Rock Climbing and Abseiling

Rock Climbing and Abseiling

Author: Paul Mason

Publisher: Macmillan Education AU

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9781420205855

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Although it is not an organised sport, rock climbing and abseiling involves adventure, challenge, patience and skill. This book presents ideas, equipment, locations, tips and suggestions for novices taking up the sport.Features: - Top tips - practical suggestions for rock climbing and abseiling - Quotes - helpful quotes from enthusiasts. - Watch Out - Things to watch out for when rock climbing and abseiling eg checking your harness before abseiling - Technique - straightforward instruc


Software Engineering at Google

Software Engineering at Google

Author: Titus Winters

Publisher: O'Reilly Media

Published: 2020-02-28

Total Pages: 602

ISBN-13: 1492082767

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Today, software engineers need to know not only how to program effectively but also how to develop proper engineering practices to make their codebase sustainable and healthy. This book emphasizes this difference between programming and software engineering. How can software engineers manage a living codebase that evolves and responds to changing requirements and demands over the length of its life? Based on their experience at Google, software engineers Titus Winters and Hyrum Wright, along with technical writer Tom Manshreck, present a candid and insightful look at how some of the worldâ??s leading practitioners construct and maintain software. This book covers Googleâ??s unique engineering culture, processes, and tools and how these aspects contribute to the effectiveness of an engineering organization. Youâ??ll explore three fundamental principles that software organizations should keep in mind when designing, architecting, writing, and maintaining code: How time affects the sustainability of software and how to make your code resilient over time How scale affects the viability of software practices within an engineering organization What trade-offs a typical engineer needs to make when evaluating design and development decisions


Rock Climbing Basics

Rock Climbing Basics

Author: Turlough Johnston

Publisher: Stackpole Books

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780811724203

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Covers bouldering to multipitch climbs Emphasis on safety and equipment Includes useful training program Fully illustrated with helpful color photos, this complete guide shows the beginner how to participate in the fast-growing sport of rock climbing. Step-by-step descriptions cover all the stages--approaching the climb, top roping, single pitch climbing, multipitch climbing, descending, and more--with an emphasis on proper equipment and safety. Some of the skills covered include the layback, chimneying, bridging, using running belays, and handling aretes, walls, corners, roofs, and overhangs.


The Impact of Adventure-Based Training on Team Cohesion and Psychological Skills Development in Elite Sporting Teams

The Impact of Adventure-Based Training on Team Cohesion and Psychological Skills Development in Elite Sporting Teams

Author: Ian T. Boyle

Publisher: Universal-Publishers

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13: 1581121938

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Adventure-based training has become an effective medium for delivering experiential training programs within a variety of disciplines such as; school outdoor education, corporate teamwork development, youth at risk and psychological counseling. In addition, Meyer & Wenger (1998) and Meyer (2000) were instrumental in pioneering research in to the efficacy of adventure-based training with sporting teams. This investigation adds to the growing body of knowledge in this area by demonstrating the positive effects an adventure training intervention has on athletes ability to learn new team and psychological skills. In addition, results indicated that individual and team performance might have been enhanced because of skills learnt during the intervention. This study examined the impact of an adventure-based training intervention on the group cohesion and psychological skills development of elite netball players. Data was gathered using both quantitative and qualitative methodologies. Many researchers are of the belief that the two methodologies compliment one another and thereby strengthen the total research model (Henderson, 1993). A phenomenological approach to qualitative data collection was followed based on the work by Dale (1996). Knowing how the intervention impacted on the participants from their perspective, is a critical question often overlooked by researchers. Results clearly indicated how athletes changed and developed during and after the intervention. Improved cohesion around task issues was especially evident, along with enhanced mental skills to handle the pressures of major competition. Lewin s change theory was examined to explain the learning process; modifications to this theory were suggested. Recommendations were outlined for improving sport psychology teaching practice, along with improved facilitation of adventure programming.


Sounds Fascinating

Sounds Fascinating

Author: J. C. Wells

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2016-09-19

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 1316824691

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How do you pronounce biopic, synod, and Breughel? - and why? Do our cake and archaic sound the same? Where does the stress go in stalagmite? What's odd about the word epergne? Pontcysyllte is obviously Welsh, but Penge is Welsh too! How cool is Caol in the Highlands of Scotland? What can Wesley's hymns tell us about sound change in English? How do people pronounce Wrocław in Poland? How can anyone manage to say Gdynia as just two syllables? Why is the village of Frith in the island of Montserrat usually pronounced as if spelt Frits? What embarrassing faux pas in English did a Russian conglomerate make? Should I bild a cubbard instead of building a cupboard? How should we capitalize an exclamation mark, and why might we need to? What's a depressor consonant? As a finale, the author writes a letter to his 16-year-old self.


An Introduction to Rock Climbing

An Introduction to Rock Climbing

Author: Malcolm Creasey

Publisher: Southwater Publishing

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9781842152225

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-- A complete introduction to rock climbing, from first steps to learning ropework and safety -- Step-by-step guides to safe practices in all aspects of the sport, from belaying and leading to abseiling and setting anchors -- Guide to choosing your first equipment for starting out, and further accessories for both indoor and outdoor venues -- Useful training tips and advice and the basic dos and don'ts of rock climbing -- Glorious photography and illuminating illustrations for easier understanding


Classic Mountain Scrambles in Scotland

Classic Mountain Scrambles in Scotland

Author: Andrew Dempster

Publisher: Luath Press Ltd

Published: 2020-12-11

Total Pages: 271

ISBN-13: 1910324647

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Scrambling is the highly popular pursuit which combines the freedom enjoyed by the hillwalker with the more immediate excitement of the rock climber. An essential guide to the best scrambling in Scotland, this book covers both the mainland and the inner hebrides, and is suitable for scramblers of all skill levels, from complete beginner to seasoned enthusiasts. This comprehensive guide contains: Maps and images for each scramble, as well as instructions for OS maps.An introduction to the art of scrambling, and to all equipment that may be necessary.Routes for all scrambles, and easy to follow grading and quality ratings, enabling the reader to pick a scramble for any ability level. Scrambles include mountain routes such as Aonach Eagach and the Cuillin Ridge, as well as the lesser known Northern Pinnacles of Liathach.


