How to Rock Climb!

by John Long

Overview

How to Rock Climb!, now in its fifth edition, is the most thorough instructional rock climbing book in the world. All the fundamentals—from ethics to getting up the rock—are presented in John Long's classic style. Thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the modern standards of equipment, technique, and training methods, this guide includes sections on face climbing; crack climbing; ropes, anchors, and belays; getting off the rock; sport climbing; and much more. It is the essential how-to book for rock climbers everywhere.

Now with more than 300 color photographs and illustrations, this is the most thorough and complete upgrade this best-selling title has seen since first publishing more than a decade ago.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780762755349
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	06/15/2010
Series:	How To Climb Series
Edition description:	Fifth Edition
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	7.66(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

John Long's instructional books have made him a best-seller in the outdoor industry, with well over a million copies in print. A legendary rock climber and world adventurer, his feats include the first one-day ascent of El Capitan and a coast-to-coast traverse of Borneo. His other climbing books include Advanced Rock Climbing (with Craig Luebben), Climbing Anchors, More Climbing Anchors, and Big Walls (with John Middendorf), among others. He makes his home in Venezuela and in Venice, California.

Table of Contents

	Foreword	ix
	Acknowledgments	x
	Introduction	xi
Chapter 1	The Climbing Game	1
Chapter 2	Face Climbing Skills	15
Chapter 3	Crack Climbing Skills	43
Chapter 4	Ropes, Anchors, and Belays	73
Chapter 5	The Art of Leading	129
Chapter 6	Getting Down	163
Chapter 7	Sport Climbing	183
Chapter 8	Training for Climbing	193
Chapter 9	Getting Started and Staying Alive	205
Appendix	Sources and Glossary	213
	Index	217