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                          How Good Tactics Can Be Bad for Your Climbing
                          Articles, Video, Podcasts, Tactics Kris Hampton 7/21/25 Articles, Video, Podcasts, Tactics Kris Hampton 7/21/25

                          How Good Tactics Can Be Bad for Your Climbing

                          There is a point at which continuing a tactical approach can slow your climbing gains.

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                          Board Meetings | Better Working Goes: How To Send Faster
                          Podcasts, Board Meeting, Tactics Kris Hampton 5/22/25 Podcasts, Board Meeting, Tactics Kris Hampton 5/22/25

                          Board Meetings | Better Working Goes: How To Send Faster

                          How can we make better use of our working goes in order to send hard things faster?

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                          3 Simple Bouldering Tips for Beginner to Intermediate Climbers
                          Articles, Video, Tactics Kris Hampton 5/5/25 Articles, Video, Tactics Kris Hampton 5/5/25

                          3 Simple Bouldering Tips for Beginner to Intermediate Climbers

                          Become a better boulderer by learning to avoid these three common mistakes that many beginners are making.

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                          The Most Important Skill for Climbing 5.13
                          Articles, Video, Tactics Kris Hampton 1/22/25 Articles, Video, Tactics Kris Hampton 1/22/25

                          The Most Important Skill for Climbing 5.13

                          There is one single skill that trumps all others when it comes to being able to climb 5.13… do you have it?

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                          Climb Your Project Sooner | The Art of Execution
                          Articles, Video, Tactics Kris Hampton 1/6/25 Articles, Video, Tactics Kris Hampton 1/6/25

                          Climb Your Project Sooner | The Art of Execution

                          The most important skill for sending hard climbs is knowing HOW to send.

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                          Movie Night | In Sequence: Katie Lamb and the Craft of Hard Bouldering
                          Podcasts, Movie Night, Tactics Kris Hampton 8/30/24 Podcasts, Movie Night, Tactics Kris Hampton 8/30/24

                          Movie Night | In Sequence: Katie Lamb and the Craft of Hard Bouldering

                          This week we're watching In Sequence: Katie Lamb and the Craft of Hard Bouldering from Patagonia Films!

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                          Movie Night | Soudain Seul
                          Podcasts, Movie Night, Tactics Kris Hampton 8/23/24 Podcasts, Movie Night, Tactics Kris Hampton 8/23/24

                          Movie Night | Soudain Seul

                          Kris and Nate discuss the new climbing film, Soudain Seul, and lessons from it that we can use in our own climbing. 

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                          Patron Question: Climbing Improvement and Training vs. Performance in the Same Environment
                          Podcasts, Physical Training, Tactics Kris Hampton 7/26/24 Podcasts, Physical Training, Tactics Kris Hampton 7/26/24

                          Patron Question: Climbing Improvement and Training vs. Performance in the Same Environment

                          How should we separate training and performance when they both occur in the same environment?

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                          Board Meetings | Indoor Climbing Lessons That You Should Take Outdoors (Bonus Episode)
                          Podcasts, Tactics, Board Meeting Kris Hampton 2/1/24 Podcasts, Tactics, Board Meeting Kris Hampton 2/1/24

                          Board Meetings | Indoor Climbing Lessons That You Should Take Outdoors (Bonus Episode)

                          There are lessons from the climbing in a gym that should absolutely be applied outdoors in order to become a better climber faster.

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                          Board Meetings | Outdoor Climbing Lessons You Should Take Indoors
                          Podcasts, Tactics Kris Hampton 1/18/24 Podcasts, Tactics Kris Hampton 1/18/24

                          Board Meetings | Outdoor Climbing Lessons You Should Take Indoors

                          There are aspects of climbing outside that lead us into learning specific things that we don't necessarily find as easily indoors.

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                          Board Meetings | Improved Learning from Podcasts, Books, and Videos
                          Podcasts, Tactics, Board Meeting Kris Hampton 1/11/24 Podcasts, Tactics, Board Meeting Kris Hampton 1/11/24

                          Board Meetings | Improved Learning from Podcasts, Books, and Videos

                          With more and more information out there, it would seem that we can learn faster and better. But that isn't always the case.

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                          Board Meetings | Where We Go Wrong When We Get Training Right
                          Podcasts, Tactics Kris Hampton 11/2/23 Podcasts, Tactics Kris Hampton 11/2/23

                          Board Meetings | Where We Go Wrong When We Get Training Right

                          You nailed the training and showed up stronger. Still, things went wrong.

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                          Board Meetings | Lowpointing: The Most Overlooked Climbing Tactic
                          Podcasts, Tactics Kris Hampton 9/21/23 Podcasts, Tactics Kris Hampton 9/21/23

                          Board Meetings | Lowpointing: The Most Overlooked Climbing Tactic

                          You know what highpointing is, and definitely redpointing, but what about lowpointing?

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                          Tactics | with The Struggle Climbing Show
                          Podcasts, Tactics Kris Hampton 7/6/23 Podcasts, Tactics Kris Hampton 7/6/23

                          Tactics | with The Struggle Climbing Show

                          In this episode of The Struggle Climbing Show, Kris and host Ryan Devlin talk tactics, specifically those that Ryan has discussed with some of the biggest names in climbing during the show’s second season.

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                          REMIX | FAILURE: How Quitting More Leads to Bigger Sends
                          Podcasts, Mental Training, Tactics Kris Hampton 6/29/23 Podcasts, Mental Training, Tactics Kris Hampton 6/29/23

                          REMIX | FAILURE: How Quitting More Leads to Bigger Sends

                          As climbers, we fail a lot. And yet, we don’t even like to hear the word.

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                          Board Meetings | The Pros and Cons of Replicas
                          Podcasts, Board Meeting, Tactics Kris Hampton 4/3/23 Podcasts, Board Meeting, Tactics Kris Hampton 4/3/23

                          Board Meetings | The Pros and Cons of Replicas

                          Watching Will Bosi and Aiden Roberts work on the Burden of Dreams replica is fun, but is it valuable for the rest of us?

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                          The Process of Dealing with Fear While Bouldering (Video)
                          Mental Training, Tactics, Video Kris Hampton 3/4/23 Mental Training, Tactics, Video Kris Hampton 3/4/23

                          The Process of Dealing with Fear While Bouldering (Video)

                          Climbing can be scary.

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                          Quick Send Boulder Tactics on Ra, V10 (Video)
                          Tactics, Video Kris Hampton 3/3/23 Tactics, Video Kris Hampton 3/3/23

                          Quick Send Boulder Tactics on Ra, V10 (Video)

                          Be intentional.

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                          The Bouldering Process: Flight of the Antelope, V10 (Video)
                          Mental Training, Video, Tactics, Best Of Kris Hampton 3/1/23 Mental Training, Video, Tactics, Best Of Kris Hampton 3/1/23

                          The Bouldering Process: Flight of the Antelope, V10 (Video)

                          Big, scary, and tactical.

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                          Bouldering Tactics 101: The Power Spot (Video)
                          Video, Tactics Kris Hampton 3/1/23 Video, Tactics Kris Hampton 3/1/23

                          Bouldering Tactics 101: The Power Spot (Video)

                          End positions matter, too.

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