Climbing is fun. Climbing recovery… not so much, particularly if you injure yourself. If you’ve been on the rock or plastic for long enough, chances are you’ve been sidelined by one injury or another, whether we’re talking minor (flappers) or major (my college girlfriend falling from the top of a boulder wall and snapping her …
“Sloper” is a term that rock climbers use to refer to rounded holds. In contrast to a crimp, an edge, or a jug, a sloper doesn’t usually have a specific spot to grab. They tend to be large holds; think big blobs or rounded corners of rock. Many climbers are wary of slopers, and they …
Climbing Technique Toolbox: How to Climb Slopers Read More »
In my work as a climbing guide, I frequently offer introduction courses for leading trad. The following article is a short and snappy synopsis of some of the strategies I teach my clients. These strategies are just an introduction and barely skim the surface of the deep well of experience a climber requires to skillfully …
Leading Trad: 13 Lead Climbing Strategies I Coach My Clients Read More »
When I first started climbing over a decade ago, the climbing gym was the only gym. The other “gym,” with all the mirrors and heavy objects, was a place I did not go. I was not interested in pushing or pulling heavy objects around the room. I thought I was much better off just climbing. …
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If you’ve just started climbing, you might perceive it as an extremely dangerous activity. Although there are of course some inherent dangers and accidents do happen, rock climbing might not be as risky as you would think. There are many dangerous things in our world, such as driving a car. Let’s see where rock climbing …
When it comes to training tools you find in a climbing gym, only one other thing is as commonplace as the campus board, and that’s a climbing board. Climbing boards are small, overhung sections of climbing wall that are designed to train finger strength, power, and contact strength via short, explosive, and powerful boulder problems. …
The Legendary MoonBoard: What is it, and how is it used? Read More »
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