SAS and Elite Forces Guide Ropes and Knots: Essential Rope Skills From The World's Elite Units

Stilwell, Alexander

ISBN 10: 0762778032 / ISBN 13: 9780762778034

Published by Lyons Press, 2012

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320pp, Inc. index. new book, illustrated.Step by step Guuide.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: SAS and Elite Forces Guide Ropes and Knots: Essential Rope Skills From The World's Elite Units
• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0762778032
• ISBN 13: 9780762778034
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

A simple rope can be a lifesaver in a survival situation. Knowing how to use a rope and make effective knots will help you in an amazing variety of ways – from constructing shelters and creating weapons, to fishing and hunting. Most important, ropes and knots act as lifelines in dangerous environments, such as when crossing a fast-flowing river or scaling a mountainside. Elite Forces Guide to Using Ropes and Knots draws on the skills of the world’s best soldiers to teach you how to use these essential tools in the wilderness. Tried and tested techniques used by the world’s special forces give you expert advice on issues such as: how to take care of ropes, the most useful knots to use in a survival situation, how to make your own ropes out of animal tendons or plants, how to use your rope effectively when climbing, how to lash together a log raft or a shelter.

Including more than 300 black-and-white specially-commissioned illustrations, Elite Forces Guide to Using Ropes and Knots is easy to understand, packed with expert advice and essential for anyone who wants to know the difference between and how to make a simple reef knot or complex slip knot, a clove hitch, an alpine butterfly knot and many more.

About the Author

Alexander Stilwell has written and edited numerous books on sports and outdoor pursuits. He previously spent five years in the English Army, where he gained invaluable training in survival skills, first-aid procedures, and escape and evasion techniques. In his spare time, he enjoys cross-country and marathon running.