Reading the Wall

Appendices

  • On the mat

    The book on one page, for between attempts. Section 2.2 has the full method.

  • Troubleshooting: from symptom to technique

    Find what goes wrong on the wall in the left column. The middle column gives the usual cause. The right column lists techniques to try; try the first one…

  • Glossary of climbing jargon

    Plain definitions of the slang and technical words used in this book. Technique names have full entries in Part II; here they get one line and a link. Words…

  • A–Z of techniques

    Every technique in this book, with the names you may hear for it. Aliases point to the entry they belong to. The grade is where the technique typically…

  • Grade conversion

    Gyms in the US grade boulders on the V-scale. Gyms in the UK use the V-scale or the Font scale (short for Fontainebleau). Many other European gyms use Font.…

  • Corrections to the second edition

    This edition corrects these mistakes in the second edition. The page numbers are the second edition’s. CHANGELOG.md in the source repository (see the…

  • Sources

    Sources are numbered in the order they are first cited. Web pages were accessed in October and November 2026. Where a claim rests on a coach’s or a gym’s…

  • Index

    Index