Attitude is Everything! (Well, almost.)
I first met a 14-year-old Margo Hayes in 2012. She was spending Spring break at…
How to Train Optimally…and Become a Maximum Climber
The pursuit of maximum climbing—whether you define it as realizing your climbing potential or maximizing…
Podcast #32: Success Strategies for Peak Performance!
New Year’s is a great time to think deeply about your goals, re-evaluate your course…
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+).…