Rock Climbing: Mastering Basic Skills (Mountaineers Outdoor Expert)
by Craig Luebben
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Author: Craig LuebbenBrand: The Mountaineers Books
Edition: Paperback
Published: 2004-03
ISBN: 0898867436
Number of pages: 301
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
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Book Review: for novice and intermediate climbers
Summary: 4 Stars
As a relatively new climber (i.e., as of this writing, I've been climbing about 7 months), I found that this was a good introductory text to keep around. Granted, climbing is not something you really want to read-then-do; think of the reading as a good supplement to your training and climbing.
I enjoyed how Luebben dives right into the material; he keeps the introduction short and then goes immediately into the science and sport of rock climbing. He writes in a colloquial style that is easy to digest and presents the material in a way that makes it seem like a conversation. It's like it's you and him out on the rock, Luebben telling you everything he needs you to know.
While the book's focus is definitely on outdoor climbs, Luebben emphasizes techniques that should easily transfer to indoor rock gyms. Especially early in the text, Luebben writes a lot about body and foot position, how to approach routes and problems, and the mental elements of rock climbing. While these techniques are typically discussed in an outdoor context, the lessons all easily transfer to whatever surface you're climbing.
For a new, mostly indoor climber like myself, there seemed to be a lot of material in this book that either didn't apply to me or served merely to whet my appetite for outdoor routes. If you're looking for something specific to indoor climbing, you're probably better off exploring Matt Burbach's Gym Climbing book. Still, even a mostly-indoors beginner climber will find the chapters on body position, footwork and hand-holds, knots, belaying, and bouldering to be useful.
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Rock Climbing: Mastering Basic Skills by Craig Luebben is an instructional guide for beginning to intermediate climbers covering the basics on a myriad of topics including: gear, knots, belaying, top-roping, anchors, sport and trad climbing, bouldering, aid-climbing, rappelling, multi-pitch free climbing, self-rescue and training Features: Specifications:General Books
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