Contents

Figure 3-23. Pulley. .............................................................................................................. 3-20
Figure 3-24. Ice ax and ice hammers. .................................................................................. 3-21
Figure 3-25. Crampons......................................................................................................... 3-22
Figure 3-26. Ice screws. ....................................................................................................... 3-23
Figure 3-27. Ice piton............................................................................................................ 3-23
Figure 3-28. Snow anchors, flukes, and pickets................................................................... 3-24
Figure 3-29. Avalanche rescue equipment........................................................................... 3-26
Figure 3-30. Collapsible ski poles. ....................................................................................... 3-28
Figure 4-1. Example completed DA Form 5752-R. ................................................................ 4-2
Figure 4-2. Examples of roping terminology. .......................................................................... 4-4
Figure 4-3. Mountain coil. ....................................................................................................... 4-5
Figure 4-5. Butterfly coil tie-off................................................................................................ 4-6
Figure 4-4. Butterfly coil.......................................................................................................... 4-6
Figure 4-6. Square knot. ......................................................................................................... 4-8
Figure 4-7. Fisherman’s knot. ................................................................................................. 4-9
Figure 4-8. Double fisherman’s knot. ..................................................................................... 4-9
Figure 4-9. Figure-eight bend. .............................................................................................. 4-10
Figure 4-10. Water knot. ....................................................................................................... 4-11
Figure 4-11. Bowline knot. .................................................................................................... 4-12
Figure 4-12. Round turn and two half hitches. ..................................................................... 4-13
Figure 4-13. Figure-eight retrace. ......................................................................................... 4-14
Figure 4-14. Clove hitch. ...................................................................................................... 4-15
Figure 4-15. Wireman’s knot. ............................................................................................... 4-16
Figure 4-16. Directional figure eight. .................................................................................... 4-17
Figure 4-17. Bowline-on-a-bight. .......................................................................................... 4-18
Figure 4-18. Two-loop figure eight. ...................................................................................... 4-19
Figure 4-19. Figure-eight loop. ............................................................................................. 4-19
Figure 4-20. Middle-of-the-rope Prusik knot. ........................................................................ 4-20
Figure 4-21. End-of-the-rope Prusik knot. ............................................................................ 4-21
Figure 4-22. Bachman knot. ................................................................................................. 4-21
Figure 4-23. Bowline-on-a-coil.............................................................................................. 4-22
Figure 4-24. Three-loop bowline. ......................................................................................... 4-23
Figure 4-25. Figure-eight slip knot. ....................................................................................... 4-24
Figure 4-26. Transport knot. ................................................................................................. 4-25
Figure 4-27. Kleimhiest knot. ................................................................................................ 4-26
Figure 4-28. Frost knot. ........................................................................................................ 4-27
Figure 4-29. Girth hitch. ........................................................................................................ 4-27
Figure 4-30. Munter hitch. .................................................................................................... 4-28
Figure 4-31. Rappel seat. ..................................................................................................... 4-29
Figure 4-32. Guarde knot. .................................................................................................... 4-30
Figure 5-1. Trees used as anchors. ....................................................................................... 5-1
Figure 5-2. Boulders used as anchors. .................................................................................. 5-2

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