The Great Tall vs Short Debate: Who Comes Out on Top?
The most hotly debated topic among new climbers – is climbing easier if you are tall? A lot of factors come into play in this debate, it’s not just about reaching the holds. Shorter climbers might have a greater strength:weight…
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Projecting Boulders: From Beginner to Expert
We’re back with another popular climbing session, this time its Boulder Projecting. Similar to our previous episode, many people will be familiar with this session but may not consider it training. So we run through the basic structure and the…
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Ice Climbing For Beginners
Ice Climbing For Beginners Having the correct ice climbing gear is important for beginner climbers. Having the proper technique and safety precautions are also very important. These three things will…
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Master Your Climbing Flexibility with These Fun Exercises
Climbing flexibility is a key factor in athlete performance on resin and on rock. We’ve seen first hand that task based stretching and goal setting is often more effective at increasing climbing flexibility. That’s why we’ve developed the Flex Mat:…
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Climber’s Hands: How to Take Care of Calluses & Prevent Flappers
Rock Climbing Hands Care Keeping your rock climbing hands healthy and happy requires a little care. There are a number of common problems a beginner climber can face, from dry…
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Too Busy For The Climbing Gym? Try This Session!
We are quite well practised in making the most of a tricky situation. And the one that crops up time and time again is ‘how do I train if I can’t get to the gym?’ The truth is climbing is…
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Stretching Flexibility For Rock Climbing
Stretching Flexibility For Rock Climbing During climbing, flexibility is an important part of performance. It is also a very important factor in preventing injury. There are many different stretches that…
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Incredible Sloper Strength with the Heavy Roller | Lattice Training
Sloper and wrist strength is essential for climbing and injury prevention. However it can be hard to really target this form of training and get the intensity high enough to build high levels of recruitment. This problem is solved with…
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Improved your Climbing with This Exercise? Campus Training Explained
New Series! So it’s time to subscribe if you are not already. This time we are coving the most popular training exercises for climbing. We kick off with Campus Training and the Campus Board. We will run you though the…
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Invisible Climbing Techniques | They Matter!
What do drop knees, dynos, heel hooks, foot swaps and twisting techniques all have in common? You can see when a climber performs them. However knowing how to do the technique is only part of the equation to good movement.…
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