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website is owned by Eric J. Hörst (pronounced "Hirst"), the
nation's leading authority on climbing performance. An accomplished
climber of 31 years, Eric has ascended cliffs all across the
United States and Europe. Driven by his passion for adventure
and challenge, he has established over 400 first ascents,
primarily on his home cliffs in the Eastern states. Eric's
latest book, Learning to Climb Indoors (Falcon), was
released on July 2006, while his previous book, Training
For Climbing (Falcon 2002), remains a best-seller among
climbing books with its breakthrough look into the science
of climbing performance and optimal training practices. Several
of his books have foreign translations. His next book, Conditioning
for Climbers will be released by Falcon Publishing
in May 2008.
A
student and teacher of climbing performance, Eric has personally
helped train hundreds of climbers, and his training books
and concepts have spread to climbers in more than 50 countries.
He is widely recognized for his innovative training techniques
and equipment, and he has been a training products design
consultant for Nicros, Inc. since 1994. Eric has written five
books on climbing performance including Flash Training
(Falcon, 1994) and How To Climb 5.12 (Falcon, 1997/2003).
Several books have foreign translations. Eric has written
over 35 magazine articles, appeared on numerous TV broadcasts,
and his techniques and photos have appeared in many publications
including Climbing, Outside, Men's Health,
Fortune, Men's Journal, Muscle Media,
Alpen, Rock & Ice, Muscle & Fitness,
Paddler, Urban Climber, Parents, Wall Street Journal, Experience Life, and National
Geographic Adventure. Eric is also editor of the NICROS
Training
Center and he broadcasts monthly training podcasts for
Podclimber.com.
Editorial
requests for interviews, articles, or photographs please email
Eric.Horst"at"NICROS"dot"com.
Click
here for an extended biography covering Eric's 31 years
as a climber.
View
detailed publishing history
of magazines and books.
EH
sending in Arco, Italy. Photo: Mike McGill.
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