Advanced, Technique

Twist-Locking Series: The Complete Guidelines

Twist-Locks Twist-locking refers to a family of skills, all of which are based on the same underlying concepts: the twist, and the lock. These two concepts provide a new, and Read More

Advanced, Technique

Twist-Locking Series: Straight-Arming and the Upper Body Twist

Upper Body Twists So far in our articles of twist-locks we have concentrated on our lower body, which is where the bulk of the work happens. But if you noticed Read More

Advanced, Technique

Twist-Locking Series: The Basics of the Reverse Flag

The Most Specialized of the Skills Twist-locking refers to a family of skills, all of which are based on the same underlying concepts: the twist, and the lock.  These two Read More

Advanced

Twist-Locking Series: Advanced Drop-Knees Techniques

Use Drop-Knees with Steeper Climbs Steep climbing is where drop knees really shine. The ability of the oppositional foot to keep a lock on getting the hips over the heel Read More

Advanced

Twist-Locking Series: The Basics of Drop-Knees

What is Twist-Locking Twist-locking refers to a family of skills, all of which are based on the same underlying concepts: the Twist, and the Lock.  These two concepts provide a Read More

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Twist-Locking Series: Prevent Back-Stepping Spinouts

Spin Out vs the Barn Door Spin out is a phenomenon that feels similar to the barn door, but has a different underlying cause.   A barn door occurs when Read More

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Twist-Locking Series: Advanced Concepts of Back-Stepping

Back-steps are the simplest version of a twist-lock. Being an advanced article, we will assume you know the basics of the back-step. If you need a refresher, here’s how to Read More

Advanced

Twist-Locking Series: The Basics of Back-Stepping

What is Twist-Locking? Twist-locking refers to a family of skills, all of which are based on the same underlying concepts: the twist, and the lock.    These two concepts provide Read More

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Knee Bars: The Coolest Move in Climbing

Our next skill we are going to cover is also one of the coolest moves in the sport. The principle of a knee bar is similar to that of a Read More