by Mountainjeff » Mon Jan 17, 2011 7:17 pm
by rhyang » Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:32 pm
by kozman18 » Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:41 pm
rhyang wrote:I like this book. We should all probably spend more time practicing these kinds of things -- escaping the belay, tying someone off, ascending a stuck rope, etc. and at least think about what would need to be done in some of the more arcane situations.
by JJBrunner » Tue Jan 18, 2011 2:28 am
rhyang wrote:There are actually whole books and courses written about this topic -- it's called Self-Rescue. If you already understand glacier travel, crevasse rescue and how to set up z-pulley systems, then at least some of the material shouldn't be too much of a surprise. I like this book. We should all probably spend more time practicing these kinds of things -- escaping the belay, tying someone off, ascending a stuck rope, etc. and at least think about what would need to be done in some of the more arcane situations.
by DukeJH » Tue Jan 18, 2011 8:25 pm
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