It’s far more comfortable for us to blame ignorance for our lack of progress than it is to blame our own efforts.

Once you learn the power of good tactics it can be hard to step away from them.

Of all the people that I spoke with this year who were stuck in plateaus, many of them had the same thing in common: they climbed and trained alone.

The belief that you are getting better at climbing is one of the most important ingredients in actually getting better at climbing.

How many times have you gone up a route and felt overwhelmed, only to look back and realize that it’s not as intimidating as it initially seemed?

Most of us go into a training plan or an outdoor season with an expectation, but expecting results can make us brittle when problems arise.

Whenever there is a training article online or some tidbit of knowledge on social media, it’s important that you consider the context.

At a certain stage in climbing, the hand and foot beta you use stops being the deciding factor in whether or not you are successful.

The intermediate climber’s problem with perception starts to arise when they can’t recall all of the solutions they have attempted during the problem solving process.

If you want to get the most out of your skill work and practice, being able to remember what you tried is a great first step.

Well-intentioned brainstorming about improving ourselves can quickly devolve into avoiding the challenge in front of us.

What easy wins are you missing out on?

You’ll get more value out of replicating the times that things go well than you will from dwelling on the bad days.

What if you’re spending time chasing something you don’t really want?

Most climbers train the way my friend’s grandma uses a thermostat.

Climbers will dedicate years to getting “strong enough” when what they really need is to learn how to apply the strength they already have.

If you want better answers, start by asking better questions.

It’s all about manipulating the right variables.

Quitting doesn’t have to be a bad thing.

Nate provides more depth to the reasoning behind many common finger training methods.