Injury Prevention for Advanced Climbers

Injury Prevention for Advanced Climbers Own it. Only you are in charge of your happiness. Common does not mean “Normal.”  Never confuse the two. You will talk to many climbers with similar injuries, especially in the upper extremities. We start to see said...

Injury Prevention for Intermediate Climbers

Injury Prevention for Intermediate Climbers Recovery is not a race. You don’t have to feel guilty if it takes longer than you thought it would. Common Injuries Know your body type and climb style. Taller Climbers Great at endurance slabs. Advantaged with those long...

Injury Prevention for Beginner Climbers

Injury Prevention for Beginner Climbers Do less out of habit, more out of intent. I work with a ton of climbers.  I see all ages, all levels of climbing, and a wide variety of injuries amongst them.  I see who injures, at what grade, and usually, WHY.  I see what...

Goal Setting & Self Assessment for Advanced Climbers

Goal Setting & Self Assessment for Advanced Climbers(Over 5.13 on lead and V8 for bouldering outdoors)    Self-Assessment & Goal Setting “What happens when you decide what you’ve got isn’t gonna cut it anymore?  You get more.”   In the...

Goal Setting & Self Assessment for Intermediate Climbers

Self Assessment & Goal Setting for Intermediate Climbers(5.10s on Lead or V3 for bouldering)    DON’T COMPARE. Just be your best version of yourself. At this point in your climbing you will need to start setting specific goals. “Get better” is NOT specific. ...

Self Assessment & Goal Setting for Beginning Climbers

Goal Setting & Self Assessment for Beginning Climbers(5.10s on Lead or V3 for bouldering)    “I’m better than I used to be. Better than I was yesterday. But hopefully not as good as I’ll be tomorrow.” -Marianne Williamson    These are the primary areas...