Beyond the Wall
Tips, stories, and training advice for smarter climbing.
How to Train for Rock Climbing
A practical guide to training for rock climbing for beginner and intermediate climbers: technique, finger strength, endurance, weekly structure, and recovery without generic advice.
How to Train Fingers for Climbing Without Getting Injured
A practical model for balancing finger strength, tendon adaptation, recovery, and microdamage so climbing progress does not turn into overuse.
Fingerboard for Beginners: How to Safely Progress to Max Hangs
Most finger injuries start with one mistake: training for max hangs before the tissue is ready. Here is the five-phase progression that actually works.
Finger Training in Climbing: How Fingerboard Hangs Work and Why Progress Can Stall
Fingerboard hangs are not a universal answer. Understanding what they actually develop, and when to change the stimulus, is what separates real progress from spinning your wheels.
Climbing Training Plan for Beginners: What to Focus on First
A beginner climbing training plan should build movement quality, strength foundations, and recovery habits before chasing advanced intensity.
Your Climbing Shoes Guide
Learn how to choose climbing shoes based on purpose, sizing, fit, asymmetry, closure, rubber, and budget so you buy a pair that actually helps you climb better.
The Path to Growth: How to Progress in Climbing Without Harming Your Body
Discover the proven training periodization system used by elite athletes. Learn the 6 phases of safe and sustainable climbing progress from building a solid base to peaking for your goals.
Basketball vs Climbing: Playing on the "Low Level"
A personal observation about movement, body position, and the hidden connection between basketball and climbing footwork.
Climber's Mindset: The hidden levels that unlock your Next Grade
Learn to identify the bottleneck limiting your climbing growth. Discover the ATPEM model - a system that helps break repetitive cycles and accelerate progress through strategic thinking.
Climbing Endurance & Critical Force: the complete practical guide
To train endurance for harder routes, you need to understand how different training zones work and what actually drives progress. Learn about Critical Force, training zones, and how to build sustainable climbing power.
Fear and Efficiency in Climbing: How to Overcome the Fear of Falling
Overcome fear of falling in rock climbing with proven mental training techniques. Learn the Yerkes-Dodson Law, safe falling methods, and psychological strategies to build confidence and manage climbing anxiety effectively.
Short-Term and Long-Term Factors Affecting Grip Strength in Climbing
When we fail to hold onto a hold, most of us instantly blame one thing - finger strength. But is that really the main reason? Let's dig deeper through the lens of physics and force application.