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neomagi
Nov 10, 2003, 5:36 AM
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I am trying to compile a listing of rock climbing training books. i know that there are certain books which have been reviewed here on the site, but i was just looking for a more complete listing of all training book.
Here is a start:
->Performace Rock Climbing by Dale Goddard & Udo Neumann - 1993 Amazon
->Traing for climbing by Eric Horst - 2002 Amazon & His Website
->Climbing: Training for Peak Performance by Clyde Soles - 2002 Amazon
->Rock Climbing: Moving up the grades: Expert Techniques to take your skill to new levels by lots of folks - 2000 Amazon
->Flash Training by Eric Horst
->How to Climb 5.12 by Eric Horst
->Advanced Rock climbing by John Long & Craig Luebben - 1997 Amazon
->Climbing Your Best: Training to Maximize Your Performance by Heather Reynolds Sagar 2001
->The Rock Warrior's Way by Arno Ilgner
->Coaching Climbing by Michelle Hurni
i am just trying to compile a list on training books, so please keep it to that. let me know any corrections or additions and i will add them to the above list.
(updated to add to the above list)
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fredrogers
Nov 13, 2003, 6:02 PM
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Climbing Your Best: Training to Maximize Your Performance
by Heather Reynolds Sagar 2001
I believe Udo Neuman has also written some more up to date books on training (www.udini.com) but they're in German.
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jdean
Nov 14, 2003, 1:22 PM
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I have the three Horst books and the Performance Rock Climbing book and they are great. Get those 4 and you will find out pretty much anything you want to know.
Matt
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fredrogers
Nov 14, 2003, 5:18 PM
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I would argue that the definitive rock climbing training book has not been written yet. Climbing is not a very well studied sport or a sport with coaches that have years of experience training others. The current training books do a pretty good job of giving an overview of general training principles. But take the details with a grain of salt and be open to new ideas.
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jdean
Nov 14, 2003, 5:23 PM
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I don't know...Performance Rock Climbing is pretty in depth and technical, then Horst covers the principles and generalities with the other three. So you are right, THE definitive Rock Climbing Performance/Training book has not been written, but you can build a pretty good knowldege base with a collection of some that are out there.
Matt
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csoles
Nov 14, 2003, 10:08 PM
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To be accurate, my book does not really belong on that list because it is not meant for highend rockclimbers. If you only aspire to climb 5.12's and up, Eric's latest book is the best choice (skip his earlier ones) but it should be complemented by Udo's (rather dated in many aspects).
However, those are woefully inadequate if you are an all-around climber, ice climber or mountaineer (or no longer a 20 something); which is why I wrote mine. Sportclimbers will find Training for Peak Performance has much more nutrition information than the others, and some other useful tips, but you are not the intended audience. AFAIK, my book does not have any real competition (Twight has a decent section but he likes mine better).
No book is a substitute for a good coach...but those are rarer than hen's teeth.
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phaedrus
Nov 14, 2003, 10:23 PM
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The Rock Warrior's Way - Arno Ilgner
Coaching Climbing - Michelle Hurni
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azureenigma
Oct 17, 2005, 6:12 AM
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Are there any new books that should be added to this list since 2003?
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