Somehow, I Didn’t Fail
Somehow, I didn’t fail. On my 50th birthday, I managed to scrape my way up my one-hundredth 5.13.
Expert | Joy Black on Training for Pregnant Climbers, Trimester by Trimester
Joy Black is a strength and climbing coach specializing in working with pregnant and postpartum climbers.
Every Body Climbs | A Blind Trio featuring Justin Salas, Seneida Biendarra, and Chaz Misuraca
Three athletes share their unique and ongoing journeys with vision loss and how climbing provides support.
CONFLICTED | Indoor Beta Videos
There's a time and place for using beta videos, but in the gym?
Builder | Lucia Li and Noah Steinberg Are Pushing Their Sport Climbing Limits
Lucia Li and Noah Steinberg are an up-and-coming climbing power couple who had breakout seasons after training with our Ebook plans.
I’m Likely to Fail
I don’t set goals so that I can achieve them. I set goals so that I can chase them.
Movie Night | Devotion: Jakob Schubert’s Journey to the Top
This week we're watching Devotion, a film about Olympian Jakob Schubert, released by Mammut!
CONFLICTED | Phones in the Climbing Gym
Is bringing your phone into the climbing gym worth it? We're conflicted…
Movie Night | Passion (featuring Jonathan Siegrist)
This week we're watching Passion, a film about Jonathan Siegrist from Arc'teryx!
Every Body Climbs | Melissa Ruiz on Training with a Neurological Disorder
Melissa Ruiz has been climbing and competing for six years and recently started climbing outside. To put it lightly, she is stoked.
Your Greatest Climbing Strength Is Holding You Back
If we’re always compensating for some weakness or skill we don’t yet have, how will we ever improve?
Taped Tips | The Most Underrated Climbing Movement Skill
Despite being constantly present and often the reason we fail, Rhythm is the most underrated of the Atomic Elements of Climbing Movement.
Movie Night | In Sequence: Katie Lamb and the Craft of Hard Bouldering
This week we're watching In Sequence: Katie Lamb and the Craft of Hard Bouldering from Patagonia Films!
Movie Night | Soudain Seul
Kris and Nate discuss the new climbing film, Soudain Seul, and lessons from it that we can use in our own climbing.
Ravioli Biceps and Nate Drolet | The Parallels Between Climbing and Video Games
Long-time friends Nate and Ravioli Biceps discuss lessons they’ve pulled from video gaming that can help inform our climbing.
Board Meetings | Is Your Climbing Training Corrective or Constructive?
There's a fine line between reactive and proactive training. If you're constantly being corrective or reactive, you may want to rethink things.
A Better Framework for Assessing and Improving Climbing Movement and Technique
Improving movement skills is by far the most abstract part of becoming a better climber. And arguably the most important part.
Allyson Gunsallus | The Challenges of Parenting as a Climber
Allyson Gunsallus is a mom, climber, and director of an upcoming film series that will uncover the issues faced by climbers who are parents.
Patron Question: Climbing Improvement and Training vs. Performance in the Same Environment
How should we separate training and performance when they both occur in the same environment?