The Rock Warrior's Way: Mental Training For Climbers

his fear of dying and focus on fighting well. This is a landmark book for the samurai mindset.
    Osho, Courage: The Joy of Living Dangerously , New York, NY: St. Martin’s Press, 1999. The comfort zone is great, but we cannot be fully alive by staying there. This book gives remarkable insights into developing courage to enter the risk zone.
    Peale, Norman Vincent, The Power of Positive Thinking , NY: Balantine Books, 1952. This is an important book for understanding the power that resides within us. It will help improve awareness of how to tap that power.
    Peck, M. Scott, The Road Less Traveled , New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, 1978. All paths begin at a fork in the road. We must decide not to walk the path of the ordinary person in order to begin walking the warrior path. This is a great book for beginning that process.
    Sanchez, Victor, The Teachings of don Carlos , Santa Fe, NM: Bear and Company Publishing, 1995. This book gives practical applications to the Toltec teachings in the Castaneda books. I’ve found it very practical and useful when applied to climbing.
    Spencer, Robert L., The Craft of the Warrior , Berkeley, CA: Frog Ltd, 1993. There are countless writers on warriorship. Mr. Spencer compiles many of them in this book and ties the warrior principles together in a very helpful way. A must read.
    Tolle, Eckhart, The Power of Now , Novato, CA: New World Library, 1999. The Journey process involves keeping our attention on the task at hand. This book shows the power of being focused in the NOW and gives insights into how to do it.
    Trungpa, Chögyam, Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior , Boston, MA: Shambhala Publications, 1984. The Shambhala knowledge from Tibet can help us see the underlying goodness of how the world works. This knowledge helps us accept situations as they are, rather than resist them, so we can deal with them powerfully.
    Watts, Alan, The Way of Zen , New York: Pantheon, 1957. Zen helps us see situations from new perspectives, and helps us live in the present moment. Dr. Watts is an important author for introducing Zen to the West.
    Wolinsky, Stephen, The Tao of Chaos , Bearsville, NY: Bramble Books, 1994. Focus on fear and we attract more fear. Quantum Psychology takes us to the building blocks of our mental framework and helps us understand how our mindset creates this unwanted attraction.
    Audiotape Programs
    Chopra, Deepak, The Higher Self , Niles, IL: Nightingale Conant, 1992. To improve awareness we need to diminish the Ego, or better yet, develop the awareness of our higher self. This program can help.
    Dossey, Larry, The Power of Prayer , Niles, IL: Nightingale Conant, 1994.
    Our thoughts have power. This program is a provocative study of scientific experiments on the power of our thoughts.
    Dyer, Wayne, Freedom Through Higher Awareness , Niles, IL: Nightingale Conant, 1994. Transcend the Ego and we improve our awareness and our power. With more power we have more freedom to choose our actions. This program is a must.
    Levey, Joel & Michelle, The Focused Mind State , Niles, IL: Nightingale Conant, 1993. Based on the Trojan Warrior Project for the U.S. Army, this program addresses the need to have a focused mind and how to develop it.
    Lewis, Dennis, Breathing as a Metaphor for Living , Boulder, CO: Sounds True, 1998. How you breathe gives insights into how you live life or how you climb. This program is a powerful guide to better breathing and awareness.
    Pulos, Lee, The Power of Visualization , Niles, IL: Nightingale Conant, 1993. Visualization is an important tool for developing mental skills. This program goes into the details of this process.
    Viscott, David, Taking Risks , Niles, IL: Nightingale Conant, 1991. Understanding fear and the need to take risks develops our mental skills. This program addresses these issues and more.
    Walther, George, Power Talking Skills , Boulder, CO: Career Track, 1991. How we speak to others and ourselves determines the actions we take. This program helps develop a more deliberate way of communicating.
    Weil, Andrew, Breathing , Boulder, CO: Sounds True, 1999. This program covers important background information on breathing and gives specific exercises that can help improve the quality of our breath.
    Wolinsky, Stephen, Waking from the Trance , Boulder, CO: Sounds True, 2002. One of the most important tasks for a warrior is becoming more aware. This program addresses how we are socialized into a trance and helps us to wake from that