1001 Climbing Tips

The essential climbers’ guide: from rock, ice and big-wall climbing to diet, training and mountain survival

AvAndy Kirkpatrick

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

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Beskrivning

Imagine an alien came down to Earth, stuck a probe into a climber’s brain – one who’d been climbing for over thirty years – and then transmogrified the contents into a big book of climbing tips. Well, 1001 Climbing Tips by Andy Kirkpatrick is just such a book.This is no regular instruction manual – it’s much more useful than that. This is a massive collection of all those little tips that make a real difference when at the crag, in the mountains, or when you’re planning your next big trip. It’s for anyone who hangs off stuff, or just hangs around in the mountains. These tips are based on three decades of climbing obsession, as well as nineteen ascents of El Cap, numerous Alpine north faces, trips to the polar ice caps, and many other scary climbs and expeditions.The following areas are covered: Basics, Safety, Big Wall, Ice, Mixed, Mountain, Training, and Stuff.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2016-05-09
Mått:189 x 246 x 15 mm
Vikt:625 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:1001 Tips
Antal sidor:192
Förlag:Vertebrate Publishing Ltd
ISBN:9781910240533
Utmärkelser:Winner of Best Guidebook, Banff Mountain Book Festival 2016

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Andy Kirkpatrick is an award-winning author and climber. With a reputation for seeking out routes where the danger is real and the return questionable, he has pushed himself on some of the hardest walls and faces around the world. He was born and raised on a council estate in Hull, one of the UK’s flattest cities, and suffered from severe dyslexia which went undiagnosed until he was nineteen. Thriving on this apparent adversity, Andy transformed himself into one of the world’s most driven and accomplished climbers and an award-winning writer. In 2001 he undertook an eleven-day solo ascent of the Reticent Wall on El Capitan, Yosemite, one of the hardest solo climbs in the world. This climb was the central theme of his first book Psychovertical, which won the 2008 Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature. His second book, Cold Wars, won the 2012 Boardman Tasker Award. In 2014 he partnered BBC One’s The One Show presenter Alex Jones as she climbed Moonlight Buttress in Zion National Park in aid of Sport Relief. Unknown Pleasures: Collected Writing on Life, Death, Climbing and Everything in Between was published in 2018. Andy lives in Ireland with his wife Vanessa.

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'1001 Climbing Tips is a refreshing take on the climbing guide genre. Irreverent, it has a laugh on virtually every page, but also some extremely useful advise and some points of genuine interest. The panel are grateful for tip 974 - "Never drink your own urine."' (Paul Pritchard, 2016 Banff Mountain Book Competition Jury); '1001 Climbing Tips had me laughing out loud in places, which I never thought possible for this genre of book. A tremendous resource that should be an essential addition to every climber's loo-library' (Ian Parnell, Climb magazine).

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionAcknowledgementsNotesFeedback and updatesThis book sucks1 BasicsLearningPartnershipsRopesPassive protectionActive protectionSlings, quickdraws and cordKarabinersKnotsLeadingHarnessesBuilding a rack on the cheapIndoor climbingRock bootsRock clothingRoute finding2 SafetyHelmetsDescentDealing with heatLoose rockRescueBenightment3 Big wallPegsJumaringHauling and haul bagsSpeed climbingHand boltingHooksFifi hooks and connectors4 IceBasicsProtectionLeading5 MixedLeadingGearFootwork6 MountainCrevassesClothing, boots and equipmentSleeping bags and matsMountain bivviesNavigation and storm tacticsRepair kitSnow sheltersFoodFirst aidStoves, pans and kitchen stuffSnow travelExpedition and mountain tents7 TrainingOvercoming fearStrength trainingFoodEndurance training8 StuffDon’t try this at homeGuiding principles of Andy KirkpatrickChoosing a guide or climbing courseMake your own kitPhotography and videoSponsorship and mediaBodily functionsTrip packing and travel9 Reading list