Neil Gresham: Coming Back From Injury
Ultimately, injury rehabilitation is a complicated topic and anything other than minor tweaks it is definitely worth seeking the advice of a medical expert. However, to give you some general advice, here's an article from Rock and Ice by British climber and coach Neil Gresham in which he lays out [...]
Bouldering Training: Free Core Strength Workout
No matter what style of climbing you prefer, core strength is extremely important. Having a strong core helps us keep our feet on the wall when climbing on overhangs and lets us use our feet more effectively not matter what angle you are climbing on. As a result, all of our [...]
Transcript Highlight: Justin Brown on If You Should Keep Your Skin Dry
An unfortunate reality of climbing is that it can beat up our skin. We've all been there hoping our skin will get less greasy, willing our skin to grow faster, or praying a split will heal over night all so we can give one more go on our project. While [...]
Rest Days by Liz Haas
Today, we've got an article about most climbers' least favorite topic: rest days. Listen, we get it. Climbing is a lot more fun than not climbing. However, EVERYONE needs rest. Additionally, while rest days are important for all climbers, they are even more important when you are training hard or pushing [...]
Send SLIM Knee Pad Review
Send Climbing knee pads?!?!?!??!?!? I know what you're thinking: It's summer and not even the greatest knee pad ever designed could get me up my projects in the inferno that is currently Hueco Tanks. The Send SLIM pad But wait! There are places to kneebar other than Hueco. [...]
Madaleine Sorkin on Building Mental Climbing Strength
When we are struggling on our projects, we all like to think that the solution is simply to train harder and come back when we are stronger. While any climber with the ambition of progressing to more difficult climbing grades should train hard, climbing is first and foremost a skill [...]
Top 5 Campusing Articles
One of the most famous forms of climbing training is campusing. Campus training was invented by legendary German climber Wolfgang Güllich and you can now find campus boards in almost every climbing gym. When done properly, campusing is a highly effective form of power training. However, when done incorrectly, campusing [...]
Performance Climbing Nutrition with Julia Delves
If you look at high level athletes in other sports like cycling, they all follow strictly planned out diets. The reason for this is that what you eat has a huge impact on athletic performance. This fact is just as true in climbing as it is in cycling. You can [...]
Bouldering Training – Free Bouldering Workout
When it come to training for bouldering, it can seem like the best and most enjoyable method is simply to session problems with friends in the gym. While this approach may work for awhile, it is certainly not the most efficient way to improve your bouldering. Systematic training will always [...]
Climbing Trip Tune-Up with Neil Gresham
For many climbers, travel is an essential part of the sport. Not only do you get to experience new places and cultures, but you also expose yourself to different climbing styles and rock types which is an essential part of becoming a more well-rounded climber. When you make the investment [...]