| Backpacker Outdoor Knots: The Knots You Need to Know Contributor(s): Soles, Clyde (Author) |
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ISBN: 0762756519 ISBN-13: 9780762756513 Publisher: Falcon Press Publishing OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Outdoor Skills - Sports & Recreation | Mountaineering |
| Dewey: 796.522 |
| LCCN: 2010034387 |
| Series: Backpacker Magazine |
| Physical Information: 0.29" H x 4.31" W x 7.11" (0.29 lbs) 96 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Backpacker magazine-branded and fueled by FalconGuides, this book provides essential mind gear from the two most respected and reliable publishers of outdoor-related information. Perfect for pack or pocket, it breaks down its subject into the essential topics, providing practical and portable information useful in the field. Full-color photos, charts, and illustrations are organized with text by an expert in a brief and accessible manner, introducing readers to basic and intermediate skills needed to safely and successfully get by in the outdoors. Backpacker Magazine's Outdoor Knots provides readers step-by-step instructions for tying the most useful knots and hitches, splices and lashings for the outdoors; info on the best type of rope and knot for each task at hand; how to properly prepare, coil, and maintain ropes for durability and reliability. This handy pocket-sized guide is 96 pages, includes two popouts, and incorporates color photos, charts, and illustrations as needed throughout the interior. |