Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #27944 in Books
• Published on: 2001-11-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 48 pages

Customer Reviews

Compact and Informative
This book is excellent. I was a bit wary when I ordered it thinking it would either be for climbing snobs or only of use to boy scouts. I am pleased to say however that while it is easy to read and understand, with good honest descriptions of what each knot is best used for the style encourages you to want to learn more.

I am pleased to say the book starts by making it clear that it is not a manual that once read means the reader will instantly become an accomplished climber and recognises that its contents are but one ingredient (all be it a vital one) in the receipe to successful and safe climbing.

Top marks for a compact, but easy to follow, informative book that really delivers.

Does the job
Having read a number of knot books, I was pleased to discover that this was one of the good ones. A lot of books don't have sufficiently clear instructions and photos/diagrams for the reader to learn the knots, making them rather useless. This book however did have good concise instructions and diagrams of how to tie the various knots. The book also includes practical information on rope strengths, knot and rope uses, how to pack ropes, all of which is very useful for putting the knots into practice. A few more photos of the knots could have improved the presentation of this book but overall a well put together, useful book for those wanting to learn climbing knots.

usefull
This book is a little basic but has all the knots you need to get started.