{"id":19991,"date":"2024-06-12T14:44:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T14:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blocshop.com\/bloc-shop-v2\/the-best-book-on-climbing-and-life-youve-never-read\/"},"modified":"2024-06-12T14:44:01","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T14:44:01","slug":"the-best-book-on-climbing-and-life-youve-never-read","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blocshop.com\/en\/the-best-book-on-climbing-and-life-youve-never-read\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Book on Climbing (and Life) You\u2019ve Never Read"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A little confession: I have a love\/hate relationship with Kris Hampton. I love him for the same reasons that sometimes make me dislike him a bit. Why? Probably because he\u2019s (often) right. And that\u2019s why his book, &#8220;The Hard Truth,&#8221; is probably THE best book to read to become a better climber. And maybe a better human being. It\u2019s quite simple: it\u2019s a series of short texts from Kris Hampton\u2019s blog, the founder of Power Company. These short chapters cover training modalities, the reasons why you fail, why you\u2019re not progressing, and why you avoid your weaknesses. But be warned, &#8220;Odub,&#8221; as he is nicknamed, doesn\u2019t hold back and his brutal honesty might challenge your ego (or all the excuses you might imagine). That being said, he often turns out to be right. Maybe you\u2019re not trying as hard as you think. Maybe you should focus on slabs even if you hate the idea of putting even a toe on a wall that isn\u2019t vertical. There\u2019s no magic recipe, not even a training protocol. Just plain common sense. The best part: it\u2019s a quick, precise, and efficient read, just like your climbing moves should be.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And you can also take it almost as a self-help book. Replace the word \u201cclimbing\u201d with life, and suddenly, you have more advice in a hundred pages than in \u201cThe Alchemist.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, with your purchase of &#8220;The Hard Truth,&#8221; you\u2019ll be supporting one of the pioneers in climbing training. Everyone wins in the end.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.blocshop.com\/products\/the-hard-truth?_pos=2&amp;_psq=the+hard&amp;_ss=e&amp;_v=1.0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get your copy here!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A little confession: I have a love\/hate relationship with Kris Hampton. I love him for the same reasons that sometimes make me dislike him a bit. Why? 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