How Your Footwear Affects Your Feet
I vividly remember one of my first experiences climbing in a gym. As I was being shown around by a staff member, he shared with me how amazing climbing was and the positive changes he had seen in his life as a result. Our conversation transitioned to my struggle with choosing the right pair [...]
Optimizing Motor Control and Motor Learning in Climbing
Climbers innovate. It is in our nature. Every year, we bring new movements to ascend the ever increasingly difficult and technical routes and boulders, both inside and outside. Whether it is feet-first beta, or a combination of compression moves with a drop knee toe hook, our bodies and our minds work together in beautiful harmony [...]
Hormone Cycles and the Female Rock Climber
At the base of the climb, you tighten your harness over a tender, bloated stomach. The discomfort makes you irritable. In your mind, you start blaming your climbing partner for dragging you out of bed. The morning chill reminds you of where you could have been, that is, lying in bed with a hot pack [...]
How To: Find Physical Therapists with a Specialization in Rock Climbing
Injuries suck. They hurt, they require a lot of attention, and they keep you from doing what you love. If what you love to do is climbing and you’re dealing with or have dealt with an injury before, I’d like to make it easier for you to search for and pick a Physical Therapist [...]
Climbing Post Concussion
When one considers climbing, many images come to mind. Daring ascents up sheer faces, powerful moves off of razor sharp holds, sleeping beneath the stars on a narrow ledge balanced precariously over the open air. When a climber is uninjured and in top form, the world is without limits. However, to the injured climber, these [...]
Return to Climb After a Labral Tear and/or Rotator Cuff Surgery
You’ve been training hard to build the finger strength for pushing your climbing grade up a whole value for months. Throughout the training time, your forearms are less and less fatigued after each climb within your training range. However, your shoulder is starting to hurt each training day, but you’re so close to pushing your [...]