What Makes Adam Ondra the World’s Best Climber?
For me, climbing and science go together like coffee and dark chocolate. Rarely does a…
Video: Margo Hayes’ Success Formula
Margo Hayes burst onto the international climbing scene in 2017 with her ascents of La…
“Free Solo” – The Best Climbing Movie Ever?
Rock climbing is increasingly appearing in Hollywood’s blockbuster movies, the latest example being a rather…
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: Alex Honnold & Jonathan Siegrist Training to Send!
It’s not every day that a corporate climbing video actually provides valuable tips for improving…
Self-Discipline & Commitment: The Great Equalizers
It takes great discipline to boulder V12, climb 5.14, win a world cup competition, summit…
Performance Analysis of Adam Ondra’s Breakthrough Ascent of the World’s First 5.15d/9c
Last month I published a performance analysis of Margo Hayes’ incredible ascent of Biographie (5.15a/9a+).…
What You Can Learn from Margo Hayes’ Send of Biography (5.15a)!
While I frequently warn enthusiastic climbers of the downsides (and injury risk) of copying the…
Podcast #17: Training to Control the Fear of Falling
If you occasionally struggle with the fear of falling, then this podcast is for you!…
Video: Toru Nakajima…Training for ‘Dreaming’!
Send videos are a dime a dozen, but occasionally one jumps out as me as…