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February 2010

Training for Climbing: The Definitive Guide to Improving Your Climbing Performance (Paperback)

This is the completely revised and updated edition of Flash Training, the fundamental manual for physical and mental training for rock climbers. Drawing on new research in sports medicine, nutrition, and fitness, the author has created a training program to help any climber achieve superior performance and better mental concentration on the rock, with less [...]

Bouldering USA: A Complete Guide to 25 Selected Destinations Around the Country (Paperback)

A unique and comprehensive guide to the sport of bouldering with 25 selected destinations across the US, from champion competition boulderer Alli Rainey Wendling. Bouldering USA covers nearly everything boulderers of any ability would want to know about the hot new sport of bouldering-from how to do it to the best places to boulder across [...]

Gym Climbing: Maximizing Your Indoor Experience (Mountaineers Outdoor Expert) (Paperback)

Review A comprehensive handbook. — Los Angeles TimesTechniques are clearly illustrated in sequential, easy-to-follow photos. — Outdoors Unlimited[T]he book helps reverse the transition from climbing on real rock to pulling on plastic. — Fitness Business Pro From the editor of Urban Climber magazine: solid, clear instruction that takes gym climbers from novice to master. *Indoor [...]

The Self-Coached Climber: The Guide to Movement Training Performance (Paperback)

A dynamic package of training material from a pair of expert coaches, “The Self-Coached Climber” offers comprehensive instruction, from the basics of gripping holds to specific guidelines for developing a customized improvement plan. Hague and Hunter base their methods on the four fundamental components of all human movement–balance, force, time, and space–and explain how to [...]

Better Bouldering (How To Climb Series) (Paperback)

Review “It’s the most sophisticated ‘how-to’ book I’ve seen on any climbing subject.”-Climbing Magazine Partner been outcranking you? Tired of flailing on the same old problems? Looking to bash through personal barriers, float up those desperates and become “at one” with the stone? Then rip open your billfold and buy Better Bouldering. Inside are the [...]