from Stevie Haston
Tools of the trade; pull up station, carpet, music is optional. It’s raining, or snowing, or something disagreeable. My partner is sick so I don’t want to drag her out belaying (I must be getting soft) so training. 1000 pull ups all kinds, not too bad, in fact better than expected or dreaded. Was able to pull up on ‘Kirstie's pinch’, but only after listening to the song line, ‘Save me from the nothing I have become’. Right arm one arm up very bad, mental note, must watch more internet porn! ...
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from gravsports
First off, sorry for the long delay in blogging. I've been stupid busy with everything from getting my first guiding exam done, family, writing, doing a couple of TV shows and of course climbing, mountain biking (broke some ribs, healing now), travel, and just life. Enough excuses, I'm back, thanks for the heckling/encouraging emails. I'm going to do a new section of this blog where I answer questions from readers, starting with these: 1) There has be a lot of discussion on knots for tying ropes to rappel.
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from 2010 Mountaineering Season
The guides from this past weekend's Glacier Travel and Crevasse Rescue Workshop returned late last night from the Matanuska Glacier and are unpacking gear and debriefing today. This was a two-day introductory workshop that provides instruction on climbing techniques and safety systems necessary for safe glacier travel. The workshop covers knots, harnesses, cramponing, self-arrest positions, building protection and anchors, fixed-line ascension, and crevasse rescue. Students enjoyed practicing crevasse fall
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from Upskill Climbing
On our coaching camps we talk a lot about visualisation, the importance of remembering sequences and what should be running going through your mind as you climb your route (your internal dialogue). If you are one of those climbers who only climbs intuitively "I'll just figure it out as I go along" you are sabotaging your true potential. Seriously! This video of our man Joey Kinder is a great insight into the level of detail required when you are memorising your sequences. Here are some visualisation and
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from Upskill Climbing
American Paul Robinson is one of the world's best boulderers right now being only one of two people to have climbed proposed V16, and he's posted up on his blog one of his typical hangboard workouts. Obviously this is going to be more advanced that most people can handle, but it might give you a few ideas on exercises you can perform on the board. Have fun, and watch those elbows! P-Rob's Workout A few people have inquired about what I do on the hang board for my workouts. It pretty simple considering ...
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from Mountains and Water
Just as the summer season is wrapping up and I was getting psyched on a new project at Lincoln Lake, catastrophe (or opportunity) struck. I went to Lincoln Lake last Saturday to try Small Arms and after a few tries on the hard second move found that I was very close to sticking it,meaning that the problem might go, maybe even that day. Unfortunately as I was trying the third move, I felt the sharp gaston give just a little. A few more pulls on it showed that the hold was detaching. I called over a few ...
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from Dave MacLeod Climbing
On Monday, while descending the lines after a session on the Sron, a breeze block sized flake at the belay 10 feet above me was levered off by an unusual direction of pull. It dropped straight onto my bare ankle, splitting it open in a 3cm gash down to the bone. After making the most of the rare opportunity to inspect my own skeleton, I abseiled down and started to hurt. 5 stitches later, I’m in less than perfect shape for climbing, or indeed anything right now. Iain Peter wraps me up for the long walk
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from Life in the Vertical
I have over the years struggled to find the love for LPT and any steep limestone for that matter. Mainly because I am a dedicated trad ledge shuffler, as such i am not too hot on the frantic grab and pull of limestone climbing. However I have recently started to get it.
Tuesday was very much [...]
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from Cold Fusion Blog
My shoulders, Impingement kitten on the left, lion on the right.
After a week of gentle exercise my shoulders were feeling better. Id started off with a set of kittens struggling to do a pull up – eventually getting them back to lion status with a fairly good finger board and training session. On Sunday it [...]
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from Mountains and Water
For the next couple of weeks I will be talking and corresponding with Matt Samet, longtime climber and until recently, editor-in-chief at Climbing magazine. Give the trends in climbing journalism, the current economic climate, and the historical importance of the journal he worked at, I thought it would be a good opportunity to hear from someone who knows from the inside what it takes to produce a magazine. In this interview, Matt tells us a little bit about where he came from as a writer and how he became
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