{"product_id":"there-is-a-god-for-lesser-climbers-by-janet-christiansen-9781667883595","title":"There Is A God For Lesser Climbers","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThere Is A God For Lesser Climbers\u003c\/em\u003e is a book about gaining faith in yourself and your abilities. I embarked on this journey in my mid-fifties as I was starting menopause and discovered I needed open heart surgery. Eventually, I got back on track and resumed my current obsession: sport climbing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMy first year of climbing was very frustrating. For the first time, I was terrible at something athletic, with poor prospects for improvement. Menopause, a lack of climbing partners, a less than ideal body type, and joints stiffened by thirty years of endurance training all worked against me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThen, after the surgery and life changes, it occurred to me that I could figure out a better way to progress, so I started going out on my own. My climbing style ignored the rules for what was considered acceptable or proper. However, I stuck to my guns and it paid off tremendously.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOver the next six years, I worked out an optimal self-belay setup, built a dozen or more trails for accessing local crags, created new climbing routes, restored abandoned ones, and found my way in the hills. Along the way, I experienced beautiful sunsets, sunrises, endless vistas of San Diego's rugged backcountry, and discovered that having faith in yourself is the best kind of faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46869022769388,"sku":"9781667883595","price":130.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/23053963482781.jpg?v=1759780983","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/there-is-a-god-for-lesser-climbers-by-janet-christiansen-9781667883595","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}