If you've ever wanted to move more effortlessly and get the most from your hard-earned climbing fitness, this is the guide you've been waiting for. Improving at rock climbing isn't just about strength, endurance, flexibility, or spending countless hours on repetitive training. Nor does it have to involve a constant trade-off between maintaining fitness and risking injury through overtraining. At its core, climbing is a skill-based sport, and this guide will transform the way you think about movement on rock. Whatever your level, mastering smooth, relaxed, and powerful movement will help you maximise both your enjoyment and your performance. This definitive practical guide to climbing technique will help you become a more efficient climber. Fully illustrated and featuring more than 35 skills-based exercises supported by online videos, it provides a clear pathway to developing excellent technique through drills and exercises suitable for climbers of all abilities. Drawing on over two decades of experience as a professional climbing coach, the book is packed with expert knowledge and proven insights. It is essential reading for climbers from intermediate to elite level, whether their focus is sport climbing, bouldering, or traditional climbing. Specification Page Size: 135 x 205 mm No of Pages: 242 Publisher: John Kettle ISBN13: 9781999654443 Published Date: July 2026 Edition: 2nd: July 2026 Binding: Paperback Illustrations: Line Drawings Weight: 180g
