Climbing Self-Rescue is a practical technical manual for climbers who want the skills to solve problems when a multipitch climb doesn't go according to plan. Ian Nicholson organizes rescue techniques into repeatable systems that can be adapted to situations such as stuck ropes, dropped equipment, ropes that don't reach the next rappel, and injured climbing partners.

The book works through essential self-rescue skills including escaping a belay, passing knots, lowering a partner, ascending a rope with improvised systems, building mechanical advantage for hauling, using basic aid techniques during rescues, and rappelling with an unconscious partner. More than 400 step-by-step photographs and illustrations help break technical sequences into procedures climbers can study and practice before they are needed.

Written for climbers who already have experience on multipitch routes, Climbing Self-Rescue is designed to build a broader problem-solving toolkit for managing technical climbing emergencies when outside help is not immediately available.

Features 

• Fundamental and specialized rappelling techniques

• Passing knots while rappelling or lowering

• Escaping the belay

• Lowering an injured climbing partner

• Rappelling with an unconscious partner

• Mechanical advantage systems for raises and hauling

• Improvised techniques for ascending a rope

• Basic aid-climbing techniques for rescue situations

• Communication techniques for working with rescuers

• Practice scenarios for building real-world self-rescue skills

• More than 400 step-by-step instructional photographs and illustrations

• American Alpine Institute Guides Choice Award winner and recommended by AMGA