PERFORMANCE TACTICS
Resources for Rock Climbers
BEST OF OUR TACTICS RESOURCES
How many times have you gone up a route and felt overwhelmed, only to look back and realize that it’s not as intimidating as it initially seemed?
Sending a route 2nd try is NOT THE SAME as the 2nd Try Send. The difference isn't even subtle.
READ ARTICLES ABOUT TACTICS AND PROJECTING
LISTEN TO PODCAST EPISODES ABOUT TACTICS AND PROJECTING
We are rarely in a position to take advantage of what we're physically capable of if we can’t shift our mindsets.
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.
If a lot of your climbing is done outdoors, it might make sense to use some of that time for training rather than performance.
Toe-hooking can seem more like sorcery than other techniques, but you’re probably just going about it the wrong way.
WATCH VIDEOS ABOUT TACTICS AND PROJECTING
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.
Toe-hooking can seem more like sorcery than other techniques, but you’re probably just going about it the wrong way.
Implementing this one simple thing can result in big performance gains in your climbing, no matter what level you’re at.
Become a better boulderer by learning to avoid these three common mistakes that many beginners are making.
How do you know what a weakness is? Is it just what we think we’re bad at? Based on what?
Big moves on boards won’t help you build this skillset that can help boulderers break through common grade plateaus.
It can mean the difference between being plateaued forever and breaking through quickly into harder grades.
Using one simple question, we can continue to progress and move past the common bottlenecks in grading.
There is one single skill that trumps all others when it comes to being able to climb 5.13… do you have it?
There’s A LOT of great information out there on how to climb harder. But it’s tough to sort through…
We know spending time on a finishing link is smart tactics for hard climbs. So why not apply the same concept to individual moves?
When we get geographically close to the top of a boulder, we believe that means we're close to the send. Sometimes, yes. But oftentimes, no.
Adam Ondra’s commentary on his legendary onsight, along with thoughts from a coach’s perspective.
IMPROVE YOUR PROJECTING PROCESS
Books that can help you reflect on and interrogate your own process.
A hard truth is still a truth.
This collection of essays, written over many years for The Power Company Climbing blog, will shine a light on those qualities that limit us the most. The qualities that are hard to measure but simple to manage. Simple that is, when backed with intention. These essays are written about real climbers in real situations. Maybe you know some of them. Maybe it’s you.
Designed for both indoors and outdoors, climbing or training, the Process Journal is a three month mindfulness/awareness journal. It was specifically created by our coaches as the simplest way to ensure that your climbing practice is producing the results that you're looking for.
Softcover 6"x9".
BOULDERING TACTICS
Become a better boulderer by learning to avoid these three common mistakes that many beginners are making.
This week we're watching In Sequence: Katie Lamb and the Craft of Hard Bouldering from Patagonia Films!
Kris and Nate discuss the new climbing film, Soudain Seul, and lessons from it that we can use in our own climbing.
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.
When we get geographically close to the top of a boulder, we believe that means we're close to the send. Sometimes, yes. But oftentimes, no.
Dark Horse. Climber's Climber. Undercover Crusher. Whatever you want to call it, today's guest Brian Antheunisse may be it.
Jon Glassberg recently wrote in a blog that, “Climbing double digits is an attainable goal for any serious climber.” We agree.
SPORT CLIMBING TACTICS
There is one single skill that trumps all others when it comes to being able to climb 5.13… do you have it?
How many times have you gone up a route and felt overwhelmed, only to look back and realize that it’s not as intimidating as it initially seemed?
Big, scary, and tactical.