Off Belay

Author : Jamie Shumway
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781544264981
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Off Belay written by Jamie Shumway and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-11-03 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Off Belay marks the culmination of Jamie Shumway's lifelong adventure. First captivated by nature fifty years ago on a school trip to Yosemite, the author devoted the rest of his life to the outdoors and to recreational pursuits, first in California and then in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where he received his MEd and PhD degrees, and finally at West Virginia University, where he pursued a distinguished career in medical education. This memoir-begun after Shumway received a diagnosis of ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease-is as unique as the life of the author. As Shumway's physical condition deteriorates, the logistics of telling his story become as complicated as planning a canoe trip through the Grand Canyon (one of Shumway's great undertakings). Throughout the course of the book, which is told in stories, the author, with the assistance of a writing coach, sifts through the professional and personal events of a life well lived. Much of it had been lived outdoors: white-water boating, skiing, mountaineering, and rock-climbing. Off Belay-a term that means the climber is not tethered to his fellow climbers-is the perfect metaphor for Shumway's last ascent...the one he must make alone.

Author : United States. Department of the Army
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Field Manual written by United States. Department of the Army and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Loui McCurley
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 111864039X
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Falls from Height written by Loui McCurley and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-05-17 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enables workplace responders to prepare for and respond to falls from height How do you rescue someone suspended in midair or trapped above ground? Author Loui McCurley, an expert in technical rope rescue with more than twenty-five years of experience, has the answers. Following her tested and proven advice, readers will learn how to prepare for and safely rescue "at-height" workers and others from "falls from height." The book fully bridges the gap between planning and execution, steering readers toward simple workplace-specific solutions. Moreover, it explains how to develop and implement a comprehensive protection program, enabling all organizations and their employees to fully prepare themselves to respond to a fall from height. Falls from Height is divided into four parts: Part I: Regulatory Considerations, Rescue Plans, and Developing a Rescue Capability underscores the need for a rescue program, explaining how to fully leverage available resources to optimize the program. Part II: Equipment, Systems, and Skills details the skills that all rescuers should have and the equipment they need to perform a rescue at height. Part III: Putting It All Together discusses principles of rigging, single-rescuer methods, and group-rescuer methods. Part IV: Successful Workplace Planning examines the unique challenges of different workplace environments and then offers a step-by-step guide for implementing the book's recommendations. Based on the premise that a fallen worker must be rescued quickly and efficiently, without putting others in harm's way, Falls from Height is a must for all workplace responders, enabling them to prepare for and respond to fall victims like experienced rescuers.

Author : Bob Gaines
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493047825
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Toproping written by Bob Gaines and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-10-01 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Toproping” is rock climbing with the rope anchored at the top of the climb, as opposed to “lead” climbing, where a climber places protection as he or she goes. Having a top anchor lessens the potential distance of a fall and creates a more controlled situation in which to hone your climbing technique. Toproping is at the heart of learning to climb, and being able to safely set up and manage toprope situations is a critical component in the development of any climber. While it seems simple on the surface, topropes must be rigged and configured properly in accordance with sound safety principles—and that’s where this book comes in.

Author : David Black
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 149300428X
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Canyoneering, 2nd written by David Black and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013-09-17 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In David Black’s Canyoneering: A Guide to Techniques for Wet and Dry Canyons, readers learn the hazards and risks of canyoneering, the skills required to gain mastery of canyoneering style and technique, and simple, effective ways to negotiate hazardous terrain. This completed updated, thorough, and to-the-point guide will provide easily understood descriptions of skills used by leading-edge canyoneers and promote simple techniques for solving complex problems. The purpose of this book is to equip canyoneers at all levels with the technical skills they need to enjoy a clean canyoneering experience and avoid dangerous mistakes. This full-color book is the only guide endorsed by the American Canyoneering Association. Includes information on: The right way to apply climbing, caving, and whitewater skills to technical canyoneering An explanation of technical canyon ratings Simple, effective ways to negotiate hazardous terrain Twelve classic canyons in North America and their ratings ACA-certified instructors, guides, and guide service

Author :
Publisher : Jeffrey Frank Jones
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 3630 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Manuals Combined: USMC / MWTC Marine Corps Winter And Summer Mountain / Wilderness Medicine, Survival And Warfare Leader written by and published by Jeffrey Frank Jones. This book was released on with total page 3630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 3,600 total pages ... Contains the following publications: Small Unit Leader's Guide to Mountain Warfare Operations Mountain Leader’s Guide to Winter Operations Mountain Leader’s Guide to Mountain Warfare Operations Cold Region Operations Mountain Warfare Operations SUMMER SURVIVAL COURSE HANDBOOK WINTER SURVIVAL COURSE HANDBOOK ASSAULT CLIMBERS HANDBOOK COLD WEATHER MEDICINE COURSE WILDERNESS MEDICINE COURSE MOUNTAIN LEADER BOOK (SUMMER) MOUNTAIN LEADER MANUAL (WINTER)

Author : Kuniyoshi Kataoka
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 135031949X
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Language and Body in Place and Space written by Kuniyoshi Kataoka and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2023-05-18 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on the author's experience as a sociolinguist and a mountain climber, this book shows how the expertise and affect-laden experience of Japanese rock climbers can be illuminated through linguistic methods and theories. Through a detailed investigation of multimodal interaction among climbers, the book explores a number of significant sociolinguistic and linguistic anthropological themes, including spatial frames of reference, intersubjectivity, chronotopic configurations, and poetic formations of talk. In doing so, it presents climbing as a condensed locus of human interactions in which the integrated analysis of semiotic processes brings to light a new set of relationships between humans and their surroundings. Grounded in an extended and focused participation in rock climbing activities and interviews with other climbers, Kuniyoshi Kataoka examines the assemblage of semiotic resources including the language, the body, and the space mediated by their climbing equipment and the surrounding environment. The result is a showcase of interdisciplinary multimodal approaches to climbing discourse analysis in and around the gravity-sensitive zone, ranging from expert climbers' instruction to novices, gossip and narratives on near-death experiences, to a multi-participant discussion of a critical accident. As well as demonstrating how language reflects extraordinary experiences on the vertical plane, the findings also offer a chance to learn more about climbing, which is attracting a growing number of participants and competitors worldwide.

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Survival: Training Edition\ written by and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David Fasulo
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0762769165
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Self-Rescue written by David Fasulo and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thismust-have handbook on rescue techniques for serious climbers fully describes and illustrates a variety of techniques that every climber should know for safety and self-reliance.

Author : Tom Vines
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1284026965
Total Pages : 522 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book High Angle Rope Rescue Techniques written by Tom Vines and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2014-11-24 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your Definitive High Angle Rope Rescue Guide! The fourth edition of High-Angle Rope Rescue Techniques: Levels I & II provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of high-angle rescue, including planning, PPE and equipment, medical considerations, evacuations, and special rescue operations. Based on the 2013 edition of NFPA 1006, Standard for Technical Rescuer Professional Qualifications, High-Angle Rope Rescue Techniques: Levels I & II provides a broad overview of all rescue techniques to meets the needs of fire service, search and rescue, and many other rope rescue professionals. The fourth edition has been updated to include: Coverage of new protective equipment, terminology, rescue products, and techniques. All new Skill Drills that provide step-by-step instruction on how to execute important skills and procedures. Separation of High-Angle Rope Rescue I and II Level content throughout the textbook and instructor resources.