Climbing 101 – Welcome to the Vertical World!
Climbing changed my life. Other than the life-long influence of my parents, nothing else is…
Lumbrical Muscle Training & Injury Treatment
The lumbricals are a family of muscles that all climbers use, but perhaps have never…
“Free Solo” – The Best Climbing Movie Ever?
Rock climbing is increasingly appearing in Hollywood’s blockbuster movies, the latest example being a rather…
Podcast #27: Ask Coach Hörst (Round 3)
Welcome to Round #3 of “Ask Coach Hörst”…where I will answer 6 listener questions that I believe…
Conceptual Model for Maximum-Difficulty Sport Climbing
I’ve just returned from a month-long trip to Europe, one of the highlights of which…
Video: Climbing Warm Up…Cafe Kraft Style!
Here are four short, fun videos produced by Hannes Huch, the genius behind the Café…
Podcast #26: Energy System Training – Part 4 (Aerobic Power)
This is the fourth in a series on using bioenergetics as a guiding model to…
Video: Alex Honnold & Jonathan Siegrist Training to Send!
It’s not every day that a corporate climbing video actually provides valuable tips for improving…
10 Do’s & Don’ts for Effective Redpointing
Projecting is the process of working a route near, or beyond, your current limit with…
Podcast #25: Ask Coach Hörst (Round 2)
Welcome to the second round of “Ask Coach Hörst”! In this episode I answer 10…