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“The old way of climbing was systematic, methodical, and consistent. Now it’s anything goes, reacting to every situation differently.”

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Advanced Expert Skills and Techniques By Topher Donahue Foreword by Tommy Caldwell

AVAILABLE NOW

Advanced Rock Climbing: Expert Skills and Techniques is for good climbers who want to get even better—from training to gear, to multi- efficiency, and beyond. Each chapter has detailed advice from some of the world’s best climbers and guides—Tommy Caldwell, Angela Hawse, Justen Sjong, , Sonny Trotter, , , and more.

● For skilled climbers who want to push to the next level ● Tips and advice from Tommy Caldwell, Steph Davis, Lynn Hill, Alex Honnold and more of the world’s best climbers ● 250 color photographs and 13 illustrations

Through clear, step-by-step instruction, detailed color photographs, and hard-earned wisdom, this new guide helps strong climbers increase their speed on multi-pitch climbs, conserve energy on big faces, train for tendon strength, improvise self-rescue, and more. Advanced Rock Climbing is for someone who has been climbing for several years and aspires to transition from intermediate to advanced levels, experienced climbers who are stuck in a rut, and naturally climbers who are climbing high grades but who may not have the experience to go further safely.

“When I was learning to climb I read Freedom of the Hills, and it was great, but to climb hard properly, I had to unlearn two-thirds of it.” —Alex Honnold

Co-author of the popular Rock Climbing, 2nd Edition, Topher Donahue began climbing at age three, and was guiding rock and alpine routes by the time he was fourteen. He has worked with some of the world’s most respected guides and climbers from the around the world, integrating what he’s learned from these companions and professionals into the climbing methods and philosophy that he teaches in Advanced Rock Climbing. Topher lives with his family in Nederland, Colo. Find him at www.topherdonahue.com and www.alpinecreative.com.

336 pages, 7 x 8½, 250 color photos, 13 illustrations, paperback, $24.95, ISBN 978-1-68051-012- 6 (ebook: 978-1-68051-013-3). SPORTS/CLIMBING. Rights: World.

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