Training for the New Alpinism: A Manual for the Climber as Athlete - Book

Training for the New Alpinism: A Manual for the Climber as Athlete was written by Steve House, an American alpinist, mountain guide and coach who won the 2006 Piolet d'Or. After a near-fatal accident in 2010 he stopped hard climbing and set out to share the training knowledge he had gathered, and wished he had in his youth.

The book treats the climber as an athlete and lays out how to build the fitness needed for alpine climbing. House is also the owner and manager of Uphill Athlete, which provides training resources for trail runners, alpinists and other mountain athletes. It is a useful book for climbers who want a structured approach to getting in shape for big mountain objectives.