Download or read book Rock Climbing 2nd Edition written by Topher Donahoe and published by Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2014-09-22 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: • Approximately 35 new techniques, safety considerations, and subjects • National Outdoor Book Award winner in first edition • First edition of this popular title has sold 50,000 copies Thousands of rock climbers have learned the sport using Craig Luebben’s seminal and bestselling text, Rock Climbing: Mastering Basic Skills. Now Craig’s friend and fellow climber Topher Donahue brings the content up to current standards and includes technological advances, while preserving Craig’s comprehensive approach. An award-winning climber in his own right, Topher uses his writing and photography skills to simplify the complex world of modern climbing technique and reveals the thought process behind safe and practical climbing methods. This second edition includes European climbing techniques that offer alternatives to those traditionally taught in North America. Topher has also incorporated new lessons derived from accidents due, in part, to the increased popularity of climbing. Also found in this edition: • Over 10,000 more words and 125 more photos • Three never-before-published techniques: Adjustable Hitch, High Friction Tubes, and Bight Method • Detailed technical updates throughout • New distinction between “anchor” (a group of placements, pieces, or bolts used at the end of a pitch or for top rope or rappel setup) and “placement” or “piece” (individual cams, nuts, etc., used in groups to make an anchor or used individually as protection on a pitch)
Download or read book Rock Climbing Arkansas written by Cole Fennel and published by . This book was released on 2009-09 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rock Climbing Anchors 2nd Edition written by Topher Donahue and published by Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2019-04-01 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminal book updated by author of the acclaimed Advanced Rock Climbing Easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions 400 new color photos demonstrate techniques For this new edition of Rock Climbing Anchors, climber and writer Topher Donahue carefully reviewed each technique and lesson, making them even easier to understand and learn. Key updates include: Improved content hierarchy, reading efficiency, and technique emphasis Pros vs. Cons comparison lists Technological advances and changes in gear and standards Graphic illustrations of forces, movement, "right" vs. "wrong" technique, and more New section on anchor considerations for the climbing gym New distinction between "anchor" and "placement" or "piece"
Download or read book Rock n Road written by Tim Toula and published by Falcon Press Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rock climber's equivalent of a Rand McNally road atlas, this completely revised and updated new edition of Rock 'n' Road compiles information on over 3,000 climbing areas in all 50 states, Canada, and Mexico. The book offers location maps, detailed directions, star ratings, the kind of climbing and rock encountered, access issues, classic routes, and much more. The fundamental reference source for North American climbers.
Download or read book Rock Climbing written by Topher Donahue and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Best-selling climbing instructional, now fully updated, includes new, vetted alternatives to traditional techniques
Download or read book Gym Climbing 2E written by Matt Burbach and published by Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2018-08-10 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climbing has become a mainstream sport with more participants than skiing or snowboarding and, among the different types of climbing, gym climbing is the most popular. Where gyms were once a training ground for rock and alpine climbers, many participants now regularly climb indoors with no plans beyond tackling the ever-changing routes of their neighborhood hangout. When Mountaineers Books published the first edition of this title in 2004 there were approximately 250 climbing gyms in the United States. Today there are more than 650. In this completely revised second edition, author Matt Burbach focuses his instruction on climbers who want to excel on indoor routes and problems. The new edition includes: Step-by-step training for beginners Strategies for progressing to dynamic movements to top out on ever more difficult new-school routes and problems Both bouldering and top-roping instruction Physical conditioning, mental training, and kinesiological assessment and theory The latest belay and safety techniques Explanation of equipment, which is safer, lighter, and more comfortable than ever This edition also includes entirely new photos (now in color), with professional climbers Emily Harrington and Matt Segal demonstrating the moves and gym climbing techniques throughout the book.
Download or read book Climbing written by Clyde Soles and published by The Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2002 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is for climbers of all ages, abilities, and interests who wish to improve their performance. Climbing: Training for Peak Performance carefully details the foundation and fundamentals of nutrition for mind and body, flexibility training, aerobic, and strength conditioning, and how to put it all together to help you perform better.
Download or read book Climbing Anchors written by John Long and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013-07-02 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This completely revised and updated edition with all new color photos brings together in a single volume the anchoring systems most popular among climbers. Most climbers today learn their craft on artificial climbing walls and on sport routes with fixed protection. Their first efforts to lead on trad routes often come as a rude shock--they find that they haven't the skills and training to safeguard the climb or to set up solid belays. This new edition of Climbing Anchors is the climber's complete and authoritative source of information on protection, from fundamental knots to sophisticated rigging and equalizing skills.
