Climbing Competitions: What They Are and Why You Should Try One

Competitive climbing has been around for nearly forty years, even making it into the Olympics officially, in 2016. Despite this, few new climbers know much about them and fewer still […]
Indoor Climbing Walls: Types, Features, & How to Get Started

Indoor climbing offers a controlled environment where climbers can develop technique, build strength, and push their limits without the unpredictability of outdoor conditions. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced […]
Climbing Myths Debunked: It’s Not All About Upper Body Strength

One of the most common questions we hear from people curious about climbing is, “Do I need upper body strength to climb?” The answer may surprise you: No, you don’t. […]
How to Measure Your Climbing Training Progress

Achieving a goal is a tremendously motivating experience! Many goals, such as sending a hard project, require more than one kind of improvement in order to achieve. Tracking your sends is […]
The Only Rock Climber’s Gift Guide You Need This Year

Wondering what to gift the climber in your life? Whether you know more than you ever wanted to about where they climb and what they love about it or have […]
5 Rules for Picking the Perfect Climbing Problems to Train On

Choosing training problems is actually one of the simpler things to do in climbing. If you follow a few general rules, you will be an expert in no time. Rule […]
Climbing Success: Balancing Projects and Embracing Failure

Short-Term Projects When projecting, consider both “short-term” and “long-term” projects. Problems you feel you can complete quickly (“short-term” projects) tend to teach different things than problems that take more time […]
Choosing the Best Climbs for Projecting

Picking Your Project One of the best features of projecting is that you don’t need any special training to start. It’s as simple as picking a project and trying it. […]
Want to Get Better at Climbing? Try Projecting!

How Do You Get Better at Climbing—Faster I’ve been a coach for over thirty years, and one of the most frequent questions I get from climbers of all abilities is: […]
3 Simple Tips to Set Climbing Goals That Match Your Grades

How to Set Good Goals Based on Grades Perhaps the single most difficult thing for many of us to do is to set reasonable goals. We all have a tendency […]