Knots for Climbers, 2nd

Craig Luebben, well known to climbers around the world for his instructional writings, has updated his crucial book on knots to a new edition. Luebben, whose books in this series include contributions on advanced climbing, ice climbing, and rappelling, shares his extensive, and essential, knowledge with the climbers of the world.

Teaches the reader the Twelve Essential Climbing Knots, and then presents eighteen others for various special situations. Color illustrations make learning these knots a cinch.

Craig Luebben (Golden, Colorado) has been climbing for more than twenty years and has written books and numerous articles on the subject. His Advanced Rock Climbing, so-authored with John Long, won the Mountain Exposition Award at the 1997 Banff Mountain Book Festival. Craig lives and guides in Colorado.