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Download or read book On Belay written by Raye Ringholz and published by Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2000-05-31 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * Paul Petzoldt was a pioneering North American climber and founder of the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) * Details an adventurous, wild, and long life * Drawn from 30 years of personal association and extensive interviews There are old climbers and there are bold climbers, but there are no old, bold climbers. This familiar saying, coined by legendary climber Paul Petzoldt, is one he lived to disprove. When he passed away at the age of 91, Petzoldt's career was marked by decades of achievement in climbing, incomparable passion for outdoor education, wanderlust, and a relentless drive for adventure. Petzoldt's name is synonymous with the Grand Tetons and NOLS, the highly respected outdoor school that he founded. Blazing the trail for an international code of wilderness ethics and safe climbing techniques, Petzoldt devised the voice signaling system that begins with On belay! This intimate biography details Petzoldt's climbing career, including many first ascents in the Tetons, the first American expedition to K2, and the extraordinary leadership accomplishments that made him legendary. This title is part of our LEGENDS AND LORE series. Click here > to learn more.
Book Synopsis High Angle Rope Rescue Techniques Levels I and II by : Tom Vines
Download or read book High Angle Rope Rescue Techniques Levels I and II written by Tom Vines and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2014-10-03 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.
Download or read book Big Wall Climbing written by Jared Ogden and published by The Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2005-04-18 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CLICK HERE to download the section from Big Wall Climbing on "First Ascents" * Skills and strategies unique to big walls -- illustrated in full color * Includes modern speed and free climbing tactics that have revolutionized wall climbing * Key training exercises (practiced near the ground) and real life examples reinforce instruction Dangling sweaty-palmed from a 3000-foot cliff for days on end, Jared Ogden taught himself to climb his first big wall by trial and error. Why should you have to do the same? Ogden, who has climbed El Capitan's Nose in less than twenty-four hours, wants to jump-start your education. Whether you're a weekend warrior or a full-on wall addict, you'll learn the tools of the trade and how to use them; different leading and hauling scenarios and why some are better suited than others; multiple following set-ups for different terrain; how to choose your partners and routes; staying on route; how to live on a wall; the steps involved in doing first ascents; big wall style and ethics; and more. Ogden will have you racked and ready for prime big wall climbing destinations in North America including Yosemite, Zion, Rocky Mountain, and the Black Canyon of Gunnison National Parks; the Alaskan Range; and the Bugaboos of British Columbia.
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.
Book Synopsis Teaching Lifetime Outdoor Pursuits by : Jeff Steffen
Download or read book Teaching Lifetime Outdoor Pursuits written by Jeff Steffen and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2010 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teaching Lifetime Outdoor Pursuits presents 12 outdoor pursuits you can incorporate in your outdoor program or traditional PE program. The activities are aligned with NASPE standards and presented by experts who provide instruction on content, delivery, and assessment. The CD-ROM has objectives, sample lessons, sample assessments, and programming ideas.
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
Book Synopsis Falls from Height by : Loui McCurley
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.
Book Synopsis Don't Step on the Rope! by : Walter C. Wright, Jr.
Download or read book Don't Step on the Rope! written by Walter C. Wright, Jr. and published by Biblica. This book was released on 2005 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What makes a good team? What makes a good team leader? How can I develop my team? If you're looking for answers to these questions, you'll find the answers in this book. Through thirty years of climbing expeditions with friends, Walter Wright has learned a lot about mountaineering, about his teammates and about working on and leading a team. He shares with us the tales of expeditions (successful and not so successful) and the lessons he and his team have learned from those experiences.
Download or read book Driving On written by MG Carroll Childers and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-12-09 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When he arrived at Ft. Benning to tackle one of the US Army's toughest schools, they hinted that he might want to think twice about it...he was, after all, a 42yr old MAJ in the National Guard and Ranger School is a place where 20 somethings at their peak wash out with alarming regularity. Not only did MAJ Childers step up to the plate, but 8 grueling weeks later he not only graduated but did so as Distinguished Honor Grad. This is no small feat at a school where it is not compulsory to name any honor grad at all...it is earned, period. Filled with intimate details, insight and advice, ""Driving On"" is a must read for anyone who wants to know more about this illustrious program or is contemplating submitting their application.
Download or read book A Life on the Edge written by and published by The Mountaineers Books. This book was released on with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounting the adventures of seven decades, Jim Whittaker claims he is a man blessed often by fortune. Yet his is a life of both planned ascents and unplanned falls, in the mountains and in the world of business, and in his personal life. He believes in rising above life's reverses.
Download or read book Boys' Life written by and published by . This book was released on 2007-08 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boys' Life is the official youth magazine for the Boy Scouts of America. Published since 1911, it contains a proven mix of news, nature, sports, history, fiction, science, comics, and Scouting.
