Climbing Self Rescue: Improvising Solutions for Serious Situations

by Molly Loomis, Molly Loomis

* Climbing 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 climbing accident analysis



The rope is stuck, or too short. A crucial piece of gear is MIA. You've wandered off route into dicey terrain. An injury leaves you or your partner in need of help. Climb long enough and finding yourself in a jam far from help is inevitable. In Self Rescue , two long-time climbing instructors and guides teach how to improvise your own solutions, calling for outside help only when necessary.



Because few climbers carry fancy (and expensive) search and rescue gear, all skills taught in this book use the items typically found on a climbing rope, carabiners, slings, and cord. Text, illustrations, and photos explain knots, belaying and hauling systems, rappelling, ascension, passing knots, how to safely assist and rig an injured climber, and more. Roughly half of the book is devoted to real-life climbing scenarios and solutions ranging from moderate to severe. Because real-life situations rarely unfold as they do in practice, Climbing Self-Rescue teaches how to analyze and improvise your way out of a crisis.

Genres: Climbing, Outdoors, Mountaineering, Reference, Nonfiction, Sports

256 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2006

Reviews

[Grant]

Dont get the kindle version

This review is for the Kindle version. Nome of the captions line up for the images, so you have to do a lot of page flipping, and some of the pictures can't be zoomed in. You post something coming from the print layout of the book.

The content itself was good, I thought the pictures could have been a lot clearer.

[Ed "samaki]

Thought I was competent, if a bit rusty, at various self rescue techniques, but learned all I don't know. Must say, this book wa so comprehensive I feel I need to spend a couple days just practicing scenarios. Climbing Self Rescue: Improvising Solutions for Serious Situations

[Parsa .]

it is a essential book for every technical climber who want and need more tip about safety and hazardous situation.
accident scenario section is a geniue idea from author.

[Ralph]

The best, most up-to-date book on the subject, with good photos and drawings.