Self-Rescue: How to Rock Climb Series (Paperback)

~ David Fasulo (Author)
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Product Description

Whether you need to assist your partner past a difficult section of a climb or rappel down a multiple pitch route with an injured climber, you owe it to yourself and your fellow climbers to be prepared. How to Rock Climb: Self-Rescue fully describes and illustrates a variety of techniques that every climber should know for safety and self-reliance.

From the Back Cover

This book fully describes and illustrates a variety of techniques that every climber should know for safety and self-reliance. Whether you need to assist your partner past a difficult section of a climb or rappel down a multiple pitch route with an injured climber, you owe it to yourself and your fellow climbers to be prepared.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Falcon; 1st edition (January 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0934641978
• ISBN-13: 978-0934641975
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #97,899 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book, September 22, 1998

By	[e-mail] (Redmond, Washington) - See all my reviews

The American Alpine Institute recommended this book to me after I took their basic mountaineering course. I've read it several times now. It explains important topics like escaping from a belay, pulley systems, lowering methods, rappelling with an injuryed partner and self-belayed solo climbing. The illustrations are excellent.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you climb you should read this book!, March 3, 1999

By A Customer

The book covers all aspects of rescue of a fallen climber, from freeing oneself from a harness to ascending or decending the rope to finally hooking up and hauling the victim to safety. I've read numerous books on climbing and if your looking for a book on self rescue, this is the one!

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent reference for multlipitch climbers, October 29, 2001

By A Customer

This book is for the experienced climber who understands the importance of self rescue skills for multipitch trad climbing.
It does not take the place of a professionally-led self-rescue course! If you try to learn the techniques on your own with this book you will be frustrated. This is the reference for after you take such a course.
While it is shows many scenarios, it can be confusing with so many variations. They should have concentrated on the principles so the climbers could think their way out of a specific situation using the basic scenarios.