Podcast Episodes

TAPED TIPS | How To Better Switch Between Bouldering and Sport Climbing

Switching back and forth between sport climbing and bouldering can be difficult, and it's not simply because of strength and power or endurance.

It's…

6 months, 1 week ago

TAPED TIPS | Alex Megos Admits He Was Wrong About Conditions. But Was He?

Part of the Alex Megos lore is:

"There are no bad conditions, only weakness."

We all knew it wasn't true, and even Alex came clean to me about it, bu…

6 months, 2 weeks ago

BOARD MEETINGS | Mindset Shifts That Led Us to V10 Bouldering

With the popularity of physical training, it's easy to overlook the fact that without the necessary shifts in mindset, we are rarely in a position to…

6 months, 2 weeks ago

TAPED TIPS | Surprising Ways To Optimize A Climbing Partnership

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While things like finger strength, power, and technique are incredibly important for climbing harder, partne…

7 months, 2 weeks ago

TAPED TIPS | Is Working Weaknesses Holding Climbers Back?

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From the very beginning of trying to improve at climbing, we’re told one thing: Work on your weaknesses.

I’ve proba…

7 months, 3 weeks ago

TAPED TIPS | The Reason Climbers Get Stuck: How To Avoid Plateaus

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Years ago I was working on what would turn out to be my longest-ever project, Swingline, the first 13d I’d ever trie…

8 months ago

TAPED TIPS | How Good Tactics Can Be Bad For Your Climbing

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Employing good tactics is something all climbers should do, but there is a point at which continuing a tactical appro…

9 months ago

TAPED TIPS | Boulder Harder With This Simple Stability Technique

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In my coaching and consultations with climbers, it’s become pretty obvious that there are common bouldering grade pla…

9 months, 1 week ago

TAPED TIPS | The Technique Error Holding Sport Climbers Back: Embracing Instability

After working with thousands of sport climbers, I’ve noticed a pattern of climbers getting stuck at around 11c, then 12b, and again at 13a. One of th…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

TAPED TIPS | The Two Biggest Barriers to Sending Hard Climbs

Have you ever tried a hard climb or a hard move and immediately said, “I just need to get stronger,” but then a few attempts later you just do the th…

9 months, 3 weeks ago