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Me, Myself & I: The dark arts of big wall soloing Paperback – April 2, 2017

by Andy Kirkpatrick (Author)
4.7 out of 5 stars 93 ratings
Me, Myself & I - the forbidden dark art of roped soloing, for climbers who either need to know in order to make the ultimate climb come true, or those who just like technique ‘nerdiness’.Me, Myself & I draws on fifteen years of experience on these solo projects, as well as nearly thirty years of general climbing experience, to bring the most specialised big wall instruction book ever written for climbers. Rope soloing will be undertaken by less than 1% of climbers, yet these skills open up the potential for the equivalent of an 'Iron Man' for climbers, to scale the biggest walls - alone and safely.
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  1. Book 1 of 4
    Cragmanship
  2. Print length
    256 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publication date
    April 2, 2017
  5. Dimensions
    6 x 0.58 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1545122253
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1545122259
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 2, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1545122253
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1545122259
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.58 x 9 inches
  • Book 1 of 4 ‏ : ‎ Cragmanship
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 out of 5 stars 93 ratings

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‘I haven’t climbed Everest, skied to the poles, or sailed single-handed around the world. The goals I set out to accomplish aren’t easily measured or quantified by world records or ‘firsts.’ The reasons I climb, and the climbs do, are more than distance or altitude; they are about breaking barriers within myself.’

Andy Kirkpatrick was born and raised on a council estate in Hull, one of the UK’s flattest cities. He suffered from severe dyslexia, which went undiagnosed until he was 19. Thriving on this apparent adversity, Andy transformed himself into one of the world’s most driven and accomplished climbers and an award-winning writer, his books appearing in a dozen languages.

The US magazine Climbing once described Andy as a climber with a ‘strange penchant for the long, the cold and the difficult,’ with a reputation for ‘seeking out routes where the danger is real, and the return is questionable, pushing himself on some of the hardest walls and faces in the Alps and beyond, sometimes with partners and sometimes alone.’

Andy’s speciality is big wall climbing and winter expeditions, which involves pitting himself against a vertical climb of over one thousand metres (almost three times as high as the Empire State Building), often in temperatures as low as minus 30C.

Andy has scaled Yosemite’s El Capitan – one of America's most difficult rock walls – over thirty times, including five solo ascents. One of these ascents was a 12-day solo of the Reticent Wall, viewed at the time as perhaps the hardest climb of its type in the world. In 2002, he undertook one of the hardest climbs in Europe: a 15-day winter ascent of the West face of the Dru. This one thousand-metre pillar pushed him and his partner to their limits and was featured in the award-winning film Cold Haul.

Andy has also taken part in expeditions to Patagonia, Greenland, Alaska and Antartcia, as well as climbing in Africa and Arabia. The stories that Andy has brought back from these expeditions have become modern classics in the climbing world and have brought new meaning to the words ‘epic’ and ‘cold.’

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I admit that I appreciated this book more on the second read than I did on the first. Yosemite is a half day drive away so at first, I didn't see the wisdom of his details on travel, but after realizing what an international sport this is and how lucky we are in California, I get it now. The mental aspects and definitions of different types of fear were to me among the most helpful insights. These are dark arts described by the high priest of solo big wall climbing.
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  • James E. Hopkins
    5.0 out of 5 stars Another great work by Andy Kirkpatrick
    Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2024
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    Andy is great material on an esoteric subject, solo climbing. Big wall,alpine and solo climbing are specialized arenas. Little is out there. If you are involved in any of these, then get this book.
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  • ZeroPly
    5.0 out of 5 stars This is niche, but oh what a niche!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2024
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    I would not recommend this for any beginner climber, unless they're looking to use up their medical deductible in a hurry. That said, if you're highly experienced and are curious about rope soloing, this represents around 90% of what mankind currently knows about the subject.

    As with Kirkpatrick's other books, there is no holding back on detail. This is not a "fun let's read it on Sunday" book, but more of a "I don't want to die so I need to know everything about this topic" book.
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  • dave
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book
    Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2021
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    expand your talent stack and knowledge base in a very serious sector of climbing, andy knows wtf he's talking about, check out his podcast and talks as well for more hilarity and information
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  • greg
    5.0 out of 5 stars Turns out this guy knows what he's talking about.
    Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2019
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    Every bit of this book was super informative and really helped me understand the systems of big wall solo climbing.
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  • bluesman
    4.0 out of 5 stars Useful for people roped soloing or big wall hauling.
    Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2022
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    The best parts for me were the psychological demands. I do multi pitch lead rope solos, but no big walls, so a lot of the hauling techniques were interesting but not really useful to me. A few of the hauling descriptions were hard to follow in text and the 'see diagram' was welcome, but often the diagram was missing? Overall certainly a 'worth it' purchase for me.
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  • Nathan Hamilton
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very informative
    Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2018
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    Quite a bit of information I didn't know.
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  • Cesar Henrique Gabbardo
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
    Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2019
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    Great book
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  • JDF
    5.0 out of 5 stars He loved it.
    Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2018
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    Present for our son. He loved it.
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  • Daniele Fornai
    5.0 out of 5 stars Un manuale imperdibile per chi “fa da sé “
    Reviewed in Italy on February 16, 2025
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    Una guida immancabile nella libreria di chi arrampica, soprattutto per i solitari che condividono le emozioni di una via con il proprio bagaglio, fisico e mentale. Un libro che si avventura nelle tecniche di auto-sicura quasi sempre relegate a stregoneria pericolosa e oscura. Bravo Andy!
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  • Dave B
    5.0 out of 5 stars Andy is a legend
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 5, 2024
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    I have the original book. Andy has done a thorough update. The diagrams are very clear. I am still learning a lot from the second addition although I still have the first edition. But it
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  • Wilderness explorer
    5.0 out of 5 stars The only book of it's kind on the rare art of solo climbing.
    Reviewed in Australia on June 5, 2020
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    Andy Kirkpatrick is a world class author and climber. The unique knowledge contained in this book on the rare art of solo climbing can be found nowhere else but in this book.
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  • Enrique Cano
    5.0 out of 5 stars Muy interesante pero solo para frikis de la escalada
    Reviewed in Spain on March 15, 2022
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    Todo lo que necesitas para escalar en solitario con cuerda ... cosa que muy, muy poca gente debería intentar. Yo lo compré simplemente por curiosidad.
    A los que lo quieran leer con la intención de escalar en solitario tengo que advertirles que el asegurador que recomienda el autor para estos menesteres, el silent partner, ya no se fabrica y creo que ya no se puede encontrar ni siquiera en ebay.
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  • Bonnardel Charles
    5.0 out of 5 stars Super livre
    Reviewed in France on October 22, 2024
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    Super livre avec beaucoup de connaissances condensées
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