Complete Guide to Rope Techniques

From basic techniques to the skills needed for the Single Pitch Award, beginners and experts alike will find everything they need to know about ropework in this single volume, a combination of the author's previous two books on the subject.

Essential reading for beginners, advanced climbers, and professional instructors

For climbers of all abilities, understanding and executing efficient rope management is crucial for safe climbing.

The Complete Guide to Rope Techniques provides the essential knowledge needed for normal day-to-day climbing, from basic tying-on and belaying methods to more advanced skills needed for competitive climbing. Each technique is presented in a simple and straightforward manner and is broken down into its individual components.

Look inside to find:

· Useful knots and basic techniques

· Top and bottom roping

· Snow, rock, and ice anchors

· Abseiling

· Ascending a fixed rope

· Escaping from the system

· Direct belays and belaying techniques

· Glacier travel and crevasse rescue

· Improvised rescues

· Short roping

· Double-rope technique

· Single pitch climbing

· And much more