Speed Climbing!, 2nd: How to Climb Faster and Better (How To Climb Series) (Paperback)

by Hans Florine (Author), Bill Wright (Author)

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Product Description
"The only thing better than climbing is more climbing," says climber and author Hans Florine. This book is a complete introduction to the techniques of speed climbing, including training, soloing, simul-climbing, passing, equipment, and more. Also includes a history of speed climbing and compiles speed-climbing records.


From the Back Cover
Hans Florine and Bill Wright pried themselves off the rock long enough to write this book because, as they say, "The only thing better than climbing is more climbing!" Mixing humor with history, personal experiences, and lots of common sense and good advice, they offer other climbers the tips they've used successfully for moving faster up the rock.The techniques, illustrations, and inspirational stories offered in this book will have you quickly climbing more routes faster.


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Product Details

• Paperback: 168 pages
• Publisher: Falcon; 2nd edition (November 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762730951
• ISBN-13: 978-0762730957
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #160,101 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Expanded and updated, November 2, 2004

By	William Wright "Colorado Speed Climber" (Superior, CO USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I'm one of the authors and I want to explain the changes in this new edition. This book is about 25 pages longer, has an expanded history section, more general and global speed records, and all new speed climbing vignettes. In addition the book has expanded and updated information and some minor typographical errors corrected. A new detailed speed climbing topo is included as well. Oh, and it has a much better cover photo: Hans on the Nose. There are also some new photos in the book.

When I wrote the first version of this book, I was only speed climbing shorter, easy routes. Since then I've used mine book to raise the bar and in 2002 I climbed the Nose on El Capitan in just under 22 hours. This stuff really works, but much more important, it can be very fun and reasonably safe.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Expert advice for rock and mountain climbing, November 29, 2004

By	Henry Berry "Henry Berry" (Southport, CT) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

In this second edition, the professional climber and record-holder Florine and the experienced amateur Wright add refinements to their combined, incomparable knowledge about rock and mountain climbing. There's instruction and techniques for "simul-climbing" (climbing with a partner) and solo climbing. Illustrations vary from photographs of climbers enjoying the sport to detailed diagrams of crucial aspects of techniques and safety measures. The two authors bring in the challenges and exhilarations of climbing while also pointing out its hazards and stressing precautions to follow for safety. An expert manual by experienced climbers.