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Early morning wakeups, laser focus, and energy to keep grinding are the basic ingredients of any climber. It’s no wonder that coffee and climbing are a match made in heaven. Climbers instinctively know that the benefits of caffeine extend beyond just a warm cup to share with fellow adventurers in the morning. Read more about Megaton Coffee – Understanding Caffeine and Climbing[…]
The foundation of any good climber’s skillset is strong fingers. Whether you are pushing the limits of climbing or just bouldering at your local spot, finger strength will always be the limiting factor. While climbing regularly is the best way to improve your finger strength, there are a number of ways to train your fingers Read more about Do’s and Don’ts of Finger Strength Training[…]
How are those New Year’s resolutions coming along? If you’re like most people — the vast and overwhelming majority of people — you’re probably laughing at my question and would reply, probably with a bit of disdain, what resolutions? Most people begin each new year with the lofty idea that they’re going to reinvent themselves, Read more about How to Stay Motivated While Training[…]
The Hangboard is a climber’s best friend. It provides us with power and stamina and comes in a small package that can be mounted to a wall in the house. Nothing is better than a quick after work hangboard workout routine.Most good hangboards have a variety of holds that include jugs, crimps, slopers, and pockets. This is Read more about Hangboard Workout Routine[…]
Climbers are always pushing their limits, and this often means pushing the capabilities of their tendons. This is especially true for the tendons in the fingers and forearms. The only way to truly strengthen tendons is to train them by increasing resistance at a gradual pace. Although there are some hacks to speed up this process and Read more about How to Strengthen Tendons[…]
There are few things more relaxing than a peaceful hike. But a hike with back pain is the furthest thing from relaxing. Back pain is something a lot of people will experience in their lifetime and it’s only gotten worse in recent years. In 2009, researchers at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill found Read more about Considerations to Make When Hiking with Back Pain[…]
In a climbing utopia, one would be able to climb every day on all different types of rocks/holds. Unfortunately, in today’s world, we are lucky to get on any real rocks more than once a week or so. In comes the Hangboard! The climbing hangboard is a climber’s best friend when it comes to developing power Read more about Best Climbing Hangboard[…]
There are 3 main ingredients to climbing hard: Caffeine Adrenaline Obsession Out of these 3 ingredients, one requires extreme emotion and determination (Obsession), and one is a chemical that our adrenal glands release as a primal survival instinct (Adrenaline). Luckily for us, the third component can be consumed in a warm cup of coffee in the morning, you Read more about Coffee and Climbing (Does Caffeine Make You Climb Harder?)[…]
Welcome to the world of Rock Climbing, a place where using 4 adjectives to describe the way a hold feels is common practice. For a climber, the holds are everything and even the slightest difference is distinguishable. On the top level, there are 6 basic types of Rock Climbing holds Jug – A hold that is Read more about Types of Rock Climbing Holds[…]
If you have ever seen the show American Ninja Warrior on NBC, The original ANW Sasuke in Japan, or any of the other obstacle course shows, you know that Rock Climbers usually fair pretty well. This is not at all by coincidence. The obstacles on American Ninja Warrior have many degrees of difficulty, some are so Read more about Why Rock Climbers Make Great Ninja Warriors[…]