How to Prepare for a Rock Climbing Trip — Training & Strategy
Hoping to climb hard on your next destination climbing trip? Then tune into this thorough discussion on training and strategy when planning a trip, led by YouTube climbing guru, Mani the Monkey. In this thorough, 25min video, you’ll learn why to plan in the first...
Hazel Findlay — From Shoulder Surgery to Sending 8c
This 14-minute film provides us an in-depth and personal portrait into Hazel Findlay's life as a professional climber, as well as a look at one of her hardest sends: Mind Control (8c) in Oliana, Spain. If you liked this article, we think you’ll also enjoy: Video: Alex...
In Suffering and in Stoke — Bishop, CA Trip Report
It is 11 pm and the sharp cold of the alpine desert evening is seeping into the weather sealing around the windows of the rental minivan. My boyfriend Chris and I, however, remain undisturbed in the makeshift bed of our rental minivan converted to...
Climb Injury Free: Shoulder Impingement — Pain, Inflammation, and Tissue Overload (Part 2)
The Rock Rehab Pyramid is a step-by-step rehabilitation and injury prevention plan designed specifically for rock climbers. The goal of the four-phase process is to take you from the pain, inflammation and tissue overload stage to gain full mobility, strength and...
Hazel Findlay’s First Ascent of Squamish’s Tainted Love (5.13d)
At the top of Squamish's towering big wall, the Chief, a hard-to-protect, bold stemming corner long awaited its first ascent. Finally, this past summer, renowned trad master, Hazel Findlay, came to take down this climb, which she dubbed Tainted Love (5.13d). Watch the...
Brad Gobright and Ben Hanna Climb Dreefee (5.13d, 12 Pitches)
Watch Brad Gobright and Ben Hanna's impressive ascent of the notoriously difficult, Dreefee —a 12-pitch 5.13d, stacked with pitch-after-pitch of 12+ climbing, made spicier by ample runout terrain. Brad was originally attempting this route with Alex Honnold in March of...
Enock Glidden’s Adaptive Ascent of El Capitan
Update 11/22/2019: The video we originally shared has been removed from YouTube, but Facebook followers can still see the clip here! Born with spina bifida and paralyzed from the waist down, Enock Glidden has always held a lifelong dream of climbing Yosemite’s El...
9 Reasons Why It’s Good to be a Bad Climber
A couple years ago a sub-par experience made me stop climbing. For a while, I couldn’t even listen to other people talk about going to the gym. I wanted to vigorously shake them and yell don’t you know!? climbing sucks! Months later I started to rebuild my...
2:19:44 — Brad Gobright and Jim Reynolds’ Speed Record on The Nose
On October 21, 2017, Brad Gobright and Jim Reynolds broke the speed record on El Capitan's The Nose route (formerly held by Alex Honnold and Hans Florine) by climbing its 3000 feet of granite in a jaw-droppingly fast time of 2 hours, 19 minutes, and 44 seconds. This...
This Average Climber Trained on a Hangboard for 30 Straight Days
Not sold on committing to a regular hangboard workout? This video, which documents one average climber's training and progress made with just 30 days of hangboarding, might quickly change your mind. If you liked this article, we think you’ll also enjoy: Gear You Ought...
Without a Partner: Pete Whittaker Rope Soloing El Capitan in Under 24 Hours
On November 11-12, 2016, Pete Whittaker became the first person to rope solo and free climb every pitch of a route on El Capitan in a day, choosing Freerider (5.13a) and managing to finish the entire route in just 20 hours and six minutes. By free climbing,...
In This MTNmeister interview, we hear from Steve House —one of the world's most respected alpine climbers—about his introduction to climbing, the importance of mentorship, and his approach to training. He’ll also talk about an accident in 2010 that left him stranded...
Matt Bush — World of Free Solo Climbing
Get a peek into Matt Bush's world of free solo climbing. Free solo for me is an art form, it's a meditation; a controlled and calculated experience. If you liked this article, we think you’ll also enjoy: Video: The Art of Free Solo with Matt Bush Climber Spotlight: An...
Perspective — Daniel Woods Sport Climbing in Catalonia
Follow Daniel Woods as he shifts his focus from hard bouldering to equally challenging bolt clipping in Catalonia, where he tackles classic test pieces to eventually achieve his goal of climbing 9b (5.15b). If you liked this article, we think you’ll also enjoy: Video:...
Climb Injury Free: Shoulder Impingement —The Rock Rehab Pyramid (Part 1)
You clip the chains of your most recent project and throw your hands up in triumph. After all of your hard work and training, you finally sent it. As you lower your hands from overhead, you feel a soreness in your shoulder. You try to shake it off,...
Becoming a Boulderer: A Tradster’s Journey to Wrestling Pebbles
Last fall I graduated and hit the road, looking for new experiences, to climb new places, and to experience the full opportunities of living life on the road. I wanted to climb when I wanted, chase the perfect weather, and up my climbing game. I knew...
How to Survive a Climbing Injury
Face it—your finger doesn’t quite feel right. When you climb, it might feel fine but as soon as the session ends, it starts to ache. Not like after good session ... the bad kind of ache when you know you probably should have stopped before the session...
Land of Maybe — James Pearson, Cedar Wright, and Yuji Hirayama Climb World’s Tallest Sea Cliff
Join James Pearson, Cedar Wright, and Yuji Hirayama as they travel to the Faroe Islands in an attempt to climb the world’s tallest sea cliff, Cape Enniberg. I'm always game for a chossy adventure, so I said, 'why not,' let's check it out. - Cedar Wright If you liked...
Gear You Ought to Know: A Review of Edelrid’s Ohm Assisted Braking Resistor
Since moving to Asia the pool of climbers who are able to belay someone of my build has shrunk hugely. I’m 6'5" and—despite losing a few kgs in the heat—a little over 100kg (220lbs). Most partners I find are around half my weight. This means that even to top rope...
Introducing Chalk Cartel: High Quality Climbing Chalk at an Honest Price
Climbing chalk: we know it ain’t sexy, but every climber knows that a performance climbing chalk can make the difference between greasing off a hold or sending your project. We also know you’ve got better things to drop your coin on some over-priced fancy-ass chalk,...
Climb Injury-Free: How to Prevent a Rotator Cuff Strain
The shoulder is made up of four rotator cuff muscles, which connect the shoulder blade to the arm bone. The rotator cuff muscles work together to control and stabilize shoulder motion but are weaker than the large muscles that attach the shoulder blade bone to the...
