- ISBN13: 9780898867725
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- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
When your climbing team is in trouble on the mountain—how to get yourself out of a jam without calling 911. • Self-rescue procedures for teams of two—the most common climbing party size • Techniques equally effective on rock, snow, and ice • Utilizes gear climbers already carry in their rack • Includes 40 one-page rescue scenarios and solutions for analysis The rope is stuck—or too short. A crucial piece of gear is MIA. YouÂ’ve wandere… More >>
Climbing Self Rescue: Improvising Solutions for Serious Situations
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This book does a great job of teaching all the minimalist tricks climbers use to complete the tasks industrial rope workers would use mechanical devices for.
While most of the information will be familiar to experienced rope workers there are a few bits of information which are real gems. It belongs on every climbers/rat’s bookshelf for this reason.
Criticisms:
1) The illustrations are great, the pictures are useless and as a result some knot techniques are indecipherable.
2) There are many scenarios used to hone your skills, seems more like filler.
3) On a artistic note the reverse gender specific format is so contrived and over the top that by the time I was finished the book I was sick of the authors sexism! I suppose using exclusionary language is an attempt at revenge but in the case of all the rescues it suggests women spend a lot of time needing rescue. If you’re a male expect to roll your eyes a lot! Also there was some unprofessional jargon, such as differentiating anchors as being “bomber” or not. oh well, thats climbers for ya.
Rating: 3 / 5
How best to respond when your climbing team gets into difficulty? First, read CLIMBING SELF-RESCUE: IMPROVISING SOLUTIONS FOR SERIOUS SITUATIONS from cover to cover. It holds the keys to using the team’s abilities to effect self-rescue, pairing illustrated techniques with insights on using them in all conditions, from rock to snow and ice. Nearly thirty rescue scenarios are outlined with solutions involving as few as two climbers. No other book holds the solution-oriented scenarios of CLIMBING SELF-RESCUE: it should be on the shelves of any serious, regular climber.
Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch
Rating: 5 / 5
Ok, I’m fairly new to outdoor climbing, and if I got into some of the situations described here, I would just hang on the rope and scream like a little girl until someone more experienced told me what to do.
That said, if you’re willing to spend several hours practicing the techniques, this book will boost your confidence considerably. I think it’s more applicable to multipitch climbs, however the techniques are applicable to rappelling as well.
Don’t expect to read it and know how to traverse a knot while rappelling. Until you try the techniques a few times and get familiar, you shouldn’t trust them while on the rock.
Rating: 4 / 5
I own Sylvan Rocks Climbing School here in the Black Hills of South Dakota. I see more epics (with other parties) then I care to admit. If you are going out climbing, the knowledge in this book is no optional. Gravity plays for keeps and when something bad starts and gravity takes over, its hard to stop. When it does stop, if you know how to pick up the pieces and use the knowledge offered up in this book, you will greatly improve your chances of getting yourself and your partner down safely.
Sending your project climb is perhaps more fun, but taking the time to read and practice the techniques laid out in these pages is essential knowledge. Going climbing without understanding the basics of self rescue is like driving without a seat belt. Its all fine until you need it.
When we have guest that comes to us wanting to learn how to use these skills I recommend they read this book before they spend the day with us.
Rating: 5 / 5
Must read if you take climbing seriously. It’s a book to have in your bag and in your head!
Rating: 4 / 5