Megaton Coffee

Megaton Coffee – Understanding Caffeine and Climbing

  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[…]

Climbing Dictonary

Rock Climbing Terminology – Climbing Slang

Are you having trouble understanding and conversing with other Climbers at the gym or crag? Does it seem like they are speaking some obscure language when talking about climbing? Slang is a huge part of how climbers communicate to each other. This can be anything from how a hold feels to how terrifying a route is. Hopefully reading Read more about Rock Climbing Terminology – Climbing Slang[…]

Coffee

Coffee and Climbing (Does Caffeine Make You Climb Harder?)

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?)[…]

Rock Climbing Jobs

The Best Jobs for a Rock Climber

Professional Rock Climber – end post…. If it was only that easy. Unfortunately for most of us Gumbies, getting paid to climb is a bit unrealistic. Besides getting a gig working the front desk at a gym there aren’t any easily attenable incomes that directly relate to climbing. The problem with Rock Climbing is that it Read more about The Best Jobs for a Rock Climber[…]

Climbing vs Bouldering

Rock Climbing vs Bouldering

What’s the difference? OK, here it goes… When it comes to the term “climbing” there can be a lot of confusion. What is the difference between Rock Climbing and Bouldering? Bouldering vs Rock Climbing is not exactly black and white (unlike all the cool images in this post…). Joking aside, depending on who you talk to, Bouldering and Read more about Rock Climbing vs Bouldering[…]