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Surprising Ways To Optimize A Climbing Partnership
Surprising Ways To Optimize A Climbing Partnership

There’s one often overlooked thing that has the power to positively – or negatively – affect every single day of climbing for the rest of your life.

It All Comes Back to Effort
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.

Why “Technique” May Not Be The Answer to Better Climbing
Why “Technique” May Not Be The Answer to Better Climbing

How do you solve a problem? By looking for a solution.

Lor Sabourin | Finding Joy in Improbable Goals
Lor Sabourin | Finding Joy in Improbable Goals

“This season, I chose a different path. I decided to invest in my body and recognize the work that it did for me."

Poor Sods: How to Train Endurance in a Crowded Climbing Gym
Poor Sods: How to Train Endurance in a Crowded Climbing Gym

Sod’s Law states: “Anything that can go wrong, will always go wrong, with the worst possible outcome.” Turns out, Sod generally spends his time at the climbing gym.

Our Favorite Resources for Climbing Training
Our Favorite Resources for Climbing Training

We've been asked often who our trusted sources of information are. And we know there’s a LOT out there. So here are some of our favorites.

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Surprising Ways To Optimize A Climbing Partnership
Surprising Ways To Optimize A Climbing Partnership

There’s one often overlooked thing that has the power to positively – or negatively – affect every single day of climbing for the rest of your life.

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Expert | Udo Neumann on Movement, Learning, and How to Coach Climbing
Expert | Udo Neumann on Movement, Learning, and How to Coach Climbing

The former German National Team coach talks motor learning, coaching movement, and what makes Janja and Tomoa special.

Builder | Lauren Abernathy is Building Better Climbing Movement Skills
Builder | Lauren Abernathy is Building Better Climbing Movement Skills

Lauren Abernathy, coach and owner of Good Spray Climbing, works hard to help her clients – and herself – become better climbers.

Expert | Taylor Reed on Climbing Research and Evidence-Informed Movement Coaching
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.

Josie McKee | Part 2: Exploring Identity and Discomfort
Josie McKee | Part 2: Exploring Identity and Discomfort

Seasoned big wall climber Josie McKee returns to discuss how her recent trip to Yosemite turned out, and some of the hurdles that can hold us back from a fulfilling relationship with climbing.

Josie McKee | Part 1: Sport Climbing to Train for Big Walls and Narrowing Failure
Josie McKee | Part 1: Sport Climbing to Train for Big Walls and Narrowing Failure

Experienced big wall climber Josie McKee recently found herself with limestone sport climbing as her primary means to train for a Yosemite trip.

What When How to Train | Wild Iris Sport Climbing with Leif Gasch
What When How to Train | Wild Iris Sport Climbing with Leif Gasch

Looking for a summer sport climbing destination? Look no further than Wild Iris, with its high elevation, low humidity, and perfectly-pocketed limestone walls.