Climbing from Gym to Crag: Building Skills for Real Rock

by S. Peter Lewis

* Surpasses other training guides with a new level of instruction, clarity, and safety
* "Key Transition Exercises" teach the skills you'll need to move from gym climbing to rock climbing
* Climbing technique illustrated with more than 150 photos
* Complements any indoor or outdoor climbing course

Getting strong and learning to climb hard routes in the gym doesn't prepare you for climbing outdoors where anything can happen. Climbing: From Gym to Crag is written by experts who teach climbing for a living. These long-time instructors have a clear, practical understanding of the different skills and climbing technique needed to go from climbing in the gym to climbing on real rock. From building anchors to leading and self-rescue, they'll teach you how to make the transition safely.

Part of the Mountaineers Outdoor Expert series

Genres: Nonfiction, Climbing, Reference, Sports

192 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[LL B]

Systematic - but so far its synopsis that it begins at the artificial climbing wall gradually moving step by step to the crag misses the fact it covers the basics for outside knots and equipment first.

Equally to be remembered this is ultimately an american guide and as such uses american terminology and grading which makes little sense to my british based knowledge. I believe once it gets onto the actual climbing this is nolonger a problem.

[Tim · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a pretty dry manual-type book that describes many of the tools, vocab, and techniques that differ between indoor climbing and traditional outdoor climbing. I learned about as much as you can from a book...just need to actually get outside now!

[Delana Thompson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well-organized, detailed overview (if there can be such a thing) of climbing gear and skills. Begins in the gym with basic gear handling and climbing techniques, then discusses the numerous variables that arise when climbing outdoors and how to navigate them as safely as possible.

[Christine · Rating 5 out of 5]

good introduction book to beginning rock climbers! climb on!