ROCK CLIMBING Outdoor Adventures

• Corporate Author: Wilderness Education Association (U.S.)
• Other Authors: Kidd, Timothy W. (Editor), Hazelrigs, Jennifer (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Champaign, IL Human Kinetics 2009; ©2009
• Series: Outdoor adventures (Human Kinetics Publishers)
• Subjects: Rock climbing
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• Physical Description: viii, 319 pages illustrations (chiefly colors) 26 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references
• ISBN: 0736068023 (paperback); 9780736068024 (paperback)

"Rock Climbing will help you explore one of the world's fastest-growing activities safely and successfully. The experts at Wilderness Education Association ensure you learn proper technique essential to a safe and enjoyable experience. They prepare you for your adventure with information on fitness and conditioning, equipment and gear selection, and nutrition. Safety skills are integrated throughout the book, ensuring safety is never overlooked You'll learn how you can use indoor climbing to practice basic skills before moving on to refine and build those skills in the outdoors. You'll find easy-to-follow instructions on climbing fundamentals, including knots, belaying, building anchor systems, moving on rock, descending, and lead climbing, giving you all the skills and knowledge you need to be a capable beginning climber"--Page 4 of cover