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Post by MarkAnderson on Oct 10, 2018 8:43:44 GMT -7
Considering the success of the Revelations thread, would anybody be interested in an online book club? We could select a climbing-related title, read it over some period, then geek out about it here.
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Post by Lundy on Oct 10, 2018 8:50:49 GMT -7
Totally down. Doesn't even need to just be climbing related specifically. I'm currently reading Endure which has been very interesting.
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Post by jetjackson on Oct 10, 2018 14:33:56 GMT -7
Definitely interested. Being stuck here down under, it can take a little while for me to get books as I don't have 2 day prime delivery. So might be a couple of weeks behind on getting the books - but minor issue really.
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Post by MarkAnderson on Oct 10, 2018 16:28:38 GMT -7
Alright, let's get some nominations for books. I have lots of ideas if nobody else does....
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Post by jetjackson on Oct 10, 2018 16:43:59 GMT -7
Given the number of books about climbing that you have probably read, it might be good to get some suggestions from you as a start, as I imagine anything I could suggest would be current pop climbing culture books like The Push, or On The Nose etc.
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Book Club?
Oct 10, 2018 16:46:16 GMT -7
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Post by RobF on Oct 10, 2018 16:46:16 GMT -7
Sounds interesting- putting in a historical perspective / giving a view on how training for climbing books have evolved over the years would be good...
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Post by Chris W on Oct 10, 2018 17:09:19 GMT -7
Lanny Basham's book With Winning in Mind is very good. It's not a climbing book, but it's probably the best mental training book I've read. Jerry Moffatt based a lot of his mental training on Lanny's work, and he mentions it in both Mastermind and Revelations. I still need to read through it again and take notes to create a specific path for myself.
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Post by MarkAnderson on Oct 10, 2018 18:01:11 GMT -7
I'm interested With Winning in Mind. Might be a bit "heavy" for or first attempt? (Don't know, haven't read it).
Here are some more climbing auto/biographies, in rough order of interest:
The Mountain Within, Alex Huber Beyond Limits, Steve McClure Full of Myself, Johnny Dawes Death Grip, Matt Samet Statement, Ben Moon (subject, not author) The Push, Tommy Caldwell (haven't read yet)
General Sports Interest: The Sports Gene, David Epstein (about the genetic contributions to athletic greatness) The Secret Race, Tyler Hamilton (about doping in pro cycling)
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Post by Chris W on Oct 10, 2018 18:29:24 GMT -7
That's enough to keep me busy for a while. Of those, Steve McClure and Ben Moon seem the most intriguing to me, but I'm also a bit fascinated with the old photos of the Brits training hard in dank cellars on tiny woodies with brutal homemade holds. Plus, the appearance of the rock (from pictures, granted) of Mallham Cove seems chossy, which reminds me of my home crags.
Honestly, I'd be good with any of them.
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Post by jetjackson on Oct 10, 2018 19:49:59 GMT -7
I'm intrigued with The Push, mostly because I have heard that the relationship between him and Kevin J is not exactly as the recently released film makes out, and there was a bit more tension there that the book goes into. I'm interested in the relationship dynamics there.
Having said that, I want to read all the books, so I'm pretty open.
With winning in mind would be good. I actually earmarked the page in Revelations where Moffat discusses 'Lanny Bashams' cassettes as his secret weapon for comps - my intention was to try and get my hands on those cassettes - or, the modern equivalent. Who even has a tape deck these days!?
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Post by richb on Oct 11, 2018 7:21:24 GMT -7
I'll put in a selfish vote for the Push, as I'm already two chapters in. Other than that, highly interested in the Huber and McClure books.
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Post by Chris W on Oct 11, 2018 14:01:01 GMT -7
I'm interested With Winning in Mind. Might be a bit "heavy" for or first attempt? I'm not really sure what you mean, but I'll say it's not a book you'd read for fun, unless you're a little odd like me. I enjoyed it, but it's something to read if you have a specific goal of improving your mental approach to climbing (or anything else). I guess it's more of a 'college course' book than a 'drink a beer with a friend after class' book.
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Book Club?
Oct 11, 2018 15:32:46 GMT -7
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Post by MarkAnderson on Oct 11, 2018 15:32:46 GMT -7
Ya, that’s what I mean. Do we want to start this experiment with a text book?
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Post by Chris W on Oct 11, 2018 16:50:56 GMT -7
Ha! Probably not.
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Post by MarkAnderson on Oct 12, 2018 8:49:42 GMT -7
Ok, below are the nominees (any book mentioned above and seconded by another person:
With Winning in Mind, Lanny Bashams
Beyond Limits, Steve McClure
Statement, (about) Ben Moon
The Push, Tommy Caldwell
The Mountain Within, Alex Huber
How about we each vote for TWO titles, and the top vote getter goes first?
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