Warming up before you start climbing is a great way to ensure that your muscles don’t get pumped prematurely and decrease your risk of injury. If you are trying to figure out what to do as a warmup, you’ll find 5 great ways to warm up your entire body (climbing is a full-body workout) below. … Read more
If you have a grigri, you may be curious about how to disinfect and clean it. Cleaning your grigri is easier than you may suspect. Below is a step-by-step recommendation based on Petzl (the creators of Grigri) maintenance guide for cleaning their guide. When To Clean Your Grigri After use in a salty environment (seaside) … Read more
Dyno is something that you’ve probably heard while at the climbing gym or the crag. If you are anything like me when I first started climbing, you may be curious about what that means and how you can do it. Definition: A dyno is a dynamic movement (hence the name) that requires you to jump … Read more
Comparing indoor and outdoor bouldering is a common discussion among climbers. There is some controversy because some climbers prefer to look at climbing indoors and outdoors as a black and white grading conversion problem. Other climbers, however, are more likely to compare the different challenges that relate to indoor and outdoor climbing while pointing out … Read more
When it comes to climbing, chalk is one of the most popular tools used by climbers to give them the edge they need to climb higher and harder. Chalk used to only be provided in a block form (still common in most CrossFit and weightlifting competitions) but now you can get it in a liquid … Read more
Whether you’re preparing to purchase a rope or you have a rope and are wondering if how you should be taking care of it, you probably have a few questions about extending its life and how to keep it clean and last as long as possible. When I got my first rope I was underwhelmed … Read more
In addition to making your gear look better, your gear will work better and last longer if you keep it clean. Aside from germs, removing dirt and grime from your gear is something that you should be doing at least once-per-year. Some gear should be cleaned more often. For example, if your rope is dirty … Read more
If you’ve been reading a climbing magazine or hear some recommendations from fellow climbers to “gaston” you may be wondering what that means. I heard this a lot when I first started climbing and it took a few climbers to explain what it is before I understood what it was. A gaston in climbing is … Read more
You have probably seen athletes in Soccer, Basketball and CrossFit rolling their muscles before and after a training session. And you may have asked yourself if it would help with rock climbing as well. Since rock climbing is such a different sport from most mainstream sports that are heavy cardio and weightlifting centric, it can … Read more
Since you’re reading this article, you may have already concluded that rest days are important. However, for those that are still uncertain, the general consensus (among climbing athletes and scientific studies) is that you should exercise/climb 3-6 days a week. For the 1-4 days that you aren’t climbing, these days should be rest days (non-training … Read more