Climbing Anchors Field Guide
3rd Edition
Published on 2. June 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-1-4930-7457-0 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Series
Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Rowman & Littlefield
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
241 Color Photos
Dimensions
Height: 218 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
295 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4930-7457-0 (9781493074570)
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Other editions
Additional editions
John Long | Bob Gaines
Climbing Anchors Field Guide
E-Book
04/2024
3rd Edition
Falcon Guides
€16.80
Available for download
Persons
John Long is an acclaimed rock climber and author of more than forty books, including several in Falcon's catalog. He is one of the most prolific adventure writers out there and has authored magazine articles, screenplays, documentary films, and television and movie scripts, as well as instructional rock climbing books.
Bob Gaines began his career as a rock climbing guide in 1983 and is an American Mountain Guides Association Certified Rock Instructor. He is the author of Advanced Rock Climbing and the coauthor of Rock Climbing: The AMGA Single Pitch Manual, which is the textbook for the AMGA's single pitch instructor program. He was Sylvester Stallone's climbing instructor for the movie Cliffhanger.
Bob Gaines began his career as a rock climbing guide in 1983 and is an American Mountain Guides Association Certified Rock Instructor. He is the author of Advanced Rock Climbing and the coauthor of Rock Climbing: The AMGA Single Pitch Manual, which is the textbook for the AMGA's single pitch instructor program. He was Sylvester Stallone's climbing instructor for the movie Cliffhanger.