From the Book - Regular Print - Second edition.
Chapter 1 Canyoneering Basics --
Canyons, Canyoning, and Canyoneering 1 --
Reading Canyons on Maps 2 --
Wet Gear and Clothing 18 --
Personalizing and Sorting Gear 22 --
Anchor Fundamentals 37 --
Understanding and Dealing with Basic Hazards and Risk 41 --
A Word on First Aid 48 --
Modeling and Sequencing 58 --
Chapter 4 Deploying Rope and Rappelling --
Packaging and Carrying Ropes 61 --
Single or Double Strand 68 --
Contingency Anchors 81 --
Essential Physics of Friction and Forces 89 --
Friction and Rappel Devices 91 --
Locking Off on Rappel 98 --
Rebelays and Deviations: Changing the Fall Line 101 --
Chapter 5 Anchors and Anchor Systems --
Alternative Anchoring 111 --
Retrievable Anchors 117 --
Equalizing and Load-Sharing Multiple Anchors 126 --
Chapter 6 Suspended Techniques --
Passing a Rebelay or Deviation on Ascent 140 --
Multipitch Rappels 144 --
Rigging an Exposed Traverse 145 --
Chapter 7 Navigating Potholes --
Going Around or Over a Pothole 150 --
Entering a Pothole 150 --
Swift-Water Terminology 157 --
Wading and Crossing a Stream 162 --
Ropework in Current 166 --
Chapter 9 Canyon Rescue --
Buddy Rescue from Above 174 --
Buddy Rescue from Below 184 --
Litter Evacuations 184 --
Rigging Piggybacks and Litters for High-Angle Evacuations 189 --