Product Description

Complete Guide to Rope Techniques (2007) by Cordee Books, has been writen by Nigel Shephard, and gives a comprehensive guide to ropework. Everything essential has been covered, ensuring that basic skills are not overlooked, and skills needed for the Single Pitch Award and Mountain Instructor Award are included. Whether you are a complete novice, or a bit of a dab hand already, the Complete Guide to Rope Techniques offers some excellent advice and suggestions to make climbing a safer experience.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #32709 in Books
• Brand: Cordee Books
• Published on: 2007-08-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 360 pages

Features

• Paperback

Review
Nicely illustrated. (Descent )

An indispensable addition to the shelves of any serious climber…Buy it, and you may find yourself belayed to the bedposts, hanging out the window, just because you can. (TGO: The Great Outdoors )

About the Author
Nigel Shepherd – writer, photographer and professional mountain guide with over 20 years experience – is one of the UK's foremost mountain experts and the author of several technical manuals. An ex-President of the British Association of Mountain Guides (1993–96), he is currently Alpine Safety Adviser to the Ski Club of Great Britain. He lives in Penmaenmawr, Gwynedd.

Customer Reviews

Excellent, what more needs to be said
This is basically the culmination of Nigel Shepherd's two previous books put together in a paperback.

All I can say is that the way the book is set out is excellent, due to this layout you can easily follow what he is referring too. All too easily this type of instructional book can have you lost after the first few steps.

Not only is it well thought out in terms of the layout, but it is written logically. I am a fairly experienced climber and thought I had a reasonable knowledge of rope techniques but I was pleased by the indepth information that Shepherd gives goes in to, answering some of those what if questions.

The book itself covers all the very basic rope techiques needed for begineers such as belaying etc through to more advanced techniques which means this is book will stay with you forever as the ultimate reference manual and would throughly compliment other climbing manuals.

A must have reference
Excellant book, covering just about everything you need to know about climbing rope work and then some! Loads of easy to understand photographs and drawings. Covers anchor systems, top rope anchors, glacier travel, climber rescue, acending ropes and much much more.

Practical use
An excellent book.

The book covers all the basics, progressing up to some complicated rescue procedures.

For the intermediate it's a valiable resource as it presents everything in a step by step manor often complimented with diagrams and the practical applications for techniques it discribes.

Any climber wishing to improve their skills and aspirant SPA and MIA's will find this book usefull.