. My life among the wild birds in Spain . A CLEAR DROP. Drawn by Ida Verner from photographs 7i CHAPTER 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 discipli
. My life among the wild birds in Spain . A CLEAR DROP. Drawn by Ida Verner from photographs 7i CHAPTER 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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