Expert | Taylor Reed on Climbing Research and Evidence-Informed Movement Coaching
Taylor Reed talks movement coaching and the role research plays in his evidence-informed coaching methods.
Board Meetings | How Much Climbing Skill Is Guaranteed With Experience?
If the more you climb, the better you get, then why do we all know that one guy that’s been climbing forever and still stuck at 5.10?
What Type of Climbing Movement Do You Value?
Maybe “careless and sloppy” isn’t always so bad.
Taped Tips | Go Ahead, Grab That Foothold and Be Adaptable
Learning when and how to compensate for a weakness is a skill. And skills need to be practiced.
REWIND | Board Meetings: The Art of Learning Climbing
One of our favorites: Kris and Nate discuss ideas about our mental models for learning, and how we might apply these ideas to climbing.
Taped Tips | The Hidden Value of Lowballs
Lowball boulders, while not as proud, can still teach us new movement, new ways to utilize tension, and force us into finding new techniques.
Why “Technique” May Not Be The Answer to Better Climbing
How do you solve a problem? By looking for a solution.
Expert | Rob Gray on How We Learn to Move and Skill Acquisition for Climbers (Part 2)
Rob Gray discusses two theories of skill acquisition and how climbing coaches can use them to help climbers better learn to move.
Expert | Rob Gray on The Gap Between Researchers and Coaches (Part 1)
Skill Acquisition Specialist Rob Gray discusses the limitations of using sports science research for coaches and practitioners.
When It’s Better to Think Inside the Box
I never thought I’d be recommending this, but some of y’all should be putting less effort into becoming technically better climbers.
Rethinking Climbing Technique and Movement Skills
“Climbing is a skill sport,” isn’t enough.
FOCUS | Movement Skills for Climbers
Introducing: Something new. Something different. Something FOCUSED.
Board Meetings | Indoor Climbing Lessons That You Should Take Outdoors (Bonus Episode)
There are lessons from the climbing in a gym that should absolutely be applied outdoors in order to become a better climber faster.
Board Meetings | Outdoor Climbing Lessons You Should Take Indoors
There are aspects of climbing outside that lead us into learning specific things that we don't necessarily find as easily indoors.
Board Meetings | Improved Learning from Podcasts, Books, and Videos
With more and more information out there, it would seem that we can learn faster and better. But that isn't always the case.
Climbing Films of the 1990’s + Bonus Episode
Free to watch climbing films from the 1990’s featuring Boone Speed, Chris Sharma, Jibé Tribout, Lynn Hill, Ron Kauk, John Bachar, Dan Osman, Fred Nicole, and more!
Written In Stone | Hubble vs. Action Directe: The World’s First 14d (9a)
Two legendary routes. One of them likely the first 9a in the world. But which was it? Hubble or Action Directe?
REWIND | Hazel Findlay on Flow, Attention and Letting the Body Climb
Today, we rewind to an episode with Hazel Findlay in which she shares strategies for getting into the right mindset to send.
Jereme Ransick | If We Own It, They Can’t Close It
The Red River Gorge Climber’s Coalition could use our help.