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Toproping
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.
405 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 19, 2012
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Bob Gaines
19 booksBob Gaines began his career as a professional rock climbing guide in 1983 and is the owner of Vertical Adventures Rock Climbing School. Bob is an American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA) Certified Rock Instructor and is the co-author of Rock Climbing: The AMGA Single Pitch Manual, which is the textbook for the AMGA's single pitch instructor program.
He has worked extensively training US military special forces, including the elite US Navy SEAL Team 6, and is known for his technical expertise in anchoring and small team rescue techniques.
He has worked extensively training US military special forces, including the elite US Navy SEAL Team 6, and is known for his technical expertise in anchoring and small team rescue techniques.
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January 15, 2015
A fantastic read and damn near everything you'll need to know about top-roping mechanics, gear placement, and top-roping/climbing etiquette. I 100% recommend a guide or a knowledgeable friend for the first time you are setting your own protection up top, but this is required reading before that so you can ask the right questions and maybe challenge some old-time and not-as-safe-as-it-could notions you can learn from others.
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