Serious dedication that can take a serious toll.

In this, our inaugural episode of The Power Company Podcast, we talk with pro climber Carlo Traversi.

Fact is, I train hard.  I train smart.

You've made the tough decision to commit.  Now, to help you break this thing down to an inevitable send.

If you exercise a little patience, along with a few tricks and the right tactics, projecting something hard can be a rewarding process.

For those that have never undertaken a project, it can be intimidating just to decide on the right route.

But Sharma doesn't train... Or does he?

More important than your coffee in the morning - ok, maybe not quite that important - is how you warm up.

Nate snapped the banana in half.  Clean break, right through the middle.  Like a ninja.

However, there is something about redpointing that goes much deeper.

Tom writes: I'm primarily interested in raising my trad onsite level...

How do we train for the inevitable sprint?

A reader brings up a great debate about sprinting vs. resting.

I was first introduced to the idea of the "pyramid" by one of Eric Horst's excellent training manuals.