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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Foreword | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Ethics, Style, and the Emergence of Sport Climbing | |
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| The Beast Came from Trad | |
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| Sport Climbing Is Neither!? | |
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| Bolt Wars | |
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| Wild Ethics | |
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| The Next Generation | |
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| Free Yourself With Great Climbing Technique | |
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| What Is "Good" Technique? | |
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| Footwork | |
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| Handholds | |
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| Body Positions and Movement | |
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| Gear You Need: How to Choose It, Use it, and Keep It Safe | |
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| Shoes | |
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| Harness | |
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| Ropes | |
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| Quickdraws | |
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| Belay Devices | |
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| Helmet | |
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| Chalkbag and Chalk | |
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| Kneepads | |
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| Stick Clip | |
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| Useful Miscellaneous Items | |
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| Clothing | |
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| Setting Up Your Rig | |
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| Starting Out: Tying In, Top-roping, and Cleaning an Anchor | |
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| How It Works | |
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| Kiss | |
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| The Perfect Knot: How to Tie In | |
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| How to Top-rope | |
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| Getting Lowered | |
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| Types of Anchors | |
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| How to Go In Direct | |
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| Cleaning an Anchor | |
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| Taking the Sharp End: Leading a Sport Climb | |
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| Anatomy of a Sport Climb | |
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| The Real Deal: Out of the Gym and Out to the Crag | |
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| The Big Leagues: From Bouldering to Sport Climbing | |
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| A New Direction: Going from Trad to Sport | |
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| Moving from Top-roping to Leading | |
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| Commanding Language: How to Talk to Your Belayer | |
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| The Leading Primer | |
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| Racking Quickdraws on Your Harness | |
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| Clipping Quickdraws to Bolts | |
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| Clipping the Rope to the Quickdraw | |
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| ABC's of the Z-clip | |
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| Managing the Rope as You Lead | |
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| Clipping Quickdraws to the Anchor | |
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| The Art of Falling | |
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| Taking the Whipper 101 | |
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| When It's Not Okay to Fall | |
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| Mastering the Failing Mentality | |
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| Regaining Your High Point After a Fall | |
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| Advanced Ropework Techniques for Leading and Cleaning | |
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| Stick Clipping | |
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| On Route: Clipping Up | |
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| Cleaning a Route: Retrieving Quickdraws | |
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| So, Are You Ready to Lead? | |
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| Great Belaying | |
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| Top-rope vs. Lead Belay | |
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| Loading an ATC | |
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| Loading a Grigri | |
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| Top-rope Belaying with an ATC or Grigri | |
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| Lead Belaying with an ATC | |
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| Lead Belaying with a Grigri | |
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| Situational Techniques for Great Lead Belaying | |
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| Giving a Soft Catch | |
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| Onsighting: Strategies for Success | |
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| Anatomy of an Onsight | |
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| Sending Sight-Unseen | |
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| Flashing | |
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| The Elements of Style | |
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| Redpointing: Techniques for Sending | |
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| The Right Temperament | |
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| Always Learn and Make Progress | |
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| Break It Down | |
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| Early Attempts | |
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| Technique | |
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| Going In Direct | |
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| Making Links | |
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| "Work" the Rests | |
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| Highs and Lows | |
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| The One Hang | |
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| Warming Up for the Redpoint | |
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| More Tips for Redpointing Success | |
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| A Day at the Crags | |
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| Warm-ups | |
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| Crag Etiquette: The Queue and Working the Warm-up | |
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| What Kind of Day Is It Going to Be? | |
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| Warming Down | |
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| How to Choose a Project | |
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| Motivation | |
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| Crag Ethics | |
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| Where to Go: The Best Sport-Climbing Areas and Crags | |
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| United States | |
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| International Flavor | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Rating Comparison Chart for Sport Climbing | |
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| Index | |