Thoracic Spine Mobility for Climbers By Matt DeStefano Rationale: In order to climb at your highest level and pain-free, you must have adequate mobility throughout your body. This article speaks specifically to mobility in [...]

Use a Luggage Scale to Quantify Strength I work with a lot of climbers internationally and many of them want to know how to quantify their muscle strength to determine muscle imbalances. I used to [...]

Recently, "The Climbing Doctor" had the chance to connect with Chris Danielson, who is one the most renowned American route setters. This was a unique opportunity to see the behind the scenes thought processes that goes into competition route setting [...]

Rotator Cuff Strain Signs and Symptoms Dull ache radiating into the back or side of the shoulder. Discomfort lifting objects, especially out to the side. Cause The shoulder is made up of four rotator [...]

Balanced Climbing Shoulders By Tanya Anne Mackenzie PhD (Specialist shoulder and elbow physiotherapist) Balanced muscles around the shoulder are essential for climbing efficiency as well as to avoid uneven tension around the joint. Imbalance [...]

How to Prevent Ankle Sprains in Bouldering You are cruxing out on your bouldering project. Your hands are sweating, your heart racing and you need just one more move to send it. You give [...]

A few months ago I was scanning my inbox when I came across an email from Vogue Magazine for an interview request. I used to see the cover of the magazine all the time while [...]

It is the end of the day. You are tired and beat, but you decide to give it one last go on your project. You get to the crux move and give it everything you've [...]

I had the opportunity to pick Eva Lopez's brain on her thoughts on preventing climbing injury. Eva has an amazing wealth of knowledge on training for climbing and preventing injury. She hosts an information packed [...]

Below is an excerpt of an article that wrote for the REI Climbing Blog on how to prevent rock climbing injuries. To read the entire article, please visit: Click Here to View the Full Article [...]