Rucksack Guide - Rock Climbing

Rucksack Guide - Rock Climbing

Author: Alun Richardson

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2014-09-05

Total Pages: 145

ISBN-13: 1472908120

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Rucksack Guide - Rock Climbing is your essential handbook when climbing. It offers concise guidance and support for any situation you might find yourself in, including: - Technical skills: tips and reminders on the key climbing techniques - Rope work: what knots to use in certain situations and how to tie them - Types: aid climbing, free climbing, big walling and ice climbing - Safety: essential procedures to ensure the safety of yourself, your party and others on the rock face - Emergencies: guidance on what to do in extreme situations The book is colour-coded for easy reference and all information is presented in lists and tables, making it simple to understand in testing conditions. The Rucksack Guide series is taken from Mountaineering: The essential skills for mountain walkers and climbers, the definitive handbook for hill walkers, climbers and mountaineers.


The Trad Climber's Guide To Problem Solving

The Trad Climber's Guide To Problem Solving

Author: Vdiff Climbing

Publisher:

Published: 2019-06-20

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 9781795602204

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Learn how to: - Use a variety of self-rescue techniques - Build self-equalizing anchors with minimal gear - Abseil without a belay device - Abseil with damaged ropes - Descend from bad anchors - Negotiate loose rock - Use basic aid techniques - Simul climb safely - Prevent accidents from occurring in the first place - Plus much more. Suitable for advanced climbers.


What Is Extreme Tourism, The Different Types Of Extreme Tourism Activities, And The Problems With Engaging In Extreme Tourism

What Is Extreme Tourism, The Different Types Of Extreme Tourism Activities, And The Problems With Engaging In Extreme Tourism

Author: Dr. Harrison Sachs

Publisher: The Epic Books Of Dr. Harrison Sachs

Published: 2024-03-30

Total Pages: 19

ISBN-13:

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This essay sheds light on what is extreme tourism, demystifies the different types of extreme tourism activities, and reveals the problems with engaging in extreme tourism. Extreme tourism encompasses the act of partaking in extreme tourism activities. Extreme tourism activities are perilous tourism activities to partake in and often transpire in remote environments. People should never partake in extreme tourism activities since doing so can imperil them. Partaking in extreme tourism activities is grossly unwise in all facets. In spite of its perils, extreme tourism has surged in popularity amid the 21st century as of March of 2024 since engaging in extreme tourism allows people to be able to partake in more exhilarating tourism activities during their vacation periods than they otherwise would have if they forgone to do so. Certain people are enticed to engage in extreme tourism since partaking in thrilling tourism activities can potentially induce a pleasurable dopamine-release sensation in the brain which people voraciously crave to experience. Certain people are enticed to engage in extreme tourism also because it allows them to have far more novel vacation experiences during their vacation periods than they otherwise would have if they forgone to do so. Engaging in standard vacation experiences amid vacation periods is far less stimulating relative to engaging in extreme tourism experiences during vacation periods. Partaking in extreme tourism activities is a pursuit that only affluent people can only afford to be pursuant of since it can be eminently expensive to engage in extreme tourism. Engaging in extreme tourism cannot only deplete a substantial amount of a person’s fiat currency, but can also drain a sizeable amount of a person’s time. In addition to requiring a person to have a substantial amount of fiat currency and sizeable amount of time to be able to engage in extreme tourism, a person also often needs to have a bevy of specialized equipment items to be able to engage in extreme tourism. The specialized equipment items that are needed be able to engage in extreme tourism can vary from extreme tourism activity to extreme tourism activity. Partaking in extreme tourism activities can render a person more prone to succumbing to an unnatural death since the vessel is not designed to handle experiencing the brunt of severe injuries to the organs which can potentially be induced from partaking in perilous tourism activities. Once the organs fail to function, the vessel can no longer sustain itself which thereby causes a person to become deprived of his life. Once an organ shuts down, it often causes a cascade effect and lamentably subsequently leads to other organs shutting down in the vessel. Even though mitigatory measures can be taken in advance to mitigate against the risk of succumbing to an unnatural death while partaking in perilous tourism activities, partaking in perilous tourism activities is a needless risk that renders a person more vulnerable to abruptly succumbing to an unnatural death. It can be cumbersome to engage in extreme tourism. If a person opts to partake in extreme tourism activities, then he will not only be traveling to distant locations to do so, but will also be prone to experiencing the adverse weather conditions at the distant locations. If a person opts to partake in extreme tourism activities, then he may also be engaging in moderate-intensity activities in certain contexts in which the extreme tourism activities are able to double as moderate-intensity activities. Engaging in extreme tourism experiences is a stark contrast to indulging in most standard vacation experiences since extreme tourism experiences are perilous participatory experiences which can even double as moderate-intensity experiences in certain contexts, whereas most standard vacations experiences often consist of passive experiences and low-intensity experiences. Engaging in extreme tourism is unequivocally not for the faint of heart. There are a multitude of disparate types of extreme tourism activities. The pursuit of extreme tourism experiences is a pursuit that appeals to people who have eclectic interests in the sphere of vacation experiences. The level of intensity can vary extreme tourism activity to extreme tourism activity. The perils can also vary from extreme tourism activity to extreme tourism activity.