Despite being constantly present and often the reason we fail, Rhythm is the most underrated of the Atomic Elements of Climbing Movement.

Improving movement skills is by far the most abstract part of becoming a better climber. And arguably the most important part.

There’s A LOT of great information out there on how to climb harder. But it’s tough to sort through…

Short climbers are good at getting scrunchy, and tall climbers are good at climbing extended, right? Wrong.

One of the most common places things start to fall apart is at the very beginning of the move.

We know spending time on a finishing link is smart tactics for hard climbs. So why not apply the same concept to individual moves?

Lowball boulders, while not as proud, can still teach us new movement, new ways to utilize tension, and force us into finding new techniques.

Achieving hard things requires sacrifice.

Climbing can be scary.

Be intentional.

Big, scary, and tactical.

End positions matter, too.

It’s all about manipulating the right variables.

A spectrum of exercises to train contact strength.

A completely subjective list of the objectively best double digit boulders in the US from Eric Jerome.

From coach Nate Drolet and Tension Climbing, the obvious next progression in campus training is here.

If you’re lacking psych, and have some extra time on your hands (is this all of us***?) here is a curated list of great content to keep you motivated in the coming weeks.

Training doesn’t have to stop just because your gym is closed.

Troy Fauteux tries harder than you do.

When we get geographically close to the top of a boulder, we believe that means we're close to the send.  Sometimes, yes. But oftentimes, no.