Rock Climbing Anchors: A Comprehensive Guide (The Mountaineers Outdoor Experts Series) Review
I bought this book along with "Rock Climbing: Mastering Basic Skills". And I just want to say that these books are terrific. A definite must for the bookshelf of anyone interested in climbing.
This book is well written and has many illustrations to go along with the descriptions of more anchoring systems than I knew existed. The only down side to this book is that some of the photographs do not show the intended information as clearly as they maybe should.
Bottom line: Buy it, you won't regret it!
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- ISBN13: 9781594850066
- Condition: New
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Rock Climbing Anchors: A Comprehensive Guide (The Mountaineers Outdoor Experts Series) Overview
New in the Mountaineers Outdoor Expert Series: everything climbers need to know about setting climbing anchors, in one comprehensive guide
· Author is an American Mountain Guide Association (AMGA) certified rock guide and instructor
· Learning exercises reinforce key skills
· Proper gear placement shown in more than 300 photos
Climbing anchors allow climbers to safely defy gravity. Solid anchors and proper rope techniques can prevent a fall from turning into a catastrophe, while bad anchors are an accident waiting to happen, says certified guide Craig Luebben, who invented his own type of climbing protection, the Big Bro. Since then, he has taught rock climbing to hundreds of clients and has conducted self-rescue clinics across the United States. He distills more than twenty-five years of experience into Rock Climbing Anchors.
This new entry in the Mountaineers Outdoor Expert Series, for intermediate-to-advanced climbers, presents modern anchoring ideas and techniques for top-roping, rappelling, sport climbing, traditional rock climbing, and mountaineering—all in one comprehensive guide. Luebben covers the finer points of all types of commonly used anchors: removable anchors including hexes, wired nuts, tri-cams, expanding wedges, expandable tubes, and cams; natural anchors such as trees and boulders; and fixed anchors like bolts and pitons. Photos show a variety of gear placements, accompanied by discussion of the pros and cons of each.
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Customer Reviews
Great book - Oliver Wirths - Berlin, Germany
Very hands on informative information which has been tested by thousands of climbers and includes aspects as security and speed.
A must in every climber's bag - Juan Castro -
All the knowledge that you need to know and hopefully won't need to use ever. It's a most for every serious climber.
The best I've found, practically encyclopedic - M. Davis - New Mexico, USA
Much better than the `other' climbing anchors book. Not only more comprehensive, but lacking some misinformation that can be found elsewhere. Describes and provides photos of nearly every technique I've ever learned, plus some new ones.
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