Download or read book Strike written by Dnias Dirk and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2020-08-10 with total page 677 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even now the married couple is missing. Even now they are presumed dead. Jack Dorcha braces up his grandson who has been led by the nose. With Chase having been mortified and Wren terror-stricken, Jack Dorcha cabals to super-impose upon the writing on Chase’s wall a fatal image, and to send Wren down the river of his amphibious justice, by flying in the faces of their temerarious self-induced meltdowns. Once again the tables are being turned. Either Chase weasels what he alleges to harbour or Wren finally unriddles the murders, or they will both be snuffed out. It is no longer a question of Wren empathising with and emulating the trials and tribulations of Glasson and Chase, and no longer a question of Glasson or Chase stumping for it. It is now more of a question as to whether they can ransom their floundering lives and their benighted families. Chase suborns Wren with a salmagundi of afferent experiences, while Wren buffaloes Chase with his unswerving crownings. Can they live with their howlers? Who will win this time? The conscience-stricken retired special adjudicator, the self-violent former employer of torture judges, the atomised crime-writing uncle, the moribund grandfather of gangster hood, the tamed mafioso of Glasgow, the stochastic new murderer, or one of the pertinacious suspects?
Book Synopsis A complete guide to Alpine Ski touring Ski mountaineering and Nordic Ski touring by : Henry Branigan and Keith Jenns
Download or read book A complete guide to Alpine Ski touring Ski mountaineering and Nordic Ski touring written by Henry Branigan and Keith Jenns and published by Author House. This book was released on 2014 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete guide to Alpine Ski touring Ski mountaineering and Nordic Ski touring: Including useful information for off piste skiers and snow boarders.
Book Synopsis Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility Through Physical Activity by : Donald R. Hellison
Download or read book Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility Through Physical Activity written by Donald R. Hellison and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2011 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edition presents practical, field-tested ideas for teaching personal and social responsibility (TPSR) through physical activity in schools and other settings. Includes guidance in teaching affective and social moral goals, an in-depth look into teaching character development and values, and a method for helping students develop personal and social responsibility.
Book Synopsis Technical Rescue - High Angle and Swift Water Rescue by : Ben A. Hirst
Download or read book Technical Rescue - High Angle and Swift Water Rescue written by Ben A. Hirst and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2006-07 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exam Prep: Technical Rescue-High Angle is designed to thoroughly prepare you for a Technical Rescue certification, promotion, or training examination by including the same type of multiple-choice questions you are likely to encounter on the actual exam. To help improve examination scores, this preparation guide follows Performance Training Systems, Inc.'s Systematic Approach to Examination Preparation. Exam Prep: Technical Rescue-High Angle is written by fire personnel explicitly for fire personnel, and all content has been verified with the latest reference materials and by a technical review committee. Your exam performance will improve after using this system!
Book Synopsis Escape Velocity: Better Metrics for Agile Teams by : Doc Norton
Download or read book Escape Velocity: Better Metrics for Agile Teams written by Doc Norton and published by OnBelay Consulting, LLC. This book was released on 2020-02-02 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Velocity is the most commonly used metric in agile software delivery. It is also perhaps the least effective metrics in agile software delivery. In "Escape Velocity", Doc Norton walks the reader through common issues with metrics and how to avoid them, altermative metrics that not only help agile teams perform better, but enable them to continuously improve, and techniques for forecasting that vastly outperform the use of velocity. In a quirky, casual, and information dense style, Doc Norton makes the topic of tracking data entertaining and shows us how to be more effective in the pursuit of excellent software.
Book Synopsis 50 Adventures in the 50 States by : Kate Siber
Download or read book 50 Adventures in the 50 States written by Kate Siber and published by Wide Eyed Editions. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Be brave and set your spirit free on an exciting journey across the U.S. of A, taking in 50 incredible adventures! From the award-winning author of National Parks of the USA, Kate Siber, this stunning book showcases an amazing adventure activity to try in every single state. 50 Adventures in the 50 States features gripping outdoors activities, vividly illustrated and described alongside fascinating facts about the nature and geography of each activity location – the very best the U.S.A. has to offer budding young adventurers! Each adventure is illustrated with a beautiful, poster-worthy image, with pull-out facts about how the adventure activity is accomplished and key information about the area’s natural and cultural highlights. Activities range from the high-octane, such as wind surfing the Gulf Coast in Texas or canyoneering in Utah, to the magical and inspiring, such as soaking in natural hot springs in Idaho, stargazing from a train in Nevada and witnessing the synchronous firefly displays in Tennessee. Wonder at the beauty as you: Walk on an active glacier in Alaska Climb the highest peak in the Northeast in New Hampshire Horseback ride through ancient canyons with a Navajo guide in Arizona Surf the iconic Venice Beach in California This book is to be pored over and treasured by aspiring adventurers – be they children or adults! Also available from the 50 States series: The 50 States, 50 Cities of the U.S.A., The 50 States: Activity Book, The 50 States: Fun Facts, 50 Trailblazers of the 50 States, and I Spy the 50 States.
