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Maximum climbing : mental training for peak performance and optimal experience : a Falcon guide / Eric J. Hörst ; foreword by Richard Fleming.

by Hörst, Eric J.

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Falcon Guides, c2010.

Rock climbing -- Training.

Rock climbing -- Psychological aspects.

How to climb series.

9780762755325 (pbk.)

xiii, 270 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"As physical as climbing is, it is even more mental. Ultimately, people climb with their minds -- hands and feet are merely extensions of their thoughts and will. Becoming a master climber requires that you first master your mind. A climber's guide to the software of the brain -- one that will prove invaluable whether one's preference is bouldering, sport climbing, traditional climbing, alpine climbing, or mountaineering. The many cognitive and neurophysical aspects of climbing assembled into a complete program, setting forth three stages of mental training that correspond to beginner, intermediate, and elite levels of experience and commitment -- the ideal template to build upon to personalize one''s goals through years of climbing to come"--Provided by publisher.

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