Climbing training is at a crossroads. Unprecedented access to thousands of square feet of indoor terrain means climbers are stronger than ever--weather, temps, and daylight are no longer factors.

You are passionate about climbing and dream of sending yet more powerful sport climbs or boulders, but despite your dedicated climbing practice, supplemented by strength training in the gym, you seem ...

All sports involve multi-joint, multi-directional tasks that require a number of muscles working in synch to produce a powerful yet smooth and efficient movement. Because multi-joint tasks coordinate ...

Multiple climbing champion Christian Core launches his climbing and bouldering training App for iPad, iPhone, iPod touch. The number of climbing Apps is on the rise. These applications which can be ...

Patrick, last year you published the book Gimme Kraft. What makes different from other training books? It focuses on a very specific aspect of climbing: strength. Strength should be trained for in a ...

Patxi Usobiaga is standing with a stick in his hand, pointing to my next move on a climbing route, and screaming at me: “Venga! Va. A muerte!” (Come on! Go! 'Til Death!) It’s January 21, my fourth day ...

Bouldering can be delicate or dynamic - it is a great form of climbing for challenging your movement skills and ability to unlock climbing sequences, as well as your physical capabilities. Bouldering ...

Alex Hutchinson will take part in training camps in the UK and Europe.

The top athletes in the Vail Valley have a way of finding each other, so to see John Mark Seelig and Larry Moore collaborating is no surprise. What you might not have guessed, however, is that a ...

The BoardRoom climbing training facility opened in May at 5140 Hollister Ave. and the owners plan a next-door full gym with tall climbing wall. (Serena Guentz / Noozhawk photo) Revisiting its roots ...

In Part 1 of this article we discussed some common mistakes that climbers make when weight training (for instance favoring the perceived difficulty of unstable exercises like the TRX over more stabile ...