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VERTICAL by Al Warild 2007 Edition Entire book may be reviewed and read exclusively online on Cavediggers.com. To order a printed copy in Color or Black & White see below. |
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Chapter 1
Personal Equipment Click Image to View |
Chapter 2
Rigging Equipment Click Image to View |
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Color Version Click Here B&W Version Click Here ORDER TODAY! in Color or B&W “I received my paper copy of this new edition today. Very impressive. Glossy, quality binder-stiff covers. Semi-glossy pages, crisp photos and text, worth the $40 but I’m confidant that the $15 black and white version is just as high quality.” Doc Kennedy |
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Chapter 3
K nots Click Image to View |
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Chapter 4
Rigging Basics Click Image to View |
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Chapter 5
Advanced Rigging Click Image to View |
READERS COMMENTS I’ve been reading this edition for the past week or so. It has great descriptions, lots of figures, and well-balanced arguments. For example, Al Warild spends some time on a subject that is sensitive for me. He has a detailed description of cow’s tails where he explains the reasons why we don’t use tape (webbing) cow’s tails for doing rebelays. I’ve long been a proponent of using 11mm diameter dynamic rope. Many will remember sessions at WVACS where I climbed onto a soapbox and tried to convince people to ditch their traditional cow’s tails (made of stiff webbing and manufactured by Petzl, mostly) and replace them with dynamic rope. Al Warild’s argument is much more convincing than mine (he backs it up with break-test data) and hopefully will bring about a change for those who haven’t yet made that transition. Read Aaron Bird’s full comments HERE |
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Chapter 6
Descent Click Image to View |
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Chapter 7
Ascent Click Image to View |
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Chapter 8
Organisation Click Image to View |
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Chapter 9 Disaster Click Image to View |
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Chapter 10 Surveying Click Image to View |
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