Rucksack Guide : Rock Climbing

Your essential handbook for rock climbing, offering concise guidance and support for any situation you might find yourself in on the rock face.

Inside you'll find technical skills with tips and reminders on key climbing techniques, comprehensive rope work showing what knots to use in certain situations and how to tie them, and coverage of different climbing types including aid climbing, free climbing, big walling and ice climbing. Essential safety procedures ensure the wellbeing of yourself, your party and others on the rock face, while emergency guidance helps you know what to do in extreme situations.

The book is colour-coded for easy reference and all information is presented in lists and tables, making it simple to understand in testing conditions. The Rucksack Guide series is taken from Mountaineering: The essential skills for mountain walkers and climbers, the definitive handbook for hill walkers, climbers and mountaineers.