Title: Sport Climbing: From Top Rope to Redpoint, Techniques for Climbing Success
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Publication Date: 2009
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1594852707
ISBN 13: 9781594852701
Binding: Soft cover
Edition: 1st Edition.
Condition: Good
Book Type: Book

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* Shows you how to get started with sport climbing, or push your skills further than you thought they could go
* Sport climbing is a fun, accessible aspect of climbing that many people can participate in
* Foreword by Chris Sharma, the best known American sport climber

Sport climbers often project a route that tests their physical limits in hopes of an eventual completion, regardless of the number of attempts. Succeeding requires a solid understanding of belaying and other climbing techniques that are used in various climbing disciplines, but are detailed here specifically for sport climbing.

Targeting varying abilities, Sport Climbing teaches climbers how to rehearse moves and train for routes, how to get through the pump, how to fight until the end of a pitch, how to stay composed when tired, and how to best use their bodies to climb efficiently and expertly. Whether inspiring new climbers to learn the nuances of scaling vertical terrain, or delving into a deeper, more conceptual understanding of how to go about projecting a route, Andrew Bisharat brings confidence and a level of practicality to the sport. He demonstrates how skills specific to redpointing transfer over to traditional climbing, making this a must-have book for any climber. Featuring tips from famous climbers such as Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold, the author brings a modern voice to a fun and exciting sport.

About the Author

ANDREW BISHARAT is the senior editor of Rock and Ice magazine, for which he writes the wildly popular column "Tuesday Night Bouldering," an irreverent, humorous riff on climbing and its fringe players that is often provocative and occasionally profound. Bisharat also writes the column's shoot-off, the TNB eBlast, which is a weekly 800-word e-mail column that is sent to 10,000 faithful readers and has been growing over the last year. During his tenure at the magazine, he has written articles of all typesa "news stories, Q&A's, gear reviews, how-to guides (such as on how to safely maneuver avalanche terrain) and full-length features.

Bisharat is an experienced climber who has redpointed up to 5.13+ sport routes, onsighted 5.11 trad, climbed WI 5 and M9+, climbed El Cap in a day, and made alpine-style ascents of technical peaks worldwide.

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