Toproping
1st Edition
Published on 19. June 2012
200 pages
978-0-7627-9443-0 (ISBN)
Description
This full color book includes everything beginning climbers need to know to safely toprope climbing routes, from tying knots to setting anchors to belaying. The author is an American Mountain Guides Association certified Rock Instructor.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
File size
37,23 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-7627-9443-0 (9780762794430)
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Person
Bob Gaines is an American Mountain Guides Association Certified Rock Guide who has been teaching rock climbing since 1983. He is certified to teach AMGA Single Pitch Instructor courses and Toprope Site Management courses. He is the owner/director of Vertical Adventures Climbing School, based at Joshua Tree National Park, California, where he has taught clients ranging from Boy Scouts to Navy Seals. Bob has also worked extensively as a climbing stunt coordinator on over 40 television commercials. He was the chief safety officer for the movie Cliffhanger and doubled for Captain Kirk when Kirk free soloed El Capitan in Star Trek V. Bob is also the author of Best Climbs Joshua Tree (FalconGuides 2012), co-author of Climbing Anchors 2nd Edition (with John Long, FalconGuides 2006) and Rock Climbing Tahquitz and Suicide Rocks (with Randy Vogel, FalconGuides 2001).
Content
- Toproping
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Getting Started
- Site Selection
- Guidebooks and Ratings
- The Yosemite Decimal System
- The Big Picture
- Chapter 2: Basic Equipment
- Harness
- Shoes
- Chalk Bag
- Helmets
- Rope
- Slings
- Cord and Cordelettes
- Carabiners
- Chapter 3: Anchoring
- Rock Assessment
- Natural Anchors
- Nuts
- Cams
- Fixed Anchors
- Toproping Rack
- Chapter 4: Basic Toprope Anchor Systems
- The RENE Principle
- Principles of Equalization
- Vectors
- Chapter 5: Basic Knots
- Loop Knots
- Knots for Webbing
- Bends
- Hitches
- Chapter 6: Belaying from the Base
- Belay Devices
- Belaying Technique
- The Ground Anchor
- Safety Checks
- Chapter 7: Belaying from the Top
- Top-Managed Sites
- Lowering
- Rappelling
- Chapter 8: Advanced Toprope Anchor Rigging Systems
- The Joshua Tree System
- The Fox System
- Chapter 9: Basic Assistance and Rescue Skills
- Assistance from the Base
- Assistance from the Top
- Chapter 10: Teaching Rock Climbing in a Toprope Environment
- Learning Styles
- Lesson Planning
- Learning from Mistakes
- Teachable Moments
- Taking Kids Climbing
- Teaching Climbing Movement
- Teaching Rappelling
- Chapter 11: Risk Management
- Rockfall
- Terrain Hazards
- Closing the System
- Safety Checks
- Backup Belayers
- Falling
- Chapter 12: Leave No Trace Ethics
- Glossary
- Index
- About the Author
