Toproping

If you're just starting out on open rock, then this book really outlines some extremely important safety techniques, as well as useful anchor building, belaying, and knot tying instruction. Goes a little bit into rappelling as well, but not in very much depth. The only problem I had was that sometimes he writes about knots and then doesn't tell how to tie them. It's my guess this book is best used before a trip out with a guide, or at least someone who knows whats going on. Use the techniques and start out easy, 5.4, 5.7 or such until you get a feel for the way the systems work. I highly recommend this book for people who meet those needs.