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Climbing Anchors

Climbing Anchors

by John Long and Bob Gaines
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 05/03/2024
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This completely revised and updated edition, illustrated with 359 color photographs and drawings, brings together in a single volume the anchoring systems most popular among climbers. If you’re new to trad climbing, this book details the necessary skills needed to make safe gear placements and build solid and efficient anchor systems, based on simple guidelines. This new edition of Climbing Anchors is the climber’s complete and authoritative source of information on placement and evaluation criteria for nuts and camming devices. Included are assessment principles for bolts and a thorough discussion of how to rig and assess toprope, rappel, single-pitch, and multi-pitch anchor systems. Climbing Anchors covers it all- from fundamental knots to sophisticated rigging and load distribution skills.


Updated fourth edition includes:



  • Over 150 additional new photographs

  • The latest equipment and techniques for anchoring

  • Introduces the new STRANDS principle for evaluating any anchor system

  • Correct application of girth hitch masterpoint anchors

  • Dispels old myths about shock loading and equalization with new guidelines

ISBN:
9781493074563
9781493074563
Category:
Climbing & mountaineering
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
05-03-2024
Language:
English
Publisher:
Globe Pequot
Bob Gaines

Bob Gaines began rock climbing at Joshua Tree in the 1970s. Since then he has pioneered over 500400 first ascents in the park.

Bob began his career as a professional rock climbing guide in 1983 and is an American Mountain Guides Association Certified Rock Instructor. Bob is the coauthor of Rock Climbing: The AMGA Single Pitch Manual, which is the textbook for the AMGA's single pitch instructor program.the owner of Vertical Adventures Rock Climbing School, which offers classes and guided climbs at Joshua Tree. In 2008 Vertical Adventures was voted the #1 rock climbing school in America by Outside magazine.

Bob has worked extensively in the film business as a climbing stunt coordinator. He has coordinated over fortythirty television commercials, and he was Sylvester Stallone's climbing instructor for the movie Cliffhanger. Bob doubled for William Shatner in the movie Star Trek V, as Captain Kirk free soloing on El Capitan in Yosemite.

An AMGA Certified Rock Climbing Instructor, Bob currently teaches the AMGA Single Pitch Instructor Course at Joshua Tree. HeBob has worked extensively training US military special forces, including the elite US Navy SEALeal Team 6, and is known for his technical expertise in anchoring and rescue techniques.

Bob is also the author of Best Climbs Joshua Tree National Park, and Best Climbs Tahquitz and Suicide Rocks, Rappelling, Advanced Rock Climbing, and the co-author of Rock Climbing Tahquitz and Suicide Rocks (with Randy Vogel) andof Climbing Anchors and the Climbing Anchors Field Guide (with John Long). Bob splits his time between his residences in Irvine and Joshua Tree, California.

Bob's other passion is fly fishing. He currently holds 12 International Game Fish Association world records.

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