Yup, it’s official! I can remember it like it was yesterday, climbing my first 5.10 outdoors in Holcomb Valley! My mind was blown with pure happiness and satisfaction! Ahhhh yes, reaching your goals is AWESOME! But sometimes, you hit road blocks and don’t end up reaching your goals. That SUCKS because you feel horrible, defeated, straight-up …
Revolved Chair Pose (Parivrtta Utkatasana) Climbers love to get cozy with the rock. If your hips and adductor muscles are juicy and flexible you can move in closer into the rock allowing more body weight to rest on your feet and less on your arms. Are your shoulders pulling forward from overdeveloped lats? Ah, you need a good chest …
Editor’s note: We want to know how you train and what training means to you. Want to contribute to this topic? Email McKenzi. My alarm rings at 5 a.m. and I have two options. I run through the reasons to to pull off the covers one more time: I’m comfortable, not sleepy. The sun is …
When in Rome…. Just like in any sport, climbing has its own terms and language, and knowing how to speak and understand this language isn’t necessarily essential. Just like you can go into a foreign country without knowing the language, but if you wish to function, and get around in that country you must learn …