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Strength conditioning

By Jackie Cowie.

Climbing demands a lot of your body and your mind. The mental exertion can be felt as stress in your shoulders and up into your neck.

This article deals with techniques to prevent rock climbing injuries, and how to deal with them if they occur.

Posted in Climbing Techniques on July 31, 2010

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By Gareth Hanson.

The first thing I did when I finished reading this book was turn back to page one and start reading it again – it really is that good!

In this truly inspirational climbing book, Dave MacLoed embarks on a step by step mission to destroy every excuse that stands between you and your success as a rock climber (or if you think laterally, between you and success in your job, or any other sport).

Posted in Climbing Books on July 20, 2010

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By Gareth Hanson.

Hi everyone. Here we are, week 7 (out of about 16) of my climbing techniques and climbing improvement plan.
Here’s what my goals were / are, and where I’m at so far:

Posted in Climbing Techniques on November 25, 2009

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By Gareth Hanson.

Hello everyone, it’s week 6 of my rock climbing improvement plan. How’s it going? Has anyone made any improvements?
In 5 weeks I have moved up a grade, from 5b to 5c. I have nailed quite a few tricky 5c routes as both top ropes and leads at my local indoor wall, so I’m going to [...]

Posted in Climbing Techniques on November 17, 2009

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By Gareth Hanson.

Hi everyone, it’s week 5 of my rock climbing improvement plan.
Last week I gave you rock climbing workout 1 of 3, here’s workout number 2.

Posted in Climbing Techniques on November 11, 2009

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By Gareth Hanson.

OK, if you haven’t been following this from the beginning:
3 weeks ago I decided to embark on a mission to improve my climbing techniques and climbing grades. I invited anyone interested to join me.
So far we have covered nutrition and weight management. In this post we’ll get stuck into the fun stuff – strength and [...]

Posted in Climbing Techniques on October 29, 2009

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