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Rock climbing is one of the many sports that seem unapproachable to beginners and newbies due to prevailing misconceptions and lack of proper training methodology. When asked about their journey, most of the rock-climbing experts say they did not know…

Are you struggling with climbing crimpy routes but are not sure what you are doing wrong? Don’t dwell on it! This has happened to the best of us. With a little hard work and the right advice, you will be…

As a rock climber, if you have hit a plateau, there is a high chance that your fingers are limiting you. Your climbing technique and mental game are no doubt crucial for your advancement. However, when we consider the physical…

The topic might seem slightly controversial since the last thing most climbers want is to get bigger. The bigger you are, even if it’s muscle mass, the more you weigh and that adversely affects your climbing. However, despite that climbers…

Rock climbing, like most sports, requires power as well as endurance. However, many amateur climbers usually focus on bouldering or rope climbing which leads to a skewed endurance to power ratio. As Steve Bechtel, an avid climber and a coach…

If you are into rock climbing or bouldering, there is a high chance you might have come across the controversial question of whether rock climbing is better than weight lifting or not? There is no right answer to this question.…

With plenty of indoor gyms to train at, rock climbers are stronger than ever. It is not a secret that rock climbing is half technique and half strength. Both come from properly applying yourself to a training regime specifically tailored…

As a climber, the foremost important thing to build endurance and strength is consistency. However, with the coronavirus pandemic-induced lockdown, gyms around the world have closed down and most climbers don’t know how to maintain the gains they have worked…

As a beginner or intermediate climber, if you believe that your finger and grip strength is not enough, hangboarding is the best supplemental exercise you can opt for. However, before starting, you have to understand that even though hangboard training…

Climbing, whether it is at an indoor rock gym or on real rock faces outdoors, requires you to fire up a lot of different muscles from your forearm to your feet. Even though rock climbing is considered a technical and…