ISBN10: 039331653X, ISBN13: 9780393316537, [publisher: WW Norton & Co, New York] Softcover First Edition Paperback. Norton proudly reissues these best-selling guides with fully revised "Sources & Resources" sections (including where to find the Web sites, gear, services, books, clubs, and organizations that make for foolproof outings); updates to reflect the latest in gear technology, wilderness medicine, and first aid; and advances in techniques. Climbing has become a hot sport thanks to indoor climbing walls in big cities and small towns all across America. But conventional climbing guides have failed to keep pace with the sport's surge in popularity. Rock Climbing is designed to help beginners go beyond their first experiences at a climbing gym and gain the skills they need to get out, rope up, and climb! It explains safe climbing techniques in a logical step-by-step sequence with special emphasis on transferring techniques acquired indoors to the wider world of actual rock faces. Full-color sequential illustrations, stunning color photographs, and the author's field-tested teaching approach clarify all the fundamentals, including gear, knots, top roping, leading, anchors, belaying, and rappelling. Whether readers are getting started at the local gym or aspiring to head to the big mountain faces, this guide will give them a rock-solid foundation to build on. You can take it with you: Trailside Guides are designed to be used on the ...

ISBN10: 039331653X, ISBN13: 9780393316537, [publisher: W. W. Norton & Company] Softcover New
[Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2003]

ISBN10: 039331653X, ISBN13: 9780393316537, [publisher: WW Norton & Co, New York] Softcover First Edition Paperback. Norton proudly reissues these best-selling guides with fully revised "Sources & Resources" sections (including where to find the Web sites, gear, services, books, clubs, and organizations that make for foolproof outings); updates to reflect the latest in gear technology, wilderness medicine, and first aid; and advances in techniques. Climbing has become a hot sport thanks to indoor climbing walls in big cities and small towns all across America. But conventional climbing guides have failed to keep pace with the sport's surge in popularity. Rock Climbing is designed to help beginners go beyond their first experiences at a climbing gym and gain the skills they need to get out, rope up, and climb! It explains safe climbing techniques in a logical step-by-step sequence with special emphasis on transferring techniques acquired indoors to the wider world of actual rock faces. Full-color sequential illustrations, stunning color photographs, and the author's field-tested teaching approach clarify all the fundamentals, including gear, knots, top roping, leading, anchors, belaying, and rappelling. Whether readers are getting started at the local gym or aspiring to head to the big mountain faces, this guide will give them a rock-solid foundation to build on. You can take it with you: Trailside Guides are designed to be used on the ...
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ISBN10: 039331653X, ISBN13: 9780393316537, [publisher: W. W. Norton Company] Softcover
[Denver, CO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2003]

New York W. W. Norton & Company 1997 First Edition Flexible vinyl Near Fine 039331653x. Index. Detailed phots, 'ultimate illustrated introduction to rock climbing. Weight 510 grams; Trailside Series Guide; Color Photographs; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 191 pages.

W. W. Norton & Company 2003-01-17 New Edition. Paperback New Size: 88x9x132; New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

W. W. Norton & Company, Date: 2003-01-17. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 2003. W. W. Norton & Company ISBN 039331653X 9780393316537 [US]