|
|
Forums:
Climbing Information:
Beginners:
Re: [Unas] What's my next step?:
Edit Log
|
|
zionvier
Jun 19, 2007, 6:49 PM
Views: 1601
Registered: Mar 17, 2003
Posts: 125
|
Freedom of the Hills is a great book... It seems like every time I pick that book up I learn something new, and I've had it for years.
Go pick up a book on climbing knots, Freedom of the Hills has a section on knots also, can't remember the name of the book I have, and a quick browse through amazon didn't show it, but I'm sure your local REI or climbing gym or store will have or know of one. Then find some rope, even if it's cheap stuff from HomeDepot and practice tieing knots. Figure 8 is obviously one that you should know without even thinking about it (you should be able to do it blind folded with your feet while you're having sex) Then move on to others that are commonly used.
http://www.rockclimbing.com/...orum.cgi?post=980096
felt I should add this in after I posted..... if you use some cheap rope to practice tieing knots with from HomeDepot, please don't think that you should use it as a climbing rope. The news already likes to relate dumb hikers that "scramble" up rocks with no gear and die to rock climbers. No need to help them out with a climber dieing because of the wrong gear.
(This post was edited by zionvier on Jun 19, 2007, 6:54 PM)
|
|
|
Edit Log:
|
|
Post edited by zionvier
() on Jun 19, 2007, 6:54 PM
|
|
|
|
|
|
