The Alpine Rock Handbook
FREE CHAPTER
This is Chapter 1 of The Alpine Rock Handbook: what each piece of your kit does, what’s worth buying now, what to borrow, and the failure mode nobody puts on the product page. The rest of the handbook, knots, anchors, protection, tour planning, arrives in your inbox the same way, one section at a time, no charge. Sections go out when they’re finished, not on a schedule. Written by a certified alpine climbing instructor, not a gear reviewer with an affiliate code.
What’s inside
- The personal system. Harness, helmet, shoes, belay device, and what changes between the gym and alpine rock
- Protection in plain terms, passive vs. active, and what the strength rating actually certifies
- Own it, borrow it, ignore it for now. A straight breakdown, not a shopping list
- Three honest starter-kit tiers, by budget
- How to tell gear is actually worn out, not just “looks old”