


Rock Climbing
Kidd, T.
1ª Edición Junio 2009
Inglés
Tapa blanda
256 pags
1000 gr
x x cm
ISBN 9780736068024
Editorial HUMAN KINETICS BOOKS
Recíbelo en un plazo De 2 a 3 semanas
Rock Climbing will help you explore one of the world’s fastest-growing activities safely and successfully. The experts at the Wilderness Education Association ensure you learn proper technique essential to a safe and enjoyable experience. They prepare you for your adventure with information on fitness and conditioning, equipment and gear selection, and nutrition. Safety skills are integrated throughout the book, ensuring safety is never overlooked. You’ll learn how you can use indoor climbing to practice basic skills before moving on to refine and build on those skills in the outdoors. You’ll find easy-to-follow instruction of climbing fundamentals, including knots, belaying, building anchor systems, moving on rock, descending, and lead climbing, giving you all the skills and knowledge you need to be a capable beginning climber.
Throughout the book the authors share consumer, technique, and safety tips collected from their years of experience as both climbers and instructors. They also list Web sites to help you find climbing clubs and organizations, shop for equipment and gear, and plan outdoor climbing trips.
Rock Climbing is part of the Outdoor Adventure series. This practical series provides you with the essential information so you can get ready and go. The Outdoor Adventures series will prepare you with instruction in the basic techniques and skills so you can be on your way to an adventure in no time.
About the Author
The Wilderness Education Association (WEA) is a not-for-profit
organization that works to promote the professionalism of outdoor leadership
through establishment of national standards, curriculum design, implementation,
advocacy, and research-driven initiatives. The WEA educates people about the
appropriate use of wildlands and protected areas by establishing strategic alliances
with stakeholders of the outdoor industry, such as federal land management agencies,
conservation groups, and all organizations that benefit from wildlands and believe
that the existence of wildlands is important to quality of life.
The WEA has an affiliate network of more than 40 colleges, universities, and private and nonprofit groups that offer their courses. These affiliates are in the United States as well as Canada, Mexico, and Hong Kong. Through WEA’s courses, students can learn a wide range of outdoor leadership skills.
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