Climbing Self-Rescue: Essential Skills, Technical Tips & Improvised Solutions

No matter how experienced a climber you are, one day, you will find yourself in a precarious situation. It could be a stuck rope, a dropped rappel device, ropes that won't reach the next rappel, an injured leader, or any number of problematic situations. Elite climber Ian Nicholson has written Climbing Self-Rescue with this in mind, offering technical systems that follow patterns that are easy to remember and that can be applied to solve a wide range of problems. This lavishly illustrated guide teaches the skills a climbing team needs to execute a successful technical rescue on its own.

Written for climbers with experience on multipitch routes, Climbing Self-Rescue addresses key skills including escaping the belay, lowering a climber, dealing with a stuck rope, improvising ascenders and using aid-climbing techniques in rescues, rescuing an injured leader, and so much more!

Recommended by the American Alpine Mountain Guide Association (AMGA)

Key Features:

• Fundamental and specialized rappelling techniques
• Passing knots on rappel or while lowering
• Escaping the belay
• Basic aid-climbing techniques
• Lowering a climbing partner
• Rappelling with an unconscious partner
• Using mechanical advantages for raises or hauling
• Improvising techniques for ascending a rope
• Communicating with rescuers
• Practice scenarios to build real-world skills
• More than 400 step-by-step instructional photographs and illustrations

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How do you ship?
We provide free shipping on all orders over $150 CAD, with some exceptions for oversized and overweight items. We ship to all provinces and territories using UPS, FedEx, Canpar, or Canada Post and provide you with a tracking number.

At this time, shipping to the U.S. is suspended until further notice. We apologize for any inconvenience.

• Orders under $150 + items on sale: Flat rate of $20.00
• Orders over $150: Free shipping within Canada (exceptions apply for oversized and overweight items)

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