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slablizard
Jul 22, 2004, 8:27 PM
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about climbing to enjoy in my 15 hours flight to Italy.
not:
Kiss or Kill
Climbing Free
Camp4
Touching the void
Thin air
I read them already...suggestions? thanks!
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dredsovrn
Jul 22, 2004, 8:41 PM
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Above the Clouds was interesting. I have one now that I think is called "The Greatest Adventure Stories Ever Told." and it's companion the "Greatest Climbing Stories Ever Told." They are both compilations of excerpts from great books. Good for the beach or where you can't pay attnetion for a long time. But they would work if read through.
If you are willing to go outside of climbing, I would highly recommend the following for a 15 hour read.
The Poisonwood Bible
For Whom the Bell Tolls
East of the Mountains
Enjoy Italy.
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beesty511
Jul 22, 2004, 8:55 PM
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In the Zone: Epic Survival Stories from the Mountaineering World
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/offer-listing/0898865689//104-4819042-4950301?condition=all
A great book and you can get it used for $1--how can you beat that?
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veganboyjosh
Jul 22, 2004, 9:04 PM
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_eiger dreams_ was good.
_left for dead_ looks good.
again, outside of climbing,
into the void is awesome. very spooky and compelling.
can you tell i'm a fan of krakauer?
his new one, _under the banner of heaven_, i'm reading now, and it's also distubing and compelling in agood way.
safe travels.
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slablizard
Jul 22, 2004, 9:13 PM
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thanks guys. I think I'm done with mountain disgraces after J.Simpson..but hey.
I don't want to end with a clancy-clone-kind of thing bought at the airport...lol
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slablizard
Jul 22, 2004, 11:46 PM
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Bump
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lv2climb7
Jul 23, 2004, 12:16 AM
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wonderbread
Jul 23, 2004, 12:40 AM
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If you haven't read Rock Jock Hang Dogs and Wall Rats, it's a must, though short.
Either book by Paul Pritchard is excellent- Deep Play and I can't remember his second book's name.
Also Good Morning Midnight was interesting. The chapter on Jonny Waterman was great.
Above the Clouds was good too.
Joe Simpson's other two books are great too. Dark Shadows Falling and the other one.
That should keep you busy, have fun.
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maculated
Jul 23, 2004, 12:48 AM
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Looking for Mo
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rockrat511
Jul 23, 2004, 1:15 AM
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I can't recal the title but there is a great biography of Willi Unsoeld that will take you all 15 hrs to read. Definetlly a cockroach killer.
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kachoong
Jul 23, 2004, 1:22 AM
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I've heard 'Where's Wally' is a good read!
'White Spider' is great!
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redbullclimbing
Jul 23, 2004, 1:28 AM
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Climbing Free by Lynn hill was REALLY good!!!
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redbullclimbing
Jul 23, 2004, 1:36 AM
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Sorry sorry i didnt make the connection that you had already read it Sorry.
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fallenfreesoloist
Jul 23, 2004, 1:39 AM
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dude you gotta read the rock warriors way by arno iglner(spelling?) it will increase your climbing performance a ton. it helps you focus. amazing book man. another winner is tewinot by jack turner. its about an exum guides year in the tetons. but realy: reeaad the rock warriors way. it helped me focus so much that i went from my hardest redpoint being 10a to 11a. its no joke man. good stuff.
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sustainedclimber
Jul 23, 2004, 1:58 AM
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This isn't a climbing book specifically...but it's the kind of book that the climbing community will appreciate. Either way, I highly recommend The Monkey Wrench Gang it is absolutely great. There is also a sequel which I shan't say the title of for it might give away a part of the book.
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slablizard
Jul 23, 2004, 5:22 PM
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In reply to: Looking for Mo
Seems nice but the're bashing it on http://consumerinfo.tultur.com/-/0374190836/Looking-for-Mo/
Dharma Bums meets...Climbing?
"from "cedar-paneled sushi bars" to psilocybin-fueled Dead shows--with Yosemite continually beckoning in the background. "
I like that
Did you liked it?
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From The Critics
Library Journal
Take two parts Jack Kerouac, one part Jon Krakauer, and one part Jeff Spicoli, and you may end up with the narrator of this enjoyable first novel. Surf bum, writer, and climber Ray Connelly has appropriated his best friend Mo Lehrman's personal anecdotes for a book on the Sierra Nevada. Mo finds out and may be angry, so even meeting dreamgirl Fiona, whose new artistic outlet is sewing, doesn't distract Ray from looking for Mo to explain. While searching, Ray careers through California's derivative culture, which comes in for hilarious lumps, from ubiquitous Hare Krishnas to faux-Buddhist rock climbers to a man who vents his grief by planting 1,400 bonsai trees.
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Done deal...Thanks Maculated! :D
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slablizard
Jul 23, 2004, 5:24 PM
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read that :)
In reply to: dude you gotta read the rock warriors way by arno iglner(spelling?) it will increase your climbing performance a ton. it helps you focus. amazing book man. another winner is tewinot. its about an exum guides summer season in the tetons. but realy: reeaad the rock warriors way. it helped me focus so much that i went from my hardest redpoint being 10a to 11a. its no joke man. good stuff. |
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mach_y
Jul 23, 2004, 6:01 PM
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In reply to: dude you gotta read the rock warriors way by arno iglner(spelling?) it will increase your climbing performance a ton. it helps you focus. amazing book man.
Arno Iglner's (your spelling was correct) book "The Warrior's Way" is awesome. It is entirely on the mental aspect of climbing. I just finished a 4 session class from him on efficiency of movement, and am finishing up his book now. It will bring up things you never thought of before. Amazing book, even a more amazing guy.
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thegreatwhitegangsta
Jul 23, 2004, 6:14 PM
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"The Long Walk" - Fantastic Book
"On the Road" - Another fantastic book
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slablizard
Jul 23, 2004, 6:18 PM
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Long Walk ...deal too.
I should be good with this one and "looking for mo"
I read already pretty much all Kerouak, and Castaneda for that matter :wink:
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maiorlive
Jul 23, 2004, 6:36 PM
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If you're done with mountain disgraces, you may enjoy Where the Mountain Casts Its Shadow by Maria Coffey. There was a discussion on this site a little while back on balancing the morals of climbing vs. family. If you found that interesting, this will make a good read.
Lighter fare can be had in Falling: how our greatest fear became our greatest thrill by Garrett Soden. It's mostly about activities other than climbing, and he seems to have gotten his Warren Harding stories mixed up, but I enjoyed the book's speculations on why humans are so good at climbing and at falling.
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michhiker
Jul 23, 2004, 6:45 PM
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The Climb
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phillygoat
Jul 23, 2004, 7:30 PM
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I wouldn't say it's a great book, but 'Fall of the Phantom Lord' by Andrew Todhunter is a decent read. It's about climbing, fear and the lines we draw in regards to pushing our limits. The author mostly spent his time with Dan Osman, so it was interesting to learn about his perspective on the things he did, and the faith he had in his equipment-ie The author top roped an ice climb that Dan put up to find he was climbing off of a single, non-locking biner.
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slablizard
Jul 23, 2004, 7:50 PM
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Any book about free-soloing more than accidents? After TTvoid..what's the point? I mean could it get worse than that?
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wsclimber
Jul 23, 2004, 8:46 PM
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non-climbing related
Stiff: is about the secrect live of cadavers :shock: and is interesting and entertaining
Why we fear the wrong things: a great book on the media. it documents all types of scares the media reports and why they are false. it does not go into politics, just scares like airplanes and disease and why the statistics show we really don't need to worry about this stuff in the same proportion that it is reported!!!
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