Climb On! : Skills for More Efficient Climbing

by Hans Florine

• ISBN13: 9780762711680
• ISBN10: 076271168X
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2001-12-01
• Publisher: Falcon

Summary

The How to Climb series expands on the useful information found in all FalconGuides.

Features:
-- Handy, packable size
-- Basic approach to technical subjects

Real-life stories of efficient climbing are interspersed with the excellent advice about training, carrying less gear, and moving faster that this guide offers. "The only thing better than climbing is more climbing", says climber and author Hans Florine, and this book provides the tips climbers need to shave time off their ascents, so they can get up more difficult routes in less time.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Speed Climbing: What Is It and Why Do It?	1	(12)
Multipitch Climbs	13	(11)
Speed Climbing Tips	24	(13)
Simul-climbing	37	(10)
Soloing	47	(13)
The Art of Passing	60	(4)
Gear Selection and Random Tips	64	(7)
Food and Water	71	(4)
Training	75	(6)
Competitions and Sport Routes	81	(7)
Ethics and Style	88	(5)
The History of Speed Climbing	93	(14)
Appendix 1: Speed Beta for Specific Routes	107	(15)
Obsessed with the Nose	107	(11)
Beta on the Yellow Spur	118	(4)
Appendix 2: Speed Records	122	(5)
Glossary	127	(3)
Further Reading and References	130