Girl on the Rocks - Katie Brown

Girl on the Rocks

A Woman's Guide To Climbing With Strength, Grace, And Courage

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Buch | Softcover
160 Seiten
2008
Falcon Guides (Verlag)
978-0-7627-4518-0 (ISBN)
18,65 inkl. MwSt
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Teaches women that climbing is more fun than dangerous, that overcoming fear can boost self-esteem, and that the fitness benefits for women are tremendous. This book contains photos that explain the various techniques, equipment, and styles of climbing for women.
Girl on the Rocks is designed to inspire women intrigued by the sport, but intimidated by its male dominance and stereotype as "extreme;" to instruct women on technique, strength, and mental agility from a woman's perspective; and to empower women to climb harder and with more courage. Written for any woman interested or involved in the sport, Girl on the Rocks will inspire, instruct, and empower women of all ages and ability to get psyched and climb on.

Author Katie Brown is the young woman who Rock & Ice magazine dubbed "The Best Female Climber of the Millennium." As the first woman to onsight 5.13d (Omaha Beach, Red River Gorge, Kentucky) and flash 5.14a (Hydrophobia, Mont Sant, Spain) Katie Brown has been an influential and groundbreaking climber, male or female. She began climbing at age 13 and quickly dominated competition at the national and international level. Now in her mid-20s, she is a freelance writer, author of the book Vertical World (FalconGuides), and continues to travel the world as an elite professional climber.Photographer Ben Moon is an internationally reknowned outdoor photographer specializing in rock climbing and surfing. He has been featured in such magazines as Outside, Surfer, Rock & Ice, Mens Journal, National Geographic Adventure and regularly shoots for clients such as Yakima, Timberline, Patagonia, Solomon, and Black Diamond.

Illustrationen Ben Moon
Sprache englisch
Maße 191 x 235 mm
Gewicht 25 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Sport
ISBN-10 0-7627-4518-5 / 0762745185
ISBN-13 978-0-7627-4518-0 / 9780762745180
Zustand Neuware
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