Climbing Anchors Field Guide (How To Climb Series)

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With more than 100 full-color photos and detailed captions showing how to create safe and simple rock-climbing anchoring systems, this is a take-to-the-crag companion book to our huge-selling Climbing Anchors. Designed for quick use by climbers on site, this book shows how to properly place and configure natural anchors, passive chocks, mechanical chocks, fixed gear, knots, belay anchors, toprope anchors and rappel anchors. This field guide is up to date with the essential knowledge every climber can depend on.

Series: How To Climb Series

Paperback: 144 pages

Publisher: Falcon Guides; 2 edition (November 4, 2014)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0762782080

ISBN-13: 978-0762782086

Product Dimensions: 4.3 x 0.4 x 6.9 inches

Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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I am hardly a climber, but find the sport very interesting. This book needs to be re-edited and include drawings. The pictures are useful only in that they illustrate a point that would have to be amplified by a trainer. Every time I read about a type of anchor I had no idea how the loops and knots were tied or where the ropes went or originated. Mr. Long's expertise and writing style are not in question.This book could be superbly improved with drawings that can more easily illustrate the comings and goings of the rope with anchor and climber(s). Being ex-military and a teaching professor it is critical to illustrate the obvious at times. I loved the illustration showing angle and load bearing forces. What a great way to show the importance of the V anchor. The American triangle is not the thing to do and Mr. Long explains why. With some extra work this book could be far better. Get a new editor! Do some hand drawings with colleagues and give them to a professional illustrator. It is the same for bird and tree identification. A drawing can some times say so much more than a picture.The book is still useful and has great advice. I love the authors direct concern about getting "killed".

Great summary. This along with the climbing anchors book give you a good foundation to go out and learn in a professional setting and be able to grasp concepts quickly.

Great book. Packed with info. Very comprehensive. I've been climbing for 41 years and still learned a lot from this guide.

I really liked the pics, this is great improvement compared to the first Climbing Anchors that had grainy b/w pics.

Must have book but I can't understand why the use of a web-a-lette is not covered.

Great book with handy content.

Great book

Bob Gaines is the man!

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