How to Climb Harder: A Practical Manual, Essential Knowledge for Rock Climbers of All Abilities: Mark Reeves - Softcover

Reeves, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1906095116 ISBN 13: 9781906095116

Publisher: Pesda Press, 2010

Synopsis

Climb stronger, smarter, and more confidently with this practical guide for every rock climber who wants to climb harder.

 

How to Climb Harder is a hands-on manual packed with proven exercises, drills, and techniques designed to improve every aspect of your climbing—whether you train indoors or on real rock.

 

Structured into three clear parts — Preparation, Technique, and Training — this guide gives you the tools to climb more efficiently, reduce effort, and build confidence on the wall and the crag.

 

What You’ll Learn

 

• Preparation: Understand how we learn new movement skills so you get the most from your practice. Learn essential ropework and safety considerations for top-roping, lead climbing, and bouldering.
• Technique: Follow progressive exercises that develop your footwork, balance, and body positioning. Each drill can be practised at the wall, boulders, or outdoors, helping you move with greater precision and control. Includes tactical and mental strategies to boost your lead climbing performance.
• Training: Identify your weaknesses and target your training for maximum progress. Includes strength and conditioning exercises, climbing-specific fitness drills, and guidance on training young climbers. The section concludes with the fundamentals of good nutrition for performance and recovery.

Whether you’re an indoor climber looking to break into outdoor grades, or a seasoned mountaineer wanting to refine your movement, How to Climb Harder gives you the knowledge, structure, and motivation to reach your next level.

 

Climb harder. Climb better. Climb safer.

About this title

About the Author

Mark has been a rock climbing instructor since 1997, working throughout the length and bredth of North Wales. In 2005 Mark completed the Mountain Instructor Award whilst working for Plas Y Brenin and has been a freelance/associate Instructor for them ever since. Mark has sought to develop his coaching to the highest level through various forms of Continuing Professional Development, including BMC Fundamentals and Learning to Train courses, Plas Y Brenin’s Coaching Processes course and finally completing an MSc in Applied Sports Science at Bangor University. This book brings together all the academic, practical and personal skills he has developed over the last thirteen years as both a climber and coach; climbing routes of all different styles ranging from Diff to E5 in over ten countries. In essence this book is a shortcut to all Mark’s accrued knowledge over his long and successful professional and personal climbing career. Mark is the sometimes outspoken author of the blog Life in the Vertical.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pesda Press
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1906095116
• ISBN 13: 9781906095116
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224