How To Toe Hook: The Most Misunderstood Climbing Technique
Toe-hooking can seem more like sorcery than other techniques, but you’re probably just going about it the wrong way.
It All Comes Back to Effort
All roads (or rabbit holes) lead back to effort. On and off the wall, in preparation, practice, and performance – all the time.
Triple Your Sends With If-Then Intentions
Implementing this one simple thing can result in big performance gains in your climbing, no matter what level you’re at.
3 Simple Bouldering Tips for Beginner to Intermediate Climbers
Become a better boulderer by learning to avoid these three common mistakes that many beginners are making.
The 80/20 Rule for Working on Climbing Weaknesses
How do you know what a weakness is? Is it just what we think we’re bad at? Based on what?
Your Goals Are Decisions
Should you explore a new style of climbing, to become more adaptable, or exploit the style you are already well-versed in?
Body Tension Techniques for Boulderers
Big moves on boards won’t help you build this skillset that can help boulderers break through common grade plateaus.
What Climbers Get Wrong About Grades and Plateaus
Countless climbers believe they are stuck on some grade plateau… but are they really?
How Sport Climbers Can Break Through Plateaus
It can mean the difference between being plateaued forever and breaking through quickly into harder grades.
The Question Climbers Should Ask Themselves to Avoid Plateaus
Using one simple question, we can continue to progress and move past the common bottlenecks in grading.
The Two Biggest Barriers to Sending Hard Climbs
Your own answers might actually be to blame.
Climbing Common Sense Isn’t Always Common Practice
Returning to the common sense of how and why we do this thing should be common practice – but it rarely is.
The Projecting Strategy Most Climbers Never Learn
When it comes to projecting, how do you know when to walk away?
The Most Important Skill for Climbing 5.13
There is one single skill that trumps all others when it comes to being able to climb 5.13… do you have it?
Climb Your Project Sooner | The Art of Execution
The most important skill for sending hard climbs is knowing HOW to send.
Hooked on a Feeling
Inspiration is intoxicating, but often fades as quickly as it shows up.
Somehow, I Didn’t Fail
Somehow, I didn’t fail. On my 50th birthday, I managed to scrape my way up my one-hundredth 5.13.
I’m Likely to Fail
I don’t set goals so that I can achieve them. I set goals so that I can chase them.