, and General Climbing Best Practices
• Chapter 2: Planning and Preparation
• Chapter 3: Equipment
• Chapter 4: Trad Ropework
• Chapter 5: Best Practices
• Chapter 6: Top Belays
• Chapter 7: Anchors
• Chapter 8: Movement and Managing the Rope
• Chapter 9: Rappelling
• Chapter 10: Emergency Preparedness, Assistance, and Improvised Rescue
• Chapter 11: Beyond This Text
• About the Authors