Joint pain is part of life as a rock climber, and so much emphasis is placed on finger pulley and flexor tendon injuries, but what about the other side of […]

By Stacey Castaldo, SPT, CSCS

It was just another day at the climbing gym, I’d done a couple warm-up routes, and now I was just starting up a new 5.12 in […]

You’re at your local sports store eyeing all the beautiful climbing shoes you probably don’t need (but definitely want). You quickly envision yourself climbing in new shoes […]

Saturday morning—finally time to get back on your project. You stretch out in bed and slowly open your hands. They feel stiff and sore, you look at your swollen finger […]

By Andrew McClure PT, DPT

We all wish we could climb as much and as hard as the pros. However, most of us have to maintain a full-time schedule with jobs, […]

When we think about climbing and training, most of the time, you’ll hear “go hangboard and get those fingers strong” or “do some weighted pull ups.” Yet we don’t really […]

Have you found yourself using one of these ~excuses~ to account for poor climbing, poor performance, or just feeling stagnant? We face many obstacles when it comes to achieving what it is that we want – in personal lives and climbing careers alike.

Imagine being on a roof climb where you’re bicycling with a hard toe-down and toe-hook to maintain tension in the feet to be able to make the next move; or […]

A new series of articles has just published on the topics of Training and Testing in Rock Climbing. A description of the free article series is below, along with the […]

Over the past four decades adaptive climbing, also referred to as paraclimbing has become increasingly more popular. With fine-tuned adaptive gear and the presence of experts in the sport, adaptive […]