Better Bouldering by John Sherman

Better Bouldering by John Sherman

This full-color book reveals the techniques and tricks gleaned from John Sherman's 30-year career as one of America's most respected and notorious bouldering gurus.

Praise for the previous edition: The most sophisticated `how-to' book I've seen on any climbing subject-Climbing Magazine

John “Verm” Sherman is arguably the most prolific and experienced American boulderer, in the last 36 years having visited over 600 areas and climbing an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 boulder problems, thousands of them first ascents. During the mid-80s to early-90s, Sherman was the foremost developer of bouldering at Hueco Tanks, Texas, one of the world's premier bouldering areas. He established over 400 first ascents there. While writing the first Hueco Tanks bouldering guide, he climbed all but one of the 900+ problems in the book. In the process he introduced the V-system of grading boulder problems which became the widely accepted standard throughout North America. Sherman also designed the Kinnaloa Sketchpad, the first commercially available bouldering pad, upon which the majority of subsequent designs are based. He is particularly fond of ground-up highball first ascents--high risk propositions requiring outstanding skill and judgment-- passion that started in the pre-pad era and continues today.Sherman is the author of several books on bouldering, including Better Bouldering (Falcon), Sherman Exposed: Slightly Censored Climbing Stories, and Stone Crusade: A Historical Guide to Bouldering in America.

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ISBN 13	9780762770311
ISBN 10	0762770317
Title	Better Bouldering
Author	John Sherman
Series	How To Climb Series
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Rowman & Littlefield
Year published	2011-11-08
Number of pages	304
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.