Technique/basic tips for climbing holds, footwork, etc
V3 is an incredible milestone for climbers and once you hit that moment, you may start feeling like climbing V4s is a steeper learning curve and much harder to accomplish. The biggest challenge I noticed as I was working on V4s was that the techniques I needed to use require a bit more strength than … Read more
Belaying is the most important safety skill in climbing and understanding the ins and outs of it can help keep you and your climbing friends safe. If you want to be safe while climbing you and your climbing partner need to be proficient with belaying and it should feel like second nature. This guide directs … Read more
If you feel like you’re too tired to finish a route or a climb is too hard, it’s probably that you’re using your arms significantly more than your feet or your footwork sucks. I asked hundreds of climbers on Reddit, Facebook, and at the gym, “what footwork drills do you do?” and these are the … Read more
There are many climbing techniques that can be learned and leverage to improve your climbing performance. Here are 22 techniques with a brief explanation of what it is, when to do it and how to do it. 1. Use your toes Using your toes is probably the most basic climbing technique and should be one … Read more
Climbing slabs is difficult for both bouldering and rock climbing. However, there are many things you can do to improve your slab climbing ability. In addition to what you can do on the rock while you are climbing a slab, this list also includes ways that you can train and improve your slab climbing off … Read more
My climbing gym is finally opening up (COVID 19 Closure) for 2-hour reservations for members and the time restriction got me thinking that I need to make sure I do everything in my climbing session each time if I want to reach my lofty goals by the end of the year. One of those things … Read more
Climbing technique is one of the best ways to level up your climbing. Like many others, I’ve gone through quite the learning curve that was, by no means, easy or smooth. Personal coaching and clinics are the best way to learn climbing technique. If you want to save your money then blogs (like this one) … 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
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
I was rewatching the US Combined Invitational from last January and Sam Farber, one of the hosts, asked what dynamic climbing is compared to static climbing. I’m a beginner climber and I realized that understanding what these two types of climbing styles are helped me be able to watch climbing and learn from it. If … Read more