If you’ve ever wondered just what runs through the minds of cutting- edge rock climbers – the guys and gals setting speed records up El Capitan or soloing Half Dome – check out a copy of Boulder climbing author Katie Brown’s new paperback, “Vertical World: Conversations With Today’s Masters of Rock” (Falcon Guides/Globe Pequot Press, $19.95). Brown, a renowned climbing pro and a contributor to many of the sport’s top publications, gets inside the minds of modern climbing role models such as Chris Sharma (the first person to climb 5.15A), Lisa Rands (one of the world’s best female boulderers) and Tommy Caldwell (possibly the world’s best all-around rock climber). Through interviews and action photos, the nine American masters portrayed in the Falcon Guide reveal just what makes them tick – their training secrets, favorite crags, craziest dreams, successes and failures – with the candor typically reserved for after-hours campfire conversations.
Get it — Call 1-800-243-0495 or order via www.GlobePequot.com
