American Sign Language for Climbers: A Comprehensive Guide & Glossary

Climb & Sign: An ASL Guide for Rock Climbers!

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“Do-Do What?! A Climber’s Guide to American Sign Language” brings an accessible and engaging learning experience for climbers. This 80 page spread is designed as a self paced crash course to ASL for the rock and alpine climber. Over 300 colourful illustrations provide whimsical memory aids to help understand the rich 3D visuals of sign language.

All sales of this book will be donated by Climb On Equipment to the Canadian Adaptive Climbing Society.

What is included?

ASL grammar and vocabulary of conversational greetings
Words of encouragement in climber lingo
Emergency signs, communication, and behavioral strategies for medical, environmental, and wildlife cautions
Vocabulary for climbing styles and types for indoor and outdoor systems
Colors: climbing gym holds
Numbers and Letters: Yosemite Decimal System
Vocabulary for climbing gear and equipment
An instructional guide to the unique concept of ASL classifiers to convey climbing techniques, movements, actions, rope management and route descriptions
Communication for before, during, and after the climb; including belay commands
ASL versions of common climber slang
Vocabulary for making future plans, including weather signs.
A brief confidence building discussion using ASL idioms and signs, inspired by The Rock Warrior’s Way.

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