How to get a Climber’s Core
We always think of training our fingers when climbing, but training your core is important, too....
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Fear Review: Can you trust your fear of falling?
Is your fear of falling keeping you safe or holding you back? In climbing, we are presented with...
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Stacking Paper: How Climbing Strength and Climbing Skills Build One Day at at Time
My friend Matt is a clean-cut, optimistic, friendly, and charismatic guy. He’s also a good...
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A Review of Esther Smith’s Hangboard Program for Finger Recovery
About 8 weeks ago my left ring finger started to ache. I thought I had strained it, or maybe it...
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Why You (and Every Climber) Should Keep a Climbing Journal
It’s 8:00 pm, I’m drinking peppermint tea and sitting by my wood-burning stove in Bishop,...
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An Interview with Dr. Jared Vagy, The Climbing Doctor
In this MTNmeister interview, we hear from Dr. Jared Vagy— a doctor of physical therapy known in...
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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...
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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...
Read MoreThis 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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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