Traditional Lead Climbing. Heidi Pesterfield

Traditional Lead Climbing

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Traditional Lead Climbing: A Rock Climber’s Guide to Taking the Sharp End of the Rope

1st EDITION September 2002

2nd EDITION August 2007

3rd printing 2011

Illustrations: Tami Knight

Instructional photos: Lisa Dearing and Carl Davis

Other interior photos, except where noted, by author

Book design: Jaan Hitt

Cover design: Larry B. Van Dyke

Book production: Hayden Foell and Larry B. Van Dyke

Book editor: Laura Shauger

Technical editor of Chapter 8: Jeff Achey

ISBN 978-0-89997-442-2

Manufactured in the United States of America

Published by:	Wilderness Press
	Keen Communications
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	Birmingham, AL 35243
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Cover photos:	Sean Isaac on the Grand Wall’s Split Pillar, the Stawamus Chief, British
	Columbia (front); Meg Noffsinger in Boulder Canyon, Colorado (back)
Frontispiece:	Mark Wilford in the St. Elias Range, Alaska

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, or by any means electronic, mechanical, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the publisher, except for brief quotations used in reviews.

Safety Notice: Although Wilderness Press and the author have made every attempt to ensure that the information in this book is accurate at press time, they are not responsible for any loss, damage, injury, or inconvenience that may occur as a result of using this book. You are responsible for your own safety and health while climbing. The fact that a technique is described in this book does not mean it is safe for you. The information contained herein is no substitute for professional advice or training. Always check local conditions and know your own limitations. Climbing is inherently dangerous. The risks can be acknowledged and sometimes managed but never completely removed.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Pesterfield, Heidi, 1962–

Traditional lead climbing: a rock climber’s guide to taking the sharp end of the rope/Heidi Pesterfield.—2nd ed.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN 978-0-89997-442-2 (pbk.)

1. Rock climbing—Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. Title.

GV200.2.P47 2007

796.522’3—dc22

2007004958

In memory of Carol Jean Pesterfield

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