This thoroughly revised and updated edition of Better Bouldering presents all
the techniques and tricks gleaned from the thirty-six-year bouldering career
of John Sherman, America’s most noted and notorious bouldering guru. Sharing
the most recent trends in techniques, equipment, and injury treatment and
prevention, Sherman imparts his insider knowledge of the sport through
colorful instructional text and “combat” stories from his own bouldering
career—allowing both beginning and accomplished boulderers to learn from the
author’s experiences rather than their own mistakes.
Among the guest contributors for this new edition are top boulderers Paul
Robinson, the 2008 ABS national champion, writing on gyms and competitions;
Angie Payne, the first American female to climb V13, who shares a woman’s
perspective on bouldering; and Dave MacLeod,Scottish ubertrad leader, exercise
physiologist, and V13 boulderer, imparting his take on bouldering-specific
training. More than 300 new color photos taken at the most popular bouldering
locales in the world—including Bishop, Hueco Tanks, Rocklands, and
Fontainebleau—clearly and dramatically demonstrate the concepts explained in
the always entertaining text.
3rd edition 2018
304 pages; 152 x 229 mm, paperback
