A Question of Balance Six essential yoga poses for climbers - My physical therapist, a triathlete, recently told me that climbing puts more intense stress on my body than any other sport does. “Your lats are overdeveloped, your shoulders pull forward, your neck is strained, your hamstrings are tight,” she told me. “Just stop climbing.” Of course, I won’t stop climbing. So what to do? Start stretching consistently. And the smartest way to stretch? Yoga.
February 2012 - 302 COVER: Thomasina Pidgeon on Cutting Edge (V4) at Squamish, BC. Photo by Rich Wheater / age fotostock. THE SANDSTONE ALPS: Utah's San Rafael Reef isn't for everyone. And that's exactly why some climbers love it. THE GOLDEN PITONS:Climbing's 10th annual survey of the year's most outrageous climbing achievements. CATSKILLS ICE: New York's Catskill Park is a little-known mecca for ice climbing, within a half day's drive of millions of people.
Brian Hedrick on The Swarm (V14) Video by QuetzalClimb Productions - In Brian "Cuz" Hedrick's recent trip to Bishop, he crushed his latest project The Swarm (V14) after completing recent projects Mandala SDS (V13), Maze of Death (V12), and Yabo Roof (V12). "Projecting is a new endeavor for me. I used to focus on things I knew I could do quickly. With this departure, I think I've become a much better climber, and I'm excited to see where I progress to." —Cuz. His current projects are Goldfish (V14) and Dominated (V13).
Adam Ondra Flashes Gecko Assis (V14) - Video #3 Video by Black Diamond - Here is video #3 of the three-part series Alvi Pakarinen edited together of Adam Ondra's trip to Fontainebleau, France. This one captures Adam's flash of Gekko Assis (V14), one of the hardest flashes in history, on his last day in the forest. Adam said about the flash: "First two moves were OK, then it was very hard to move left heel to the left. I was very close to falling, feeling that I was losing balance for a moment, but somehow I stayed on the rock."
Home on the Range Tufa climbing in the Arizona desert - I first remember hearing about the Homestead seven years ago while living in Prescott, Arizona. This mythical crag was supposedly home to tufa climbing—those amazing fins and tubes that I imagined finding at tropical crags like Tonsai Beach in Thailand, but certainly not in the arid landscapes of Arizona. Last year, I finally made my way to the Homestead to sample what I think are Arizonaʼ’s best sport climbs.
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Brian Hedrick on The Swarm (V14)
Adam Ondra Flashes Gecko Assis (V14) - Video #3
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