Climbing Self-Rescue: Essential Skills, Technical Tips & Improvised Solutions

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No matter how experienced a climber you are, one day, you will find yourself in a precarious situation. It could be a stuck rope, a dropped rappel device, ropes that won't reach th e next rappel, an injured leader, or any number of problematic situations. Elite climber Ian Nicholson has written Climbing Self-Rescue with this in mind, offering technical systems that follow patterns that are easy to remember and that can be applied to solve a wide range of problems. This lavishly illustrated guide teaches the skills a climbing team needs to execute a successful technical rescue on its own.Written for climbers with experience on multipitch routes, Climbing Self-Rescue addresses key skills including escaping the belay, lowering a climber, dealing with a stuck rope, improvising ascenders and using aid-climbing techniques in rescues, rescuing an injured leader, and so much more! Recommended by the American Alpine Mountain Guide Association (AMGA) Key Features: Fundamental and specialized rappelling techniques Passing knots on rappel or while lowering Escaping the belay Basic aid-climbing techniques Lowering a climbing partner Rappelling with an unconscious partner Using mechanical advantages for raises or hauling Improvising techniques for ascending a rope Communicating with rescuers Practice scenarios to build real-world skills More than 400 step-by-step instructional photographs and illustrations Show more