Posts Tagged ‘Climbing Improvement’

How To: Indoor Climbing and Training

Winter can be a frustrating time for rock climbers.  As the nights begin to draw in and temperatures cool down, it becomes harder to get out on rock as often as you’ve become used to through the summer.  For many, the balance between outdoor and indoor climbing will have to shift towards pulling on plastic [...]

Mind Coaching with RCUK contributor, Craig Watson at Harrogate Wall

Rock Climbing UK contributor, Craig Watson is going to be delivering a series of climbing psychology workshops at Harrogate wall. Starting this month with a free talk and running right through to April of next year, the workshops promise to be a fantastic resource for anyone looking to push their climbing grade.

Climbing book review: 9 out of 10 climbers make the same mistakes by Dave Macloed

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).

SMART Climbing

The other day I gave a talk to a group of business people about how climbing could help their business. Not surprisingly they were a little skeptical at first, especially after I showed them the intro to the Progression DVD – What could this have to do with them?

So what strategies do climbers employ?

Climbing techniques – a plan to raise your game: Week 9 – Guest post from Ignacio Romero

Hi everyone. Here we are at week 9 (out of 16) of my climbing techniques and climbing improvement plan. Here’s where it all starts to get a little bit more difficult as we go into Christmas. For most people it’s going to be pretty difficult to stick to a decent diet and get plenty of training in.

This week is a really special week because this post is from a new friend from Argentina. Please allow me to introduce Ignacio Romero from Mendoza. Ignacio has been kind enough to send me a climbing drill for those of you who don’t use a gym but would like a structured training plan that you can implement at your local wall.

Climbing techniques – a plan to raise your game: Week 8 – Core techniques

Hi everyone. Welcome to week 8 (out of 16) of my climbing techniques and climbing improvement plan. I think I may have missed a week (or two) actually. I got thrown off track a little because I attended a fantastic internet marketing seminar which has hopefully given me some more knowledge to reach a wider audience of fellow climbers. Anyway, here we are.

Climbing techniques – a plan to raise your game: Week 7 – A review

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:

Climbing techniques – a plan to raise your game (and mine)

Following a really bad climbing session last weekend at my local wall, I have decided to embark on a climbing improvement plan. My under-par performance was probably due to being over-tired and starting to come down with a cold. It has, however, served as a useful motivator for me to raise my game. It also [...]