How to Climb 5.12, 2nd (How To Climb Series) [Paperback]

Eric J. Horst (Author)

Book Description

Series: How To Climb Series | Publication Date: September 1, 2003

A manual for intermediate climbers to make the physical and mental jump to advanced climbing ability. It offers streamlined tips and suggestions on such critical issues as cutting-edge strength training, mental training, and climbing strategy.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Well researched and right on." --Lynn Hill, Wold Cup champion and first woman to climb 5.14 (praise for a previous edition)

"How to Climb 5.12 packs a lot into a slim book . . . a great first training book and a good addition to any training junkie's book shelf." --Rock & Ice magazine (praise for a previous edition)

From the Back Cover

In the sport of rock climbing, 5.12 is a magical grade. Looked upon as the ¿door¿ to the elite levels of difficulty, 5.12 is believed by many intermediate climbers to be out of their reach ¿ but that¿s where How to Climb 5.12 comes into play. This performance manual dispels the myth surrounding 5.12 and teaches average climbers that they can achieve heights previously considered the exclusive domain of the full-time climber.
How to Climb 5.12 can help intermediate climbers make the physical and mental jump to advanced climbing ability. It offers streamlined tips and suggestions on such critical issues as cutting-edge strength training, mental training, and climbing strategy. How to Climb 5.12 is the perfect manual to guide you on the road to mastery ¿ and to help make the trip as short as possible.
Inside you¿ll find: a self-assessment test to optimize your training; techniques and drills for accelerated learning of climbing skills; exercises for building strength and endurance; strategies for managing fear and building confidence; tactics for on-sight climbing and working redpoint projects.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: FalconGuides; 2nd edition (September 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762725761
• ISBN-13: 978-0762725762
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #524,496 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Eric Horst has been climbing for nearly thirty years. He lives with his wife Lisa Ann and their two sons, Cameron and Jonathan, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

39 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No nonsense guide to improving your climbing skills, September 5, 1997

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E. Hicaro "Stonemaster" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Climb 5.12 (Paperback)

Stuck at a certain level in your climbing abilities? Can't seem to move from 5.9 to 5.10? Tired of listening to advice that doesn't work? Then this book will get you out of your rut...and FAST. Eric covers everything to move you to your first 5.12: training techniques, workout schedules, power training, mental exercises to focus, build confidence, and motivate, climbing strategies, even nutrition!

Every serious climber should have this book. It's also a great supplement to his other excellent training manual, "FLASH Training"

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Can't Slow Down, February 21, 2002

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killis howard (where the wild things are) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Climb 5.12 (Paperback)

If you're getting into climbing and getting into it fast, there are about five books to get, and this is one. Eric Horst gives a solid overview about how to speed progress and avoid typical mistakes such as overtraining, a common problem that kept me in 5.9 longer than I needed. The progression from grade to grade is more a mental one than a physical one, as my weeklong slothfest followed by a near full number jump in climbing ability will attest. Buy this, Performance Rock Climbing by Dale Goddard, the Heather Sagar book, and as much John Long as you can afford, and you will move more quickly up the ladder. Or, you can lift and jog yourself to death and spend your money on fingerboards, supplements, and other dubious methods, and hang out at your current level for a few more months or years like the other groundlings. Success requires effort; efficient effort requires knowledge. Get some.

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good book!!!, May 20, 1999

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[e-mail] (Brazil) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Climb 5.12 (Paperback)

This book is really good. It teaches a lot of concepts about climbing, especially about head games. It elucidates misconceptions about the importance of our mind when climbing. Many times one's mentally incapable of making a route , not fisically as we think. Lots of hours doing pull ups is not the way to go. Read this book and I am sure you will use your mind smartly next time you go climbing. How to set your mind to a climb was the most important lesson I've learned from this book although there are a lot of information about work outs, finger power, nutrition and so on...