Epiphyseal Plate Injury Prevention for Recreational and Competitive Youth Climbers
In recent years there has been an increase in popularity of rock climbing, leading to an increase in the number of climbing related injuries. According to an article by Chang et al, approximately 9 million Americans participate in some form of rock climbing each year.¹ As of July 2019, over 4300 athletes under the [...]
The Climber’s Paradox: Balancing Agility and Power for Mastery on the Wall
In the world of rock climbing, a delicate dance unfolds between two opposing forces: agility and power. Picture this: a climber, muscles coiled like springs, propels themselves upward with explosive force, defying gravity in a burst of sheer power. Yet, just beside them, another ascends with a different rhythm, a dancer on stone, every [...]
Lower Body Training & Performance for Climbers
So you want to get better at climbing. You spend hours looking up hangboard routines and finding the latest and greatest grip strength devices, but what about your lower body? There’s a reason why beginner climbers are told to climb with their feet. Our lower bodies are the unsung powerhouse of climbing. Heel hooks, [...]
Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs)
Introduction Every sport has its characteristic injuries. In climbing, finger and shoulder injuries are often the first that come to mind, among many others. But with the recent rise in popularity of rock climbing, more information is emerging regarding lesser known conditions that can plague climbers. Just in the past year, several professional sport [...]
Rock Climbing and Joint Health: Navigating Arthritis in a Lifelong Sport
The sport of rock climbing appeals to people of all ages. Look around any climbing gym on a busy day, and you’ll probably spot climbing team kids, elderly adults, and all ages in between. Climbing is a lifelong sport, but aging brings greater wear and tear on the joints that could manifest as arthritis. [...]
What is Speed Climbing?
There are over 25 million climbers in 150 countries around the world. The best climbers from all over the globe will be competing soon at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. In the Olympics, sport climbing consists of two climbing disciplines per gender: bouldering & lead climbing combined, and speed climbing. In this article we [...]