Beginner

Let’s Talk About Straight-Arming On Vertical Walls. What is straight-arming and why should every climber do it? We covered straight-arming on slab in the previous article, How to Climb on Read More

What is the Technique? It’s called straight-arming.   In a previous article, we covered what your lower body should be doing on slab climbing. Now you’ll learn about the upper-body Read More

What’s the No-No? Avoid the ‘M’ Position. Following up on our article on how to properly weight-shift in ‘What Every Climber Needs to Know About Balance,’ this article explains how Read More

Balance, Weight-Shifting, and Hips. What every climber needs to know about balance is to focus their weight on body position, particularly their hips.   Weight-shifting on vertical terrain is essentially Read More

It’s All About Balance and Weight-Shifting. Let’s get right into it. Here are the 3 steps to make you a better climber. And it all has to do with balance Read More

Getting Down to the Basics. If you’ve read our previous articles, “How to Climb Efficiently” and “All About Climbing Walls,” you are now armed with the fundamental principles of good Read More

New to climbing? You’ve come to the right place. Let’s cover the two mistakes newer climbers should avoid with their climbing shoes. Firstly, avoid standing on the ball of the Read More

Climbing, like many sports, is full of its jargon. Flash? Crimp? Slab? Sometimes you just need a simple explanation especially if you’re a beginner climber or even a long-time member Read More

Let’s talk a bit about the angle of the wall. Climbing, like many sports, is full of its jargon. What’s slab? What does it mean to top-rope?  (For a comprehensive, Read More