Hooking Up - The Ultimate Big Wall and Aid Climbing Manual - Order now!

I will be mailing out copies this week. If you'd like a copy, please email me:

passthepitonspete@hotmail.com 

Cheers, and Happy New Year, eh?

PtPP aka Dr. Piton

My wwwwwwhat?!  

I'm sorry - that "w" word is no longer part of my vocabulary!  

We are mailing out books now. Thanks MP folks for all the recent orders!

Please message me if you're interested!

Here's a fun and entertaining review in Alpinist Magazine:

http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web21s/wfeature-book-hooking-up-zabrok

I agree with Ryan. The book is 100% worth it for the photos and stories alone. But then it is loaded with helpful information that would be beneficial to anyone from a big wall novice to a seasoned wall rat. 

I’m not a die hard wall climber by any means but I enjoy it a few times a year and feel pretty confident with my systems. Hooking Up really made me question why I do things the way I do them and helped me to increase my overall efficiency by changing things with a variety of my systems.

Pete is also very responsive if you DM or email him with questions. He just helped me refine my how I set up my loads with multiple pigs and catch lines for longer and steeper walls.

Red cord is the docking line for the entire load. Then the two main bags have their own docking cords for bivying. (Haul line safety for far end hauler isn’t clipped to simplify the photo) 

Hey all you crusty wall rats, 

I just got my books in, so I can mail you one out right away!  Yer gonna love it - 760 pages, 3000 colour photos, the bloody thing weighs over 3 pounds!  It is the best book on big wall and aid climbing ever written in the history of mountaineering literature, and I do say so myself.  Actually, everyone tells me they love it, and I honestly haven't seen a bad review.   

So the cost of the book for folks in the You-Ess, eh is $60 plus $25 courier for a single book. If you can round up another friend or two, I can really bring the per unit cost down because it is cheaper per book to ship a single package, and I can also discount the prices of the subsequent books.

The books are, like, heavy, eh? 

So I could deliver you two books for $145 or three books for $200.  << USA prices, however I can ship worldwide.  Have a bunch of books going out now to Australia and the You-Kay. 
Let me know, eh? Mailing out this week!

Yours, etc.PtPP  aka Dr. Piton

P.S. And I will bet you a beer that by reading this book, and taking advantage of only a few key ideas, you will save yourself enough time, money, effort and heartache to completely underwrite the cost of the book several times over, and you will increase your probably of reaching the summit of your next big wall exponentially.

P.P.S.  As you see by the posting directly above this one, when you buy a copy of HOOKING UP, you also buy a little bit of Dr. Piton.  What that means is, if you have a question, ask away, and I will do my best to answer it, anywhere, anytime. Like, even if you are stuck on a wall, message me, and maybe I can help!  

I grabbed a copy a few months ago and agree that it is the best bigwall book I've ever read. Way better than trying to assemble information from random MP threads and other websites. Well worth the cost.

^^  Aw, shucks ....  Like, thanks, eh?        ^^

Get your copy of HOOKING UP - The Ultimate Big Wall and Aid Climbing Manual - NOW NOW NOW before it's TOO LATE, as I'll be gone til December. 
I am buggering off to climb Route #66 on El Cap next week, followed by caving in Huautla, and climbing and cruising in Croatia.  I leave the day after Labour Day, so I need your orders in RIGHT AWAY so I can mail you your autographed copy. 
I guarantee* you that in owning this book, you will save enough time, money, effort and heartache to completely underwrite the cost of the book many times over!  Fabio and I worked really hard for three years putting this together, and it WILL make you a better wall climber, and it WILL get you to the summit!  And even if you have no desire to climb, you will love the stories and photos! 
Contact me now at      passthepitonspete@hotmail.com      or through Mountain Project.
Cheers, eh? Dr. Piton 
*You are guaranteed ONE beer, however you must collect in person, at which time I will diagnose your climbing problem and solve it for you, and then you will owe me the beer back.
P.S. If you already have our book, please reply here and tell everyone why you like it!  You know, a mini book review?  Take a photo of something in the book that really helped you, or will help you, and share why.  Thanks!

I have never done a route up there on the Falls Wall?  Have you done [m]any? The approach has dissuaded me.  Bryan Law told me that Hurricane Jingus Clusterfuck 2000 is a future classic.  

For those curious about the book and Pete's qualifications for writing it... 

If he completes his 66th route on El Cap, he will unequivocally be the one individual in the world who has ascended the most routes on the big stone. Unlike some folks, his El Cap career passes a basic "audit" of his climbing history.  

What is the plan for route #66, Pete? Psyched to track your progress from afar. 

John Shultz wrote:

For those curious about the book and Pete's qualifications for writing it... 

If he completes his 66th route on El Cap, he will unequivocally be the one individual in the world who has ascended the most routes on the big stone. Unlike some folks, his El Cap career passes a basic "audit" of his climbing history.  

What is the plan for route #66, Pete? Psyched to track your progress from afar. 

Glad that I passed your scrutiny!  I hate to divulge my secrets when the hole world is watching, so you'll just have to wait and see.  ;)  

Kevin DeWeese wrote:

Eye C wut U did 

You are a Smart Feller, or something like that....

Are you coming out this season?  I arrive Sept 7, sticking around til around Sept 30 then off to Mexico caving, and beyond. 

Peter Zabrok wrote:

You are a Smart Feller, or something like that....

Are you coming out this season?  I arrive Sept 7, sticking around til around Sept 30 then off to Mexico caving, and beyond. 

When is Keven not around the valley? Other than weekdays of course, he's got one of those lame jobby jobs =p 

Octopussy, eh?  You should swing by for a beer.

Pacemaker, eh? Well, that is the dirtiest route I have ever climbed on El Cap. I would suggest bringing something more than just your nut pick to clean out the cracks - I had blisters on my hand from doing that. I would suggest a short curved tree saw.

I ended up building a science project belay at the top of 5 - I should have replaced one or two of the old bolts on the one side, and then added a brand new bolt on the other side. You should consider doing this! 

I ~REALLY~ buggered myself on the fifteenth pitch above the Refrigerated Telephone Booth belay stance.  The crack gets WYDE, and the Reid topo did not indicate this.  I'm not sure if Nanook has redrawn the topo in his book but I would think so, because I always send him this stuff.  So with no wide cams, I had to do what some other poor bugger had done, which was to do the mystery traverse right into the Chickenwing Chimney, which was ALSO no fun because of lack of wide gear.  Sheesh.  

If you can't read my notes, email me and I can send them to you in full resolution.  

Like, the line looks really good on the wall, but the cracks are SO DIRTY it just wasn't any fun.  Are you SURE you want to do this route??  

Peter Zabrok wrote:

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Are you SURE you want to do this route??  

Strangely, more now 

Reminder: I'm gone for three months next week.  Last day I can mail out books is Tuesday.  Thank you everyone for your overwhelming support!  Just when I was wondering if the market might be saturated, 53 sales came in over the last few days!  

Sent a PM, hope to snag a copy before you depart. 

Michael Hall wrote:

Sent a PM, hope to snag a copy before you depart. 

Yup, got it.  Mailing out today before I leave tomorrow!  Thanks!   Anyone else???  

Is it too late to get one ASAP if I send info and payment this morning?

Edit: hopefully not too late. Just rolled the dice and sent info and payment. Cheers!

Andy Shoemaker wrote:

Is it too late to get one ASAP if I send info and payment this morning?

Edit: hopefully not too late. Just rolled the dice and sent info and payment. Cheers!

I got it, I'm sending it this morning!!   Check your email, I gave you a discounted offer for a second book.  Hurry!