Rock Climbing : Essential Skills & Techniques

Written by one of the best known rock climbing instructors in the UK, this is the definitive and comprehensive 'how to rock climb' textbook, now in its revised and updated second edition. This is the official handbook of the Mountaineering Instructor, Single Pitch, Climbing Wall and Climbing Wall Leading Award Schemes, endorsed by the BMC, MCofS and MI.

The book covers un-roped bouldering and movement skills as well as every aspect of single and multi-pitch rock climbing, abseiling, problem solving, the climbing environment, and the history and development of the sport. Revised throughout, this edition includes additional chapters on Sport Climbing, Sea Level Traversing, Ropes Courses and Via Ferrata, Adaptive Techniques for Disabled Climbers, Injury Avoidance, Improving Technique, Risk Management and the Law, and Working with Young People.

A reference tool for every climber, from novice to expert, it also contains specific ideas for anyone wanting to help coach and instruct others. The functional design features easy-reference colour-coded pages, striking illustrations that complement the text, and inspiring photos that give a genuine flavour of the breadth of climbing possibilities across Britain and Ireland. This is the second in a series of manuals from Mountain Leader Training UK that includes the highly successful Hill Walking and Winter Skills.