Download or read book Rock Climbing Virginia West Virginia and Maryland written by Eric Horst and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013-06-04 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revised and updated guidebook--now in full color--provides rock climbers with information on the best climbs in Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland, accompanied with color action photographs, climbing history for each area, route ratings and trip planning information, pitch-by-pitch written descriptions, detailed color topos and clear overview photos, descent information and gear recommendations.
Download or read book Rock Climbing Washington written by Jeff Smoot and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-05-01 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This updated edition of Rock Climbing Washington features more than 1,500 routes throughout the state of Washington. Explore the granite cliffs of Index, Leavenworth, Darrington, and Tieton River Canyon; tackle the exposed alpine routes on the spires at Washington Pass; or hang from steep sport climbs at North Bend, Frenchman Coulee, and Marcus and China Bend near Spokane.
Download or read book Red Rocks written by Jerry Handren and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Obed written by Kelly Brown and published by Greener Grass Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring monstrous horizontal roofs, beautiful clean aretes, shear faces, and perfect boulders, the Obed is a sandstone climber's paradise. Located in rural northeastern Tennessee, this Wild & Scenic playground also welcomes you with a mellow climber–friendly campground, fabulous swimming holes, and stunning vistas. Described for the first time in a dedicated color guidebook by longtime local developer Kelly Brown, The Obed: A Climber's Guide to the Wild and Scenic will reveal to you the secrets of this world–class climbing destination.
Download or read book Rock Climbing Smith Rock State Park written by Alan Watts and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2010-01-06 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The comprehensive guide to the place that brought sport climbing to North America— a full-color, thoroughly updated new edition Smith Rock State Park. It was on the impressive crags of this Oregon hideaway that American sport climbing came into its own, and to this day, some of the hardest climbs in the United States are found on these walls. Alan Watts, who has played a leading role in the development of this popular rock-climbing destination, details more than 1,700 routes at Smith Rock and the surrounding area. This new edition updates hundreds of routes, includes hundreds of new ones, and has new photos of each crag, wall, and route. No other guide is as comprehensive or thorough, and no author more respected for his intimate knowledge of one of the world’s most popular climbing destinations.
Download or read book Bouldering Lake Tahoe South Shore 2nd Edition written by Dave Hatchett and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bouldering guidebook to climbing in the South Lake Tahoe area.
Download or read book Adirondack Rock written by Jim Lawyer and published by Adirondack Rock PressLlc. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 651 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to rock climbing and bouldering in the Adirondack Park in New York State. Included are 1,923 routes on 242 cliffs, and more than 350 boulder problems in 6 areas.
Download or read book Rockin on the Rock written by Dallas Kloke and published by . This book was released on 2013-07-08 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mt. Erie is part of the 2800 Anacortes (Washington) Community Forest Lands. The south-facing mountain is the rain shadow of the Olympic Mountains clibable year-round with scenic views of the San Juan Islands.This new, all color guidebook includes over 400 routes. Aerial photos, contour maps, and GPS waypoints get you to where you want to go quickly and efficiently. Color-coded topos and detailed route descriptions let you know what gear and beta you'll need for each climb.First ascent stories and a tribute to Dallas Kloke will enhance your visit with an understanding of the local climbing history and culture of this unique area.
Download or read book Poudre Canyon Rock Climbing Guide 3rd Edition written by Bennett Scott and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-19 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Located northwest of Fort Collins, CO, the Poudre Canyon is home to some of the highest quality sport climbing and bouldering in Colorado. Long considered a rock climbing area only frequented by locals who didn't want to drive to 'better climbing' elsewhere in the state, author Bennett Scott and many others have spent the last several decades putting that myth to rest with the development and documentation of some of the hardest, proudest, cleanest, and most inspiring climbing routes to be found anywhere in Colorado.Ten years have passed since the 2nd Edition of the Poudre Canyon Guidebook was released and things have been anything but quiet. New routes and boulder problems have been established on a weekly basis - the climbing here just keeps getting better and better. Perhaps you live in Fort Collins and just want to get out for a pleasant day of shady bouldering. Or maybe you're looking to explore something new with a weekend of beautiful camping, cragging, and bouldering. The Poudre has something to offer everyone, so come join author Bennett Scott as he takes you on a journey through 50 miles of breathtaking cliffs and boulders that are climbable all year long!
