Sport Climbing: From Top Rope to Redpoint, Techniques for Climbing SuccessThe Mountaineers Books, 2009 - 254 pagine Aimed at varying abilities, 'Sport Climbing' teaches climbers how to rehearse moves & train for routes, how to get through the pump, how to fight until the end of a pitch, how to stay composed when tired & how to make the best use of their bodies to climb efficiently & expertly. |
Sommario
Acknowledgments | 9 |
introduction | 15 |
Ethics style and the Emergence of sport climbing | 26 |
Free Yourself With great climbing technique | 42 |
How to choose it Use it and Keep it safe | 66 |
tying in toproping and cleaning an Anchor | 84 |
leading a sport climb | 104 |
the Art of Falling | 128 |
Advanced ropework techniques for leading and cleaning | 146 |
great belaying | 168 |
strategies for success | 192 |
techniques for sending | 204 |
A Day at the crags | 224 |
the best sportclimbing Areas and crags | 234 |
glossary | 244 |
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Sport Climbing: From Toprope to Redpoint, Techniques for Climbing Success Andrew Bisharat Anteprima limitata - 2012 |
Parole e frasi comuni
anchor arms ascent balance become begin belay belay device belayer better body bolt bolt hanger bottom bouldering brake hand called carabiner catch chalk clean climber crags create crux difficult direct dogging draw don’t draw easier easy edge face fall feel feet figure fingers fitness fixed foot footholds free climbing gate gear getting give grab grade Grigri ground guide hand hanging hard harness hold important it’s keep knot lead leader less locking look loop lower means moves never once onsight position possible pull push quickdraw reach redpoint relax rest rock rope route safe sequence shoes side simply slack sometimes sport climbing stand stick clip style sure swing technique there’s thing top-rope trad unclip usually wall weight