I’ve been dealing with a rotator cuff impingement for the last couple of months. Of all the (many) injuries I’ve had, this one has been… Read More »Rotator Cuff Impingement: What I Did Wrong So You Don’t Do The Same
I’m sure you’ve heard people say that grades don’t matter. Strong people, mostly. Sometimes, it feels just like rich people saying that money doesn’t make… Read More »Fuck Grades: What People Really Mean When They Say Grades Don’t Matter
Let’s start this one with an example. Do you remember taking science in school? What you would be taught about, say, electrons at age 13… Read More »Climbing Rules Are Made To Be Broken
The whole premise of this blog is to cover soft skills – the little discoveries that make climbing easier and aren’t always spoken about. Here’s… Read More »Crimpin’ Ain’t Easy: Don’t Make The Same Mistake As Me
I used to be really scared. I would only lead things that I’d successfully toproped – like, I had to send the thing on toprope… Read More »Why I Got A Coach And How It Helped: An Honest Review
I had an interesting conversation the other day with a new climbing partner. I was telling him how I got a lot better at climbing… Read More »Train Less, Climb More?
One of the most important things I’ve learned in climbing is deceptively simple: it’s that you take yourself up the wall with you. No shit,… Read More »You Can Have A Long, Happy Relationship With Climbing – And Still Send Hard
If you’ve climbed for long enough, you’ll have met people who have movement ethics: no knee scums, don’t make it look desperate, style over everything.… Read More »There’s No Wrong In Climbing
Sometimes sending feels easy. I’m sure you can relate. And while it sounds nice to effortlessly float up the rock and clip the chains, it’s… Read More »The Problem With Romanticizing Sends
My first love was dance – and I spent about 15 years becoming quite good at it. My second love is rock climbing. And projecting… Read More »A Dancer’s Top Tips For Projecting Rock Climbs