Sam Prentice, a climber and District Hydrologist for the USDA Forest Service, talks about the alarming rate at which wildfires are destroying the Giant Sequoias.

Are chalking up and shaking out helpful? Or just habits? And is just reading a research paper’s abstract enough to go on?

Prerna’s biggest goal of all — and the one she’s certainly dedicating the most to — is to continue building an empowered community of female climbers in India.

Examining a study that collected measurements from 55 women, what does the data say about today’s female climbers?

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.

“You’re overthinking it.” But is your overthinking actually costing you the send?

Can how well we climb actually change how difficult a move looks to us?

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?

Can the measurement of contributing energy systems act as climbing performance indicators?

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

Can we effectively measure movement skills in climbing?

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

Can shoulder injuries be prevented through strength training? Or are they just an inevitable part of being a climber?

Just how valid is isometric finger testing? And can it predict your climbing ability?

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.

Kris and Paul discuss a paper from the International Rock Climbing Research Association that introduces and assesses a battery of ten tests designed specifically to measure climbing performance.

How does the male/female performance gap in climbing compare to those in sprinting and distance running?