Climbing Equipment: Carabiner, Climbing Protection, Spring-Loaded Camming Device, Rock Climbing Equipment, Rope, Ice Axe, Climbing Hold, Petzl : Chapters: Carabiner, Climbing Protection, Spring-Loaded Camming Device, Rock Climbing Equipment, Rope, Ice Axe, Climbing Hold, Petzl, Zip-Line, Belay Device, Crampons, Anchor, Ice Tool, Mountain Locator Unit, Webbing, Avalanche Transceiver, Self-Locking Device, Kernmantle Rope, Ascender, Bosun’s Chair, Grigri, Piton, Black Diamond Equipment, Climbing Shoe, Climbing Harness, Dynamic Rope, Mountaineering Boots, Ferrule, Alpenstock, Grappling Hook, Nut, Ice Screw, Tricam, Five Ten Footwear, Hexes, Quickdraw, Sling, Grivel, Reverso, Petzl Croll, Wild Country, Bolt, Camalot, Camp, Portaledge, Bouldering Mat, Fifi Hook, Copperhead, Skyhook, Approach Shoe. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 187. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: A wide range of equipment is used during rock climbing. The most popular types of climbing equipment are briefly described in this article. The article on protecting a climb describes equipment commonly used to protect a climber against the consequences of a fall. A rock climber wearing equipment: A helmet, harness with attached rope, spring-loaded cams, nuts, quickdraws. Rope and climber’s shoes A climbing anchor incorporating a hex and two cams, connected and equalized with slings and carabiners.See also the Glossary of climbing terms for more equipment descriptions. Climbing ropes are typically of kernmantle construction, consisting of a core (kern) of long twisted fibres and an outer sheath (mantle) of woven coloured fibres. The core provides about 80% of the tensile strength, while the sheath is a durable layer that protects the core and gives the rope desirable handling characteristics. Ropes used for climbing can be divided into two classes: dynamic ropes and static ropes. Dynamic ropes are designed to absorb the energy of a falling climber, and are usually us…More: http://booksllc.net/?id=379823
Climbing Equipment: Carabiner, Climbing Protection, Spring-Loaded Camming Device, Rock Climbing Equipment, Rope, Ice Axe, Climbing Hold, Petzl
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