Skills

Lessons learned from an analysis of a serious fall and injury in Franconia Notch, New Hampshire.

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How you use your feet is actually more important than being strong. Don't believe it? Try climbing without your feet. Propel yourself upwards with more ease by dialing in your footwork with these expert tips.

Lockoffs, deadhangs, static stretching .... it's all wrong and you aren't helping yourself by continuing to do the same things and expecting different and better results. Stop it!

Downgrading, Upgrading—It’s All To Make You Feel Better About Yourself. It's Time to Fight the Ego and Just Enjoy.

How you fuel is an important factor in how you build and repair muscles, produce energy for peak performance, and even maintain mental acuity for sending.

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You may think that as you age you get weaker, climb at a lower level. But older means wiser. You can leverage that.

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Even if you're mindful about how you fuel your days at the crag, a diet heavy on local, seasonal produce can have an unexpected impact.

Even if you're already eating healthy, a diet heavy on local, seasonal produce can boost your body in unexpected ways.

This guide from professional climber Tom Randall will help you create an effective and realistic training plan at home.

Business trips, long vacations and bad weather limit your training. Here are some tips for training on the road.

Trad Climbing Doesn't Have a Bolt to Protect Every Other Move, and How You Sew Up a Pitch Can Be a Matter of Life and Death, or at Least Life and Being Seriously Gripped.

Are two sorta high-tech (sounding) elbow treatments for climbers worth the time and money? Our intrepid doctor gives us the real dope.

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On September 5, 2020, Annie Weinmann took a 200-foot fall while soloing the North Chimney (5.4) on the Diamond, Longs Peak, in order to reach the start of D7. Here, she presents the details of the accident and dissects the series of decisions and events leading up to it.

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Cams and nuts can hold up against very high fall forces if placed correctly—but placing them correctly involves more than just shoving them in the first cracks you see.

Tom Randall and Lattice Training are here to help you fix your training problems just in time to send your next project!

Tom Randall of Lattice Training shares his expertise on how to train more effectively

How to soak up the calm from your lead climber if your own confidence isn’t rock-solid

What you should know about relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S)

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Understand, manage, and channel your anger to climb your hardest

When we practice falling, we’re practicing a physical skill, but we’re also addressing fear and how the mind uses attention, which are mental-training issues.

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Top climbing coach Dave Wahl's 90 day training program will turn you into a thin-climbing monster during quarantine, and build strength for powerful pressing and compression moves.

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Shout, shout, let it all out. Harness your bestial power scream for ultimate sending

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Your mind is motivated by achievement, causing you to easily slip into practicing falling to get it over with.

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This lesson builds on everything you've learned by outlining components for building your falling skill incrementally.

Just a few bits of wood and expert know-how are all you need to master the art of hand jamming.

You may do everything right and still injure yourself. Climbing and falling are like that. But, you can mitigate this possibility by being skeptical of the mind—your mind.

Falling isn’t something you can decide not to do, it’s one consequence of your choice to climb. Embrace it responsibly.

Why “get ‘er done” doesn’t work

Are they messing with your performance?

Is there a superior way to change our bodies for climbing performance?

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Tunnel vision can be just as debilitating as fear or pressure for climbing performance. Tips for thinking and climbing your own way.

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One of America's top climber's gives her advice for climbing harder with less effort by using your feet and your head. Plus, the importance of shoe sizing, and how to get your fit just right.

Fixes for climber aches and pains

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Embody these seven characteristics and you’ll have a better chance at becoming the belayer your partner deserves.

Our savvy readers submitted these four tips from the field that can help you out of a tight spot, or just make your day at the crag or on the wall more efficient and enjoyable.

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Make the move outdoors with these tips from AMGA Certified Rock guide Elaina Arenz.

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Build your knowledge base with these tips from AMGA Certified Rock guide Elaina Arenz.

AMGA Certified Rock guide Elaina Arenz shares how to tie and when to use Autoblock, Kelmhiest, and Prusik friction hitches.

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Don’t let dehydration be the thing that keeps you from sending.