In Rappelling you'll find everything you need to know about descending a rope, from the most basic to advanced techniques, including knots, rigging strategies, rappel devices, and more. Included is a comprehensive discussion of ropes, slings, and all the hardware used in rappelling.Rappelling techniques for climbing are covered in detail, including multi-pitch rappelling methods and rope management. Single rope fixed line rappelling techniques used in caving, canyoneering,...

“Toproping” is rock climbing with the rope anchored at the top of the climb, as opposed to “lead” climbing, where a climber places protection as he or she goes. Having a top anchor lessens thepotential distance of a fall and creates a more controlled situation in which to hone your climbing technique. Toproping is at the heart of learning to climb, and being able to safely set up and manage toprope situations is a critical component in the development of any climber. While it seems ...

**The essential guide to one of the world’s most popular climbing destinations—with detailed color topos, stunning action photos, and mapsBest Climbs Joshua Tree National Park**is part of a series of new climbing guides from Falcon, appealing specifically to nonlocal climbers and locals with minimal time on their hands, all of whom seek visually appealing, to-the-point guides that filter out the very best climbs in some of America’s most popular climbing destination...

Recommended by the American Mountain Guides AssociationAdvanced Rock Climbing, written by AMGA Certified Rock Instructor Bob Gaines, covers concepts and topics for today’s rock climbers looking to take their skills and experience to the next level. Combining up-to-date and complete information on toproping, anchors, rappelling, safety and rescue techniques, gear, and so much more in one comprehensive book, Advanced Rock Climbing is a must-have title for any serious climber or climb...

Nearly a century after his final major league appearance, Christy Mathewson is still considered one of the greatest right-handed pitchers in the history of baseball. Mathewson ranks in the top ten among pitchers for wins, shutouts, and ERA, and in 1936 he was honored as one of the inaugural members of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Playing in the early twentieth century, Mathewson was the nation’s first All-American hero, a man of Christianity inspiring the values of millions while bringing di...

This full color book includes everything beginning climbers need to know to safely toprope climbing routes, from tying knots to setting anchors to belaying. The author is an American Mountain Guides Association certified Rock Instructor.

Best Climbs Joshua Tree National Park gives climbers a selection of more than 280 of the very best routes at one of the country's most popular climbing destinations. Full color photographs along with a contemporary design make this book as visually appealing as it is useful.

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 evaluatio...

No one knew where he came from.Some swore he was a dead gunslinger returned from the grave. Others claimed he was a warning sent to punish the wicked. Under the cold glow of the desert moon, a lone rider with a skull-like face and a black cape appears wherever fear and lawlessness reign.When ruthless outlaw Silas Blackwell and his gang seize control of the frontier town of Dry Creek, honest folks lose hope. The sheriff is dead, the townspeople are terrified, and no one dare...

With more than 100 full-color photos and detailed captions showing how to create safe and simple rock-climbing anchoring systems, this is a take-to-the-crag companion book to our huge-selling Climbing Anchors.Designed for quick use by climbers on site, this book shows how to properly place and configure natural anchors, passive chocks, mechanical chocks, fixed gear, knots, belay anchors, toprope anchors and rappel anchors. This field guide is up to date with the essential knowledge...

They said Eli Cutter's time was over.Once the fastest lawman on the Pecos, Cutter now sits behind the iron bars of Pecos jail, accused of killing a man who deserved killing—but not by the law's rules. The town figures the old gunfighter will swing at sunrise.But someone wants him dead sooner.When a gang of hard riders storms into Pecos to silence him before the truth can come out, the quiet jailhouse turns into a battleground. With only a battered Colt and the nerve...

They thought he was dead.Left bleeding in the dust beside a burned-out barn, a six-shooter near his hand and vultures circling overhead, Deputy Marshal Silas Rourke was meant to be a warning.He survives.With a split skull and no memory of the ambush, Rourke returns to a town too frightened to speak. As he pieces together the attack, he uncovers something larger than a simple vendetta—a calculated effort to seize control of the valley.They left him for the vu...