The most valuable skill you can acquire as a traditional climber is the ability to build sturdy, reliable anchors. Without that, no amount of natural talent or dumb luck will allow you to live a long, healthy life as a rock climber. Fortunately, John Long's guide to climbing anchors is a definitive source, with sections on natural, equalized, haul bag, and rappelling anchors. Whether you're using spring-loaded, camming devices or the old-school, passive tri-cams, Long presents a number of creative options for nearly every possible situation. Long is a patient teacher and his writing is clear and concise, but it's the hundreds of illustrations that really drive his lessons home. --Benjamin Tiffany


Book Description
Rock climbing anchors are the foundation of all safe climbing experiences. Placing and configuring solid, secure anchors in a variety of situations is the focus of climbing anchors. John Long, author of the definitive instructional text How to Rock Climb!, applies the same entertaining and straightforward style to this manual and gives readers the lowdown on natural anchors, removable gear anchors such as nuts and camming devices, and fixed gear anchors. The crucial dynamics of equalization and opposition are thoroughly discussed, and useful knots are illustrated in a clear, easy-to-understand style. Climbing Anchors provides the knowledge you need to keep you -and your partner-safely attached to the vertical world.


From the Back Cover
For the first time, a book has been devoted to the art of placing and configuring secure and safe rock climbing anchors. John Long, the author of the sport's standard textbook, How To Rock Climb!, again offers a cogent, informative and definitely entertaining perspective on this, the single most important subject of safe climbing.

FROM THE PUBLISHER