It happened. Burden of Dreams (9A/V17) finally sees a repeat by Scottish climber Will Bosi. View this post on Instagram A post shared by William Bosi (@will_bosi) After Spending 10 days on the replica in the Lattice Training Center, and 3 weeks projecting in Lappnor Finland, Will Bosi sent Burden of Dreams on April 12, … Read more
Very few sports have that constant ability to push oneself as climbing does. There is always a harder route to send, a more difficult boulder problem to crush. Whenever we climb, we are pushing ourselves. We strive to reach the utmost limits of our physical and technical capabilities, continuously exploring ways to enhance and refine … Read more
Rock Climbing is a full-body workout that targets just about every muscle. So naturally, you will gain abs from climbing if you practice the sport long enough. But that’s probably not what you came to this article for. Of course, you knew that climbing targets the core muscles, and practicing rock climbing would eventually lead … Read more
Climbing is one of those sports where the lighter you are, the more easily you’ll be able to move your body on the rocks. This means the skinnier you are, the harder you send. Unfortunately, this means some climbers take their weight loss to the extreme and has led to the existence of terms such … Read more
At 5 feet 3 (163cm) I’m guaranteed to always be the shortest guy in the climbing gym. Together with my 5-foot gym partner and girlfriend, we often have to improvise our beta and steer away from the one the route setters originally intended. If you are reading this article, you likely have the same issue … Read more
Cutting feet is the act of both feet cutting loose while climbing or bouldering. Cutting feet usually occurs during an overhang where the climber is climbing hands first and using their feet as an afterthought. As a result, their feet will cut loose from the wall. Climbing hands first on any other type of wall … Read more
Ever since the award-winning documentary Free Solo brought the sport of climbing into the mainstream, there has been a big confusion between free climbing and free soloing. Free soloing is a form of free climbing but they are not to be mixed up. The difference between free soloing and free climbing is very simple: while … Read more
If you’ve been to a climbing gym in the summer, you’ve likely seen quite a few guys climbing shirtless. Are you wondering why they are doing this? Or whether or not it is okay to climb shirtless? Maybe you want to go shirtless yourself but you need some reassurance? In this article, we’ll answer your … Read more
Anxiety at the bouldering (or climbing) gym, the fear of looking like a beginner in front of others, is something almost every first-time climber deal with. In this article, we’ll look at different ways you can overcome your climbing anxiety. As a shy person myself, I have definitely dealt with my fair share of anxiety … Read more