Beginner

It is easy to spot someone with good climbing footwork. If you don’t know what that means, think about the climbers in the gym that you have watched effortlessly float Read More

Why do we need snacks as climbers? As a serious or semi-serious climber, you spend a lot of time on the wall. That’s a lot of extra energy expenditure on Read More

Usually, we focus on the new skills that you will want to master to increase your performance and reduce wasted energy. These are the “do’s” of good technique. But let’s Read More

Odds are you have heard of rock climbing. Or, better yet, you have visited a climbing gym near you for a birthday party with a friend, a group outing, or Read More

Bad Habits Lead to Falls Climbing is all about staying on the wall. In this article, we will discuss a few habits that climbers tend to bring into the sport Read More

It is the Best Mental Skill. From our previous article ‘Why Do You Need Cross-Body Tension in Climbing,’ we now have a clearer understanding of how cross-body tension helps prevent Read More

What Does Cross-Body Tension Prevent? Why do you need cross-body tension in climbing? To prevent barn-dooring, of course. Need a refresher on what barn dooring is? Read it here: ‘How Read More

It’s Really Annoying. What’s the Solution? How do you prevent the annoying ‘barn door’ in climbing? In simple terms, cross-body tension.  Here’s an example. In a perfect world, we would Read More

Basic Isn’t so Bad. Our previous article gave us a clearer idea of what straight-arming is and how it works. Let’s move on to explaining what climbers do best: holding Read More