Canyoneering: A Guide to Techniques for Wet and Dry Canyons (Falcon Guides How to Climb) (How to Climb Series) - Softcover

David Black

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0762745193 ISBN 13: 9780762745197

Publisher: Falcon Guides, 2008

Synopsis

Most canyoneers enter the sport with little if any training or experience in the methods needed for safe, enjoyable excursions down America s technical canyons. This book equips all levels of canyoneers with the technical skills need to enjoy a clean canyoneering experience and to avoid dangerous mistakes. In Canyoneering, ACA-certified canyoneering instructor David Black covers all the basics, introducing readers to the hazards and risks of the sport, the highly-specialized gear, belaying, anchors and anchor systems, and ascending and rappelling. More advanced information addresses pothole escapes, methods for navigating wet canyons, and canyon rescue all the skills required to gain mastery of canyoneering style and technique. Canyoneering simply and broadly defined is the act of traveling through a canyon. Standard usage of the term among most participants refers to the hiking aspect of canyoneering. Canyons vary greatly in their depth, width, and composition, and for this reason canyoneering can entail much more than a casual walk between canyon walls. Many canyons require specialized gear and techniques to traverse them successfully and safely -- this is known as technical canyoneering. Technical canyoneering necessitates the use of much the same gear (ropes, harnesses, webbing, etc.) and techniques (chimneying, stemming, rappelling, etc.) employed by cavers and climbers, making it a hybrid sport. The sheer number of canyons and their varying technical diversity allow people of all ages and skill levels to enjoy the sport of canyoneering. What you will learn: the hazards and risks of canyoneering. the skills required to gain mastery of canyoneering style and technique. simple, effective ways to negotiate hazardous terrain. This book will: provide easily understood descriptions of skills used by leading-edge canyoneers promote simple techniques for solving complex problems

About this title

About the Author:

David Black is the author of Falcon's Ice Climbing Utah and has published climbing and canyoneering articles in a number of magazines. He's been climbing, canyoneering, and guiding internationally since the mid 1960's. He's an ACA-certified canyoneering guide, and is currently guiding for Maui Canyon Adventures in Kahului, Hawaii. He resides in Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii.

Synopsis:

The intention of this publication is to equip all level of canyoneers with the technical skills to enjoy canyoneering and avoid dangerous mistakes. ACA-certified canyoneering instructor Black covers equipment and technique with chapter topics of basics, belays, deploying rope and rappelling, anchors and anchor systems, suspended techniques, navigat

About this edition

• Publisher: Falcon Guides
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0762745193
• ISBN 13: 9780762745197
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176