Smearing in Climbing: How Climbers Use Friction on the Wall
Learn the smearing climbing technique: how to press your shoe rubber against the wall, trust the friction, and stay balanced on slab and blank terrain.
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Beta Reading in Climbing: How Climbers Plan Moves Before Leaving the Ground
Beta reading in climbing means planning your sequence before you leave the ground. Learn how to read holds, body positions, and moves to climb more efficiently.
Hip Turns in Climbing: How and When to Use This Technique
Hip turns in climbing help you reach farther and stay balanced with less arm strength. Learn how to do them, when to use them, and the mistakes to avoid.
Straight Arms in Climbing: Technique Explained
Straight arms climbing saves energy by hanging off your skeleton instead of your muscles. Here’s what it means, when to use it, and how to train it.
How to use your toes in climbing (and why most climbers do it wrong)
Learn how to use your toes climbing the right way. Precise toe placement improves balance, reach, and control, and fixes the mistakes most climbers make.
How to Track Your Climbing Progress So You Actually Improve
Learn how to track climbing progress with simple session logs, video, and strength checks so you can see real improvement and break through plateaus faster.
The Best Drills to Improve Your Climbing in Just 10 Minutes a Session
Discover the 5 best climbing drills you can do in just 10 minutes a session to fix footwork, balance, and wasted energy and start climbing smoother.
How to Actually Progress in Climbing (Instead of Just Winging It)
Stuck at the same grade? Learn how to actually progress in climbing instead of just winging it, with goals, drills, weakness work, tracking, and rest.
5 Common Climbing Mistakes You’re Probably Making (And How to Fix Them)
Fix the five most common climbing mistakes that keep you stuck: weak legs, over-gripping, sloppy footwork, rushing, and poor body position. Drills inside.
How a Pro Climber Manages Fear While Climbing: Tash of the Wasatch
Pro climber Tash on managing fear while climbing: get comfortable with the unknown, rehearse the crux moves, and talk to your belayer so you climb calmer.