The Two Things You Need for Climbing Harder
We gathered the data. Here’s what it says about how finger and pulling strength combine for climbing performance.
Not All Pyramids Are Built the Same
Improvement comes from challenges, not from the number they are given. If you focus on being challenged and trying hard, then the numbers will follow.
Your True Climbing Age | How I Wasted 6 Years of Climbing
“How much better would you be if you had all of those days back?”
Success vs. Mastery | Simple Ways to Become a Better Climber
Skaters do one important thing much better than climbers: they chase mastery instead of success.
How Attorney Herman Watson Climbed His First 5.14
When you think of a 5.14 climber, a trial lawyer taking work calls on his drive to Idaho is not the first person that comes to mind.
Simple Training for Climbing During Covid-19
Training doesn’t have to stop just because your gym is closed.
Climbers on Body Image
A personal perspective on body image as a climber, from Lauren Abernathy and Kelsey K. Sather.
Improve your Climbing by Traveling
Travel can bring you to new rock with new styles in new places, all of which can improve your climbing.
Climbing Training and Pregnancy: My Journey
Every pregnancy story is unique. I’m sharing my story because it’s not the story I thought I’d tell.
Interview with Hazel Findlay: Learning, Flow States, and How to Climb with Courage
Lauren Abernathy gathers lessons on climbing with courage and flow from podcast episode 57, which features mental master Hazel Findlay.
Redpoint Climbing: Applying the Art of the Second-Try Send
The 2nd Try Send is more than just a near miss onsight or a lucky send.
How Weekend Warrior Max Snyder Climbed His First 5.14
Climbing 5.14 as a weekend warrior is no easy task, but with a lot of hard work, and coach Blake Cash’s help, Max Snyder got it done.
Reflections on Yoga and Climbing
Yoga and climbing seem to go together. But does yoga help your climbing?
How to Continue Making Progress After 20 Years of Climbing, by Chad Volk
I don’t have much experience with making rock climbing feel easy. What I do have experience with is transforming myself from a lover of 5.10 trad climbs to a sender of 5.13 sport climbs.
Part Three of The Once and Future Sport Climber: Winter Training and Hueco
Part three from Nate: training in December and January, how I spent my time in Hueco to keep preparing myself for sport climbing, and what I’m doing from here.
Part Two of The Once and Future Sport Climber: 2018 Recap
Nate reviews his 2018 in regards to goals, training, climbing, numbers, injuries, and lessons.
The Biggest Red Flag of 2018
We live in an age of fast food bouldering. Gym boulders are turned over more frequently than ever before. You can try 2,500 different V7’s on a Moon Board before you have to move on to V8.
The Once and Future Sport Climber: Part One
It’s been a wonderful pump-free five years, but that time has come to an end.