Yoga for Climbers: How to Stretch, Strengthen and Climb Higher

Yoga for Climbers will show you how to create a yoga practice at home that will keep you healthy, prevent injuries, and support and improve your outdoor passions. This guide feature easy-to-understand yoga poses and sequences designed to address the specific stresses that climbing enact on the body.




This guide feature:

Detailed overviews of the areas of the body most impacted by climbing and hiking

Injuries common to these sports that yoga can address

Explanation of yoga's physical and mental benefits, and how it can enhance time on rock or trail

Foundational techniques for creating a yoga practice, including the fundamentals of meditation

Several sequences for a home practice, designed specifically for climbers and hikers

Interviews with climbers and hikers who use yoga to support their physical strength and hone their mental focusfrom professionals, such as Steph Davis and Buzz Burrell, to average weekend-warriors



For inspiration and visual appeal, the books include panoramas of yoga poses in outdoor settings, studio photos of the specific yoga poses and sequences, and technical drawings related to anatomy and common ailments.