Publisher: Ediciones Desnivel
 Pages: 186
 Format: 16.5 x 21 cm
 Edition square: Madrid
 Binding: Rustic
 Issue date: July 2008
 Climbing manuals do not usually devote many pages to mental training, although this is as important a performance factor as strength, flexibility or technique. In this unique approach to mental training, Arno Ilgner draws on some essential ideas from the ancient eastern tradition of the Way of the Warrior, as well as modern sports psychology.

 Combining these elements with his own extensive experience as a climber, he creates a complete program with which you will learn to focus your mental capacity during a committed climb. The author guides us step by step along the path of the rock warrior, which includes motivation analysis, information gathering, risk assessment, focus, and deliberate transition to action.

 Poor use of attention can lead to fear, the manifestations of which range from anxiety about success to outright terror. By directing our attention more consciously, we can understand how fear arises, deal with it effectively, and free ourselves to reestablish contact with a much more powerful motivational force: our love of climbing. Only then will our intentions be inflexible, resulting in outstanding performance. This manual offers us a revolutionary program for those climbers who wish to improve their performance by enjoying climbing more and more.