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Ep. 182 -184: Board Meetings | Bouldering Tactics
Podcasts, Tactics, Board Meeting Kris Hampton 11/8/20 Podcasts, Tactics, Board Meeting Kris Hampton 11/8/20

Ep. 182 -184: Board Meetings | Bouldering Tactics

Effective ways to approach bouldering.

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Not All Pyramids Are Built the Same
Tactics, Articles, Mental Training Nathan Drolet 5/8/20 Tactics, Articles, Mental Training Nathan Drolet 5/8/20

Not All Pyramids Are Built the Same

Improvement comes from challenges, not from the number they are given. If you focus on being challenged and trying hard, then the numbers will follow.

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Quarantine Video Watchlist: 60 Videos to Keep the Motivation Alive
Rants, Video Nathan Drolet 4/10/20 Rants, Video Nathan Drolet 4/10/20

Quarantine Video Watchlist: 60 Videos to Keep the Motivation Alive

If you’re lacking psych, and have some extra time on your hands (is this all of us***?) here is a curated list of great content to keep you motivated in the coming weeks.

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Ep. 163: Board Meetings | Why Bouldering May Not Help Your Sport Climbing
Podcasts, Rants, Board Meeting Kris Hampton 3/29/20 Podcasts, Rants, Board Meeting Kris Hampton 3/29/20

Ep. 163: Board Meetings | Why Bouldering May Not Help Your Sport Climbing

Bouldering is the best training for sport climbing. Or is it?

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Ep. 160: Matt Fultz | A New Breed
Podcasts, Physical Training Kris Hampton 2/28/20 Podcasts, Physical Training Kris Hampton 2/28/20

Ep. 160: Matt Fultz | A New Breed

Matt Fultz has a job to do, and he takes it seriously.

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Bouldering Tactics 101: Overlapping Links (Video)
Tactics, Video Kris Hampton 4/20/19 Tactics, Video Kris Hampton 4/20/19

Bouldering Tactics 101: Overlapping Links (Video)

When we get geographically close to the top of a boulder, we believe that means we're close to the send.  Sometimes, yes. But oftentimes, no.

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Episode 119: Breaking Through with Brian Antheunisse
Podcasts, Tactics, Mental Training Kris Hampton 1/21/19 Podcasts, Tactics, Mental Training Kris Hampton 1/21/19

Episode 119: Breaking Through with Brian Antheunisse

Dark Horse. Climber's Climber. Undercover Crusher. Whatever you want to call it, today's guest Brian Antheunisse may be it.

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The Biggest Red Flag of 2018
Rants, Articles, Mental Training Nathan Drolet 1/1/19 Rants, Articles, Mental Training Nathan Drolet 1/1/19

The Biggest Red Flag of 2018

We live in an age of fast food bouldering. Gym boulders are turned over more frequently than ever before. You can try 2,500 different V7’s on a Moon Board before you have to move on to V8.

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Episode 94: Bouldering, Through a Different Lens with John Sherman
Podcasts, Community Kris Hampton 5/23/18 Podcasts, Community Kris Hampton 5/23/18

Episode 94: Bouldering, Through a Different Lens with John Sherman

We sit down in Hueco Tanks with bouldering pioneer John Sherman to discuss California Condors, his lengthy list of accomplishments, and his most infamous creation: the V scale.

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Episode 89: Become a Better Climber with Peter Bonamici
Podcasts, Movement Practice Kris Hampton 4/5/18 Podcasts, Movement Practice Kris Hampton 4/5/18

Episode 89: Become a Better Climber with Peter Bonamici

Peter Bonamici is a midwest bouldering legend.

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Episode 45: Aggressive Creativity with Jason Kehl
Podcasts, Mental Training, Community Kris Hampton 6/26/17 Podcasts, Mental Training, Community Kris Hampton 6/26/17

Episode 45: Aggressive Creativity with Jason Kehl

We all like to call climbing an art form, but very few of us take it to the high degree that Jason Kehl does.

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Episode 41: Board Meetings | Can Everyone Climb V10?
Podcasts, Tactics, Board Meeting Kris Hampton 5/19/17 Podcasts, Tactics, Board Meeting Kris Hampton 5/19/17

Episode 41: Board Meetings | Can Everyone Climb V10?

Jon Glassberg recently wrote in a blog that, “Climbing double digits is an attainable goal for any serious climber.” We agree.

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Episode 18: V11 to 5.11 with Carrie Cooper, DPT
Podcasts, Mental Training Kris Hampton 11/23/16 Podcasts, Mental Training Kris Hampton 11/23/16

Episode 18: V11 to 5.11 with Carrie Cooper, DPT

Boulderer, mom, and physical therapist Carrie Cooper talks process, how she deals with the ego, and what she's learning.

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The Local's Disadvantage
Articles, Mental Training, Best Of Nathan Drolet 9/5/16 Articles, Mental Training, Best Of Nathan Drolet 9/5/16

The Local's Disadvantage

Are you allowing yourself to be too nonchalant with your projects?

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Smoke Signals:  Proof of Progression Isn't Always in the Numbers.
Articles, Mental Training Kris Hampton 7/21/16 Articles, Mental Training Kris Hampton 7/21/16

Smoke Signals: Proof of Progression Isn't Always in the Numbers.

Often times, the numbers don't quite reflect what I know to be the truth. 

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Episode 7: Folding It Over with Carlo Traversi
Podcasts, Mental Training Kris Hampton 6/6/16 Podcasts, Mental Training Kris Hampton 6/6/16

Episode 7: Folding It Over with Carlo Traversi

Carlo Traversi started in Yosemite as a traddie, and plans on taking it back to there; "Folding the sport over on itself," as he calls it.

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Why the Daniel Woods 4x4 is Not a 4x4.
Rants, Physical Training, Articles, Intensive Endurance, Best Of Kris Hampton 5/11/15 Rants, Physical Training, Articles, Intensive Endurance, Best Of Kris Hampton 5/11/15

Why the Daniel Woods 4x4 is Not a 4x4.

There are loads of pro-climber "training" videos out there that are at best, silly, and at worst, irresponsible.

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Hypertrophy for Climbing Part 2:  Forearms, Fingers, and The Amended Program.
Articles, Strength, Power Kris Hampton 8/5/11 Articles, Strength, Power Kris Hampton 8/5/11

Hypertrophy for Climbing Part 2: Forearms, Fingers, and The Amended Program.

Anonymous said:What are you doing in terms of forearms, the weakest link for probably 99% of climbers?

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A Season Favorite:  Riverdance (V9)
Articles, Video Kris Hampton 3/5/11 Articles, Video Kris Hampton 3/5/11

A Season Favorite: Riverdance (V9)

I'll just let the video tell the story.

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Southern Update.
Articles, Video Kris Hampton 1/31/11 Articles, Video Kris Hampton 1/31/11

Southern Update.

I used the last trip as a time to feel out more of the hard boulders on my list.

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