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How Can You Improve Footwork For Better Balance?
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Mar 25
Elevate your climbing game with better footwork. Discover techniques and exercises to enhance your balance and efficiency on the wall.
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Adam M.
Oct 17, 2022
Why do climbers sand their fingers?
Climbers sand their fingers to prevent skin injuries such as flappers, cracks and tears. This happens due to calluses building up. Climbing is pretty rough on the skin, and after doing it for a while, you start developing calluses. This is a natural process of the body and is meant to protect the skin. The problem climbers have, is that after so...
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Adam M.
May 28, 2023
Why do climbers seem hunched?
Climbers often appear hunched due to the nature of the sport. When climbing, we engage our upper body muscles, particularly the back and shoulders, to maintain balance and stability on the wall. This can lead to a forward-leaning posture, which may give the impression of being hunched. Additionally, climbers frequently need to reach for holds above...
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Adam M.
Sep 29, 2022
how important is flexibility for climbing?
As someone who is not flexible myself, but has flexible friends, I can say that it is very important, not just for finishing routes, but also for preventing injuries. There have been quite a few routes that I have not been able to do, only to see my friends do them using some sort of crazy body folding beta. Lifting their legs up to the level of...
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Adam Ondra is the one most consider as the best climber in the world. He started climbing when he was just 3 years old, and onsighted a 7b+ when he was just 8 years old. His climbing future was just as bright, and at that early age became one of t...
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How often should you climb per week?
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The amount of times you should climb per week really depends on you and how conditioned your body is to climbing. If you have been climbing for a few years, and you are generally healthy, you may be fine climbing 4 times per week or even more. If you...
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How do you climb with blisters?
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Taping up blisters can seriously help ease the pain and discomfort they cause. Though, keep in mind that if the tape is very sticky, it could rip the blister off when you take the tape off, so add a thin layer in between, just to not have the sticky ...
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Is rock climbing hard for beginners?
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Rock climbing is relatively easy for beginners since the beginner routes are usually not complex, and actually resemble climbing a ladder. As the grades go up, so does the complexity and the difficulty of the routes. Beginner rock climbers can usu...
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Why do rock climbers shake their arms?
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Rock climbers shake their arms as a way of recovering during a route or in between routes. The purpose of this is to reduce the lactic acid build up in their forearms, which is referred to as being pumped. There is quite a bit of controversy over ...
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Why do I suck at climbing some days?
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Very often, climbers can experience weak days. These are days that they just feel as if they have no power and no energy to climb at the level they normally can. This is not unique to climbing, or to sports in general. It's just part of being hu...
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Climbing is a lot of fun and attractive to many people seeking a new hobby or simply to get into a new sport because it is a sport that doesn't require much gear, or even strength, and provides both a physical challenge and a mental challenge. ...
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What muscles should be sore after climbing?
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It depends on if you are a new climber or someone who already has some experience in climbing. If you are a new climber, then you will probably be more sore than people who have climbed even a few more times than you. One of the main reasons is be...
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Is there a weight limit to rock climbing?
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There is no weight limit to climbing, everyone can climb regardless of their weight. Though, those that are overweight may have a higher risk of injury and should be aware of this and be extra careful. People who weigh more usually tend to have a ...
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What is indoor rock climbing called?
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Indoor rock climbing is just called indoor rock climbing. Though, the term could refer to a few different styles of climbing. Indoor climbing could refer to bouldering, sport climbing, top rope climbing, auto-belay climbing, and speed climbing. Ea...
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