Archive for the ‘Climbing Techniques’ category
Let’s face it, we all want to climb well. The feeling of nailing a hard route is second to none. To achieve consistent results, it’s essential to learn those climbing techniques, do that training, eat and sleep right. Here’s where we share the knowledge to help you get there. If you have climbing techniques, diet tips or training advice that you would like to share, drop us an email at: gareth(at)rockclimbinguk.co.uk.
Dry Tooling – Evil crag wrecking practice or legitimate training technique?
We’ve had a long cold winter, but the snow and ice are long gone and for ice climbers looking to keep their arms and axes synchronised and to practice their figures of nine and double hand swaps, dry tooling is the answer. The sport has also grown in popularity over recent years and is now [...]
Learn to listen to your body, a cautionary tale
I’ve just found out that I cannot climb for about 4 – 6 weeks. It all started on the last Bank Holiday Monday, I was climbing at our local crag and trying a new route (Stone Farm Crack, Stone Farm, Sussex) and I was working on the start of the route. I was trying to [...]
12 week progression to insane grip strength – guest post by Paul Wilson
I learned from Charles Poliquin that you should be able to train your forearms daily. If we were unable to use them daily – we wouldn’t have any mechanics to fix our cars. Right? Hey guys, my name is Paul Wilson and I am locally known in the West Midlands for my fat loss programmes [...]
Climbing techniques – The Rock-over and ‘Sit in’
Firstly, allow me to apologise for the appalling quality of this video. I do plan to replace it within the next few days, I just needed to find a clip to demonstrate this technique. Many of routes I have been climbing in Singapore require the use of this move. The locals I have been climbing [...]
The 3 B’s of climbing technique – guest post by Mark Reeves
As a outdoor pursuits instructor and climbing coach, I am often found at a crag teaching anyone from young children in a few hours’ climbing ‘taster session’ right through to a week long course aimed at developing a climber’s skills and techniques. Whatever the course I nearly always include something that I would describe as [...]
Basic climbing techniques: Hand holds ‘Open-handed Crimp’
Continuing with our climbing basics series, designed for those of you out there who have just got into climbing. We’re continuing with hand holds this week. This time we’re covering the open handed crimp. What is a crimp? Crimps are small but (usually) positive edges upon which you can only fit the tips of your [...]
How to prepare for an expedition
Those long hours of overtime at work are worth it when you know you’ll soon be jetting off to somewhere far more exotic. There’s nothing as exciting as going on expedition (though Beyonce inviting you out for dinner might come close!). But, in reality, there’s much to do before you board your flight. The success [...]
Climbing techniques – getting the best out of your climbing shoes
There are some climbs where good friction between shoe and rock is absolutely vital, and they’re almost impossible to complete without it. Climbing in Singapore on granite, I’ve found a few instances where I’ve had to trust steeply sloping footholds which I would rarely have trusted previously. To gain the required amount of friction on [...]
Climbing techniques – hand jamming
Continuing with our climbing basics series, designed for those of you who are new to climbing, this week we’re going to look at the various types of hand jam. Jamming is used where the rock features a crack in which you can jam your hand, fist, finger or in some cases forearm, rather than pulling [...]
How to safely lower off from a sport climb
Lowering off from a sport climb isn’t always as easy as it is at the climbing wall. Knowing a few techniques can make the difference between an enjoyable day’s climbing and a trip to A&E. via BMC – Equipment Advice. A good video here from the BMC, showing the correct way to lower off from [...]
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