Customer Reviews

How to Climb: Flash Training (How To Climb Series)

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This is the only training book in my climbing library - probably because I don't need anything else. The amount of knowledge passed on by top climbers is large and complete: including in- depth topics on diet, muscle physiology, and mental techniques. This book can help beginners avoid common training pitfalls and intermediate + advanced climbers look for new ways to push past their current limits. Excellent.

This is NOT a book on the basics of rock climbing. Instead, it reveals sensible and effective techniques and training methods...both physical and mental...for any level rock climber, beginner to elite! Well written and fully illustrated. Not many climbing books like this. Highly recommended

This is the best and most complete book about rock climbing I have ever read. It focus not only on technique and training, but also on diets, treatments for injuries and also on strategy for accomplishing goals. It definitely is a must buy for any serious rock climber.

It is a very helpful book in my opinion. This is one of three climbing books I own. It doesn't focus on things like place pro, building anchors but it is designed to improve the climber both mentally and physically. A huge chunk of the book focusses on helpful mental techniques which I believe most climbers need to work on rather than getting stronger, but it does give a chapter on strength training and diet and nutrition. Best book on self improvement I have seen.

This book is by no means all bad. There is some good advice, some useless advice, and some just plain bad advice. The problem is that the author did not label the different kinds of advice, probably because he did not know the difference. A better book is Performance Rock Climbing. A much better book is Climbing : training for peak performance.