Produced by the creators of what many refer to as the Climbing 'Bible',
Mountaineering: Freedom of the Hills (ed. 7). This DVD provides visual and
auditory instruction that supplements the Seattle Mountaineers climbing courses.
6 highly experienced climb leaders from the Seattle Mountaineers teach you the basics of
knot-tying and rope handling, including how to properly belay your partner using a belay
device or munter hitch, how to tie off a fallen climber, several rappels including the
Autoblock as a back-up, and proper set up of a Z-pulley to extricate a fallen climbing
partner from a crevasse.
Complete list of subtopics below:
KNOTS: overhand, slip, water, clove hitch, munter hitch, girth hitch, double
fisherman, single bowline, rewoven figure 8, figure 8 on a bight, double bowline, butterfly
coil, prussic
BELAY: how to tie into an anchor, belay a lead climber, tie off a fallen climber,
and escape the system
RAPPEL: arm rappel, belay device rappel, carabiner brake rappel and tie off,
autoblock
Z-PULLEY: from fallen to rescued climber, how to extricate a member of your team
from a crevasse using the 2-pulley Z-pulley setup
The DVD is NOT meant to replace quality professional instruction. Produced and directed by Emmy-award winner, Mark Erskine. Running time 38 minutes. Copyright 2003 The Mountaineers |
