Girl on the Rocks: A Woman's Guide To Climbing With Strength, Grace, And Courage

This would be great for someone new to climbing. I bought this as someone who has been climbing about a decade, hoping for some good insight into fear. I did not find it helpful. I returned it.

I have had this book for years and my sister just started to get into rock climbing and asked me for some advice- obviously I didn’t want to give her my copy so I sent her a new one- it came on time and she loves it- it’s very inspirational

I have been climbing a year indoors and hover in the 5.10a-c ranges. I thought the book would help me have some breakthroughs specifically geared for women. It touches upon some things I could do to improve towards the end of the book. Felt the guide is better suited for those who are starting out rather than for those who have some experience. The book is heavy on personal experiences by the author and fellow female climbers which was nice leisure reading but it did not necessarily add to the content of the book. More on training and exercises would have helped this book get a higher rating from me.

This book is great for those who are just starting out to rock climb. I love the interviews that are in the book because it shows different perspectives of why these women climb, I only gave it 4 stars because the structure in writing stood out to me. Other than that, great book!

if you're looking for all the techinical stuff get another book. however this is perfect for those starting out and need the inspiration from other female climbers who have done rock climbing. it gives a different perspective on rock climbing since as a female we have less strength then men and it walks you through over coming things on the rock that a man may not understand. the best part is just reading that nomatter your life style or fitness level you can learn to climb!

I've been a climber for years and yet I am still learning from Katie's book. She is straight forward and points out things that I have always thought about but have never had another person state. I am thankful I purchased this book and will be recommending it to my female climbing friends new and seasoned to the sport. Thanks Katie!

As a woman climber I did take a lot from this book but I admit I was looking for more beta as it were for those of us already past the fear stage and the initial desire to climb. I think this is a great book for women who are thinking about climbing as it seems more oriented to the new climber, which is great, but I didn't gain a whole lot as someone having been climbing for several years.

Chick power to the absolute! This book is a great intro for new female climbers. You'll learn a lot about the sport, as well as how women can excel at climbing. I'm an advanced climber, but still found lots of the technique and descriptions to be interesting. I read the book cover-to-cover, then recommended it to some girlfriends new to climbing.

A bit too touchy feely for me - I'd like more technical climbing information aimed at female climbers and less emotional / mental mumbo jumbo.

This book is perfect for you if you have NEVER climbed. It talks way too much about why you should be climbing. year And in my opinion, if you buy this book, it is because you already enjoy this sport. I have been climbing for only a year and I was expecting a lot more information about climbing and less about useless interview. I was expecting a book that would let me know more about those awesome girls out there, but I felt too much like it stuck on the fact that girls are scared in general.