Why Strength Training Isn't Making You Climb Harder | Part 2
Use strength to leverage every other aspect of your climbing, not replace them.
REWIND | Tommy Caldwell on Belief and Partnership
7 years later, almost to the day, that Tommy and Kevin topped out the Dawn Wall together, we REWIND to this conversation about belief and partnership with Tommy Caldwell.
REMIX | PROCESS featuring Alex Megos, Sam Elias, Arno Ilgner, and Trevor Ragan
It’s not just all about the journey.
Why Hangboarding Isn't Making Your Hands Stronger
If everything you do is a finger workout, then when do your hands get a chance to recover?
Board Meetings | Surviving the Modern Mega Climbing Gym
Kris and Nate sit down to discuss some of the perks and pitfalls of climbing in today’s modern mega gyms.
Built Outdoors | Wild Iris Mountain Sports
Kris talks with Amy Skinner and Joan Chase about how the founding of Wild Iris Mountain Sports is inextricably linked to the rise of climbing in Lander, Wyoming.
Caitlin Homes | Body Composition for Climbers
Certified Nutrition Specialist Caitlin Holmes discusses body composition, which is often conflated with weight loss and can thus be a very polarizing topic.
Garlic Salt and Good Advice
There is a common theme between a grilled cheese sandwich and good training advice.
Steven Jeffery | Climbing in the Disinformation Age
During the 8th annual Joe’s Valley Festival, Kris sat down to talk to local legend and longtime crusher Steven Jeffery.
What's Your Problem?
The more accurately we define our problems, the more approachable it will feel to find solutions.
Baby's First V10 | Considerations for Breaking into a New Grade
Or any grade, for that matter. Boulder or sport.
If Nothing Else...
Maybe the most understated way of getting better is to build fallback successes into your plan.
Board Meetings | Top 4 Ways to Transition to Outdoor Climbing with Taylor Fragomeni
Kris and fellow Power Company coach, Taylor Fragomeni, discuss how you can make the transition from indoor to outdoor climbing easier on yourself.
Should Climbers Be Well-Rounded?
How much time should climbers spend becoming more well rounded vs. improving their strengths?
Roy Quanstrom | Translating Movement Through Shaping and Setting
Kris sits down with shaper and setter Roy Quanstrom, of Tension Climbing to talk about his latest holds and more.
You Aren't Strong Without Strengths
As cool as assessments and standards are, they can easily leave people settling for “good enough” when they have the potential to do much more.
Eric Hörst | Growing Older, Stronger, Better
Eric Hörst chats about how some big life shifts – retirement, the success of his brand PhysiVantage, and becoming an empty nester – have impacted his climbing and training.
10 Steps to Better Pattern Recognition
Being able to quickly recognize familiar sequences is a crucial ingredient to harder climbing.
How to Climb Harder: What Data From Over 600 Climbers Tells Us
Climber performance metrics only tell a small part of a much more complex human story.