Identifier: mylifeamongwildb00vern (find matches)
Title: My life among the wild birds in Spain
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Verner, William Willoughby Cole, 1852-
Subjects: Birds
Publisher: London, J. Bale, Sons & Danielsson, Ltd.
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries

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A CLEAR DROP. Drawn by Ida Verner from photographs 7i CHAPTER VI.CLIFF CLIMBING. Alpine climbing—Birdsnesting and mountaineering—Use of ropes—A technicalknowledge necessary—Uses of a life-line—Dislike of mountaineers torope work—Risks of working a rope single-handed—Various uses of ropes—Crossing a gully—Life-line and traveller—A naval development—Popularideas of using ropes on cliffs—Carrying ropes in wild countries—Alpine Clubropes, weights, &c. — Bowline-on-a-bight — Canvas sling — Carrying longropes—The lowering party—Numbers required—Good discipline essential—Duties of the captain — Posting a lowering party—Use of whistle—A simple code of signals—General precautions—Importance of knotting andseizing—A slippery hitch—Awkward situation—Tyrolean silk rope—Itsmanifold uses. HE world-wide notoriety given to allmatters connected with Alpine ascentshas made many people imagine thatclimbing is a pastime exclusively en-joyed by

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