Eric Horst has been climbing for thirty years. He is a performance coach who has helped thousands of climbers improve their performance through his books, magazine articles, seminars, and Web sites. He is the author of "Rock Climbing Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland;" "Training for Climbing 1st ed;" "How to Climb 5.12;" "Learning to Climb Indoors;" and "Conditioning for Climbers," He lives with his wife Lisa Ann and their two sons, Cameron and Jonathan, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.