Espresso Lessons from the Rock Warrior's Way
New Rock Climbing Book about Mental Fitness Training by Arno Ilgner
Oct 25, 2009
Rock climbers searching for information on mental training for climbing will find sound guidance in Espresso Lessons from the Rock Warrior’s Way, by Arno Ilgner (Desdirata Institute, 2009). In his latest climbing instruction book, Ilgner provides his readers with straightforward, practical applications of the materials and concepts he covered in The Rock Warrior’s Way (Desdirata Institute, 2003). In this article, learn more about Espresso Lessons, including its format, topics covered, and presentation.
A Systematic Approach to Mental Training for Rock Climbing
Espresso Lessons breaks the mental aspects of rock climbing down into manageable segments for the reader. This climbing instruction book provides simple steps that a rock climber can take to master the lessons of the Warrior’s Way®. The five chapters included in this short and concise 109-page rock climbing book include the following:
- Awareness
- Preparation
- Transitions
- Falling
- Action
In each of these chapters, Ilgner suggests ways for the rock climber to hone mental fitness skills in accordance with the chapter’s main theme. He offers thoughtful guidance on and insight into the topics at hand. An appendix (called "Practice") provides rock climbing training exercises correlating to each chapter and specifically designed to apply the book’s mental fitness training concepts.
Learn to Banish the Fear of Falling in Rock Climbing
Perhaps more than any other topic, the Warrior’s Way® and Arno Ilgner have become synonymous with helping rock climbers learn to overcome the fear of falling when rock climbing, and Espresso Lessons is no exception to this. Ilgner offers sensible advice for rock climbers about learning when and how to fall safely. He also gives valuable, detailed instructions on how to properly belay a falling rock climber.
Climbing Instruction Based on Experience
Ilgner uses both his personal climbing experiences, along with the experiences of other notable rock climbers, to illustrate how mental fitness impacts climbing success throughout Espresso Lessons. He describes some of his own decision-making moments both on and off the rocks that enabled him to attain greater heights than he believed possible. Likewise, the stories of other expert climbers serve to demonstrate the validity of many of Ilgner’s points made throughout this climbing book.
Espresso Lessons from the Rock Warrior’s Way
Rock climbers looking to master mental fitness training for rock climbing will benefit from reading Espresso Lessons. In this rock climbing instruction book, Arno Ilgner provides sound advice on mental training for rock climbing, illustrated by real climbing experiences. Each chapter offers helpful insights into its subject area, including the chapter on falling when climbing. Rock climbers can find practical, guided applications of the book’s materials in its appendix.
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