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Why “Technique” May Not Be The Answer to Better Climbing
How do you solve a problem? By looking for a solution.
I’m Likely to Fail
I don’t set goals so that I can achieve them. I set goals so that I can chase them.
Your Greatest Climbing Strength Is Holding You Back
If we’re always compensating for some weakness or skill we don’t yet have, how will we ever improve?
Taped Tips | The Most Underrated Climbing Movement Skill
Despite being constantly present and often the reason we fail, Rhythm is the most underrated of the Atomic Elements of Climbing Movement.
A Better Framework for Assessing and Improving Climbing Movement and Technique
Improving movement skills is by far the most abstract part of becoming a better climber. And arguably the most important part.
I Had to Commit.
I wrote a book about commitment in climbing. I should have known.
Climbing Movement: Practice vs. Performance
But then it hit me… Techniques are just the language we use to name the combination of elements as they show up in usage.
Taped Tips | 5 Simple Ways to Climb Harder
There’s A LOT of great information out there on how to climb harder. But it’s tough to sort through…
Your Climbing Technique DEPENDS On It
No matter what technique, its success depends on getting the basic elements right: Position, Tension, Rhythm, Commitment, and Effort.
Taped Tips | Climb Taller AND Smaller
Short climbers are good at getting scrunchy, and tall climbers are good at climbing extended, right? Wrong.
Plugging In To Climb Better
Particularly when it comes to climbing better, knowledge alone isn’t all that helpful.
What Type of Climbing Movement Do You Value?
Maybe “careless and sloppy” isn’t always so bad.
When It’s Better to Think Inside the Box
I never thought I’d be recommending this, but some of y’all should be putting less effort into becoming technically better climbers.
Rethinking Climbing Technique and Movement Skills
“Climbing is a skill sport,” isn’t enough.
Taped Tips | Stop Applying Training Principles to Climbing Performance
Training principles are important, but when they creep into performance, your climbing will suffer. Nearly every time.
Taped Tips | Connect the Dots: Where Climbers (and Coaches) are Going Wrong
We have become collectors of dots. But there’s one major thing that happens when we connect dots that is entirely lost in mass dot collection: critical thinking.
When Effort Isn’t the Issue
Do you really have terrible willpower? Or are you surrounded by distractions and obstacles?
Taped Tips | 3 Tips for Training for Climbing Trips
You have a climbing trip coming up. The rock is different. The style is different. Your pre-trip time is short and the number of days you’ll be climbing, even shorter…
Is Board Climbing Fixing a Problem You Don't Have?
Giving artificially low grades to climbs increases their perceived value for our training and development. The more something is mis-graded the more we naturally want to prioritize it.
Lessons from the Library
There are an infinite number of lessons to learn within climbing.
It Doesn't Get Easier Than This
Really hard climbing is always going to be hard.
