Ebook: Instant Rock Climbing

Front Cover; Title Page; Table of Contents; Getting on board; Beginner's guide to paddling; Sitting calmly; I'm still standing; Starting out safely; More safety tips; Water wings; Board safety; Waxing lyrical -- preparation; Waxing lyrical -- application; Waxing lyrical -- repairs; Buying your first board; Board room tips; Where to start?; Before you can stand; Standing up; Something's going wrong; Turning; Wetsuit option 1; Wetsuit option 2; Wetsuit option 3; Wetsuit options 4; Wetsuit options 5; Caring for your wetsuit; Fins ain't what they used to be; Finding the right beaches.;This handy little guide is packed with tips and techniques for the surfing beginner. Clearly the best place to learn to surf is on a board in the ocean but we hope these ideas will give you background on kit, some tips on finding the best places to surf and motivate you to try out new moves. We can't promise that reading these ideas will turn you into Kelly Slater (though keep practising ...) but we do hope you find them entertaining, inspiring and informative.