Learning to climb indoors
(2012)

Nonfiction

Book

Call Numbers:
796.5223/HORST,E

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Adult Nonfiction 796.5223/HORST,E Available

Details

PUBLISHED
Guilford, Connecticut : FalconGuide, [2012]
EDITION
Second edition
DESCRIPTION

xi, 191 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

ISBN/ISSN
9780762780051, 0762780053 :, 0762780053, 9780762780051
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Welcome to the vertical supreme! -- Equipment and safety gear -- Learning the safety systems -- Keys to rapid learning of skills -- Basic skills and drills -- Advanced techniques and drills -- Lead climbing and success strategies -- Mental training and fear management -- Getting into climbing shape -- Training for youth climbers -- Secrets to climbing your best

A handbook for getting started with indoor climbing, covering techniques, tactics, gear, safety, the importance of one-on-one instruction, mental and physical conditioning, self-assessment, and more, with photographs, and discussions of progressively advanced techniques