Accidents in North American Mountaineering 1995
Author : Jed Williamson
Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 11,94 MB
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ISBN : 9781933056548
Author : Jed Williamson
Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 11,94 MB
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ISBN : 9781933056548
Author : American Alpine Club
Publisher : Amer Alpine Club
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 17,76 MB
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780930410605
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Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 14,52 MB
Release : 1999
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ISBN : 9781933056531
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Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 25,70 MB
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ISBN : 9781933056555
Author : American Alpine American Alpine Club
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Page : 128 pages
File Size : 23,48 MB
Release : 2021-09
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ISBN : 9781735695648
Detailed accounts and in-depth analysis of rock climbing, mountaineering, and ski mountaineering accidents and rescues. * Beginners and expert climbers alike rely on these stories and analysis to become safer climbers * Articles written by certified guides and rescue professionals offer focused how-to advice throughout the book. This year, Know the Ropes describes the best practices for cleaning singlepitch climbs.Since 1948, the American Alpine Club has documented the year's most teachable climbing accidents, providing invaluable lessons to climbers. In Accidents in North American Climbing, each incident is thoroughly analyzed to help climbers avoid similar mistakes in the future. In our Know the Ropes and Essentials sections, professional guides and other experts offer in-depth instruction and copious illustration to help prevent avoidable accidents.
Author : Wilderness Education Association
Publisher : Human Kinetics
Page : 471 pages
File Size : 22,64 MB
Release : 2009-07-27
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 149258407X
Rock climbing has been growing in popularity since the 1930s, and it’s no wonder. This exciting activity lets you spend time in the outdoors while challenging yourself both physically and mentally and bonding with friends and family. With the increasing availability of a variety of climbing venues, including indoor climbing gyms, it’s easier than ever to try rock climbing. Rock Climbing is the perfect book for anyone who wants to develop the skills. Rock Climbing will help you explore one of the world’s fastest-growing activities safely and successfully. The experts at the Wilderness Education Association ensure you learn proper technique, which is 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. You’ll learn how you can use indoor climbing to practice basic skills before moving on to refine and build on those skills in the outdoors. You’ll find easy-to-follow instruction of 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. Throughout the book the authors share consumer, technique, and safety tips collected from their years of experience as both climbers and instructors. They also list Web sites to help you find climbing organizations, shop for equipment and gear, plan outdoor climbing trips, and more. The book also includes Success Check questions for each chapter that will help you test your climbing knowledge. Use Rock Climbing to join the millions of other climbing enthusiasts around the world. This complete resource will teach you all the essential information for a successful rock climbing adventure!
Author : American Alpine Club
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Page : 132 pages
File Size : 24,21 MB
Release : 2005-08
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780930410988
This annual investigative handbook offers detailed reports on climbing accidents that occurred in the United States and Canada in 2004. Produced jointly by the Safety Committees of the American Alpine Club and the Alpine Club of Canada, Accidents in North American Mountaineering details what happened and analyzes what went wrong in each situation to give mountaineers the opportunity to learn from others' mistakes.
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Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 46,69 MB
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ISBN : 9781933056562
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Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 23,34 MB
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ISBN : 9781933056616
Author : Frederic Hartemann
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publishing
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 36,69 MB
Release : 2005-06-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 146170331X
The Mountain Encyclopedia is the first A to Z compendium on all matters related to mountains including geological, geographical, and zoological terms and concepts as well as climbing and historical details. This books is both a reference and a guide for mountain and outdoor enthusiasts such as hikers, climbers, and mountaineers. It's filled with spectacular color photographs of breathtaking climbing and mountain scenes, many taken by the authors during their expeditions. Jamling Tenzing Norgay, son of the late Tenzing Norgay wrote the forward.