9 out of 10 Climbers... McLeod... what do you think?

I like to read. Sometimes I read about climbing. I enjoyed the SCC and I think it gave me some new things to think about, which is very important.

While McLeod's article in the latest R&I was interesting, I found myself wandering off... losing focus. It just seemed like the article was kind of unorganized and repetitive.

What do you guys think about the book? Compared to the article and on it's own? I'm sure I'll learn something from it... but is it a good read? Worth $25?

I've not read the article, but the book tends to jump somewhat randomly between topics. Its really more of a compilation of random thoughts on training than anything else. The segments stand on their own quite well but they tend not to flow together.

I thought it was really worth reading though.

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+1. Very well worth the money.

I've read the book and agree that he wanders from topic to topic, but the good stuff is all there. It's worth reading.

ditto what others have said. i thought it had good info on falling. in particular how it took him approximately 5000 falls to be fully stress-proofed.

The MacLeod book is the best book for the advanced climbers out there who want to break out of the rut.

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I'm not an advanced climber but I've enjoyed McLeod's blog in the past and all his writing seemed well thought out, from training to trip reports. I don't know about his training manual though. I reckon it would be better written than if Sharma wrote his own?

Zeke wrote:I'm not an advanced climber but I've enjoyed McLeod's blog in the past and all his writing seemed well thought out, from training to trip reports. I don't know about his training manual though. I reckon it would be better written than if Sharma wrote his own?

I think it is likely better; it seems from the vids, etc, Sharma doesn't really 'train' much to climb hard, he climbs---hard

(this is a point in MacLeod's book, too; can you be climbing more==in lieu of training++ to improve your climbing?)

Well worth perusing, a good read imo...