American Alpine Institute Guides Choice AwardRecommended by the American Alpine Mountain Guide Association (AMGA)Key Features Fundamental and specialized rappelling techniques Passing knots on rappel or while lowering Escaping the belay Basic aid-climbing techniques Lowering a climbing partner Rappelling with an unconscious partner Using mechanical advantages for raises or hauling Improvising techniques for ascending a rope Communicating with rescuers Practice scenarios to build real-world skills More than 400 step-by-step instructional photographs and illustrations No matter how experienced a climber you are, one day, you will find yourself in a precarious situation. It could be a stuck rope, a dropped rappel device, ropes that won&';t reach the next rappel, an injured leader, or any number of problematic situations. Elite climber Ian Nicholson has written Climbing Self-Rescue with this in mind, offering technical systems that follow patterns that are easy to remember and that can be applied to solve a wide range of problems. This lavishly illustrated guide teaches the skills a climbing team needs to execute a successful technical rescue on its own.Written for climbers with experience on multipitch routes, Climbing Self-Rescue addresses key skills including escaping the belay, lowering a climber, dealing with a stuck rope, improvising ascenders and using aid-climbing techniques in rescues, rescuing an injured leader, and so much more!