Kris Hampton 2/6/25 Kris Hampton 2/6/25

Board Meetings | Should Climbers Generalize or Specialize?

When should you be growing your skill set and when should you be focused on one aspect of it?

Kris Hampton 10/21/22 Kris Hampton 10/21/22

Taped Tips | Difficulties Should Be Desirable

The difficulties of a task should be such that they help the learner translate the skill to performance.

Kris Hampton 10/18/22 Kris Hampton 10/18/22

We think we know exactly what climbing looks like. We’ve zeroed in on the details. And in this case, it really isn’t those details that matter.

Nathan Drolet 4/14/21 Nathan Drolet 4/14/21

Nate provides more depth to the reasoning behind many common finger training methods.

Kris Hampton 3/19/18 Kris Hampton 3/19/18

Five days. Five episodes. One theme. Common sense isn't always common practice.

Kris Hampton 12/9/12 Kris Hampton 12/9/12

More important than your coffee in the morning - ok, maybe not quite that important - is how you warm up.

Kris Hampton 7/10/11 Kris Hampton 7/10/11

Rob asks: When performing 4x4's or any type of interval training I always question what my rest interval should be?

Kris Hampton 6/10/11 Kris Hampton 6/10/11

In a sport as complex as climbing, can you even begin to train simply? You can, but you have to boil it down to specifics.

Kris Hampton 2/13/11 Kris Hampton 2/13/11

Another reader writes in with questions to be answered.

Kris Hampton 9/25/10 Kris Hampton 9/25/10

The SAID Principle is one of the simplest, most important concepts in sports training.