A gym of rock climbing in Modesto is excited to teach rock climbing to everyone who passes through their doors. Learning the ropes takes on an entirely new significance when you’re doing it while suspended 55 feet in the air and clipped into one. Despite this, the staff at Ripon’s new Alpine Climbing Adventure Fitness is friendly and professional to teach you rock climbing. It is not easy to miss the brand-new complex that was …
Rock climbing is an exciting and adventurous activity, but many people are unaware that it can have significant advantages for overall health and weight loss. The cardio and strength training that rock climbing entails, as well as the general levels of fitness necessary to climb, may be incredibly beneficial for someone looking to lose weight or improve their fitness levels. So here are some reasons why you should begin a decent climbing training regimen. Check …
Bouldering Vs Rock Climbing: What is the Difference? -Everything you Need to Know There might be a lot of misunderstanding when it comes to the phrase “climbing.” What exactly is the difference between bouldering and rock climbing? Well bouldering is a specialized form of climbing, whereas Rock Climbing is a more comprehensive phrase that incorporates all sorts of rock climbing. So, think of Rock Climbing as a broad term that encompasses everybody who climbs on …
Rock climbing has evolved from a niche adventure sport to a popular hobby in the last decade. Let’s find “is rock climbing hard?” Well, Rock climbing is hard for a beginner since it requires leaving the protection of the earth. There is also a lot of equipment required in rock climbing that isn’t utilized in other sports, like ropes and harnesses, which might make climbing appear even more difficult to a beginner. You must follow …
Climbing With A Chronic Illness: A colleague introduced me to climbing a few years ago in the hope it would help with my insomnia. Little did I know that climbing would help me with so much more than insomnia. When I first got into climbing, I was going through a tough time having lost my father to cancer and trying to complete my architecture course at Leeds Beckett University. Climbing was a revelation – I …
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When Fear Raises Its Ugly Head…Again: We all have struggles in life. Whether it be with family, relationships, injury, or something else – we all have our own battles. What separates us from where we want to be is how we choose to deal with our struggles. Do we accept it as just the way it is or do we fight for what we want? November of 2014 I was the most confident climber I …
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Part four Climbing In The Year 2030: Climbing Mentality. Over the last two weeks, climber and author John Burgman has looked into climbing’s crystal ball and predicted how the sport might change over the next 15 years. Today we go back to the future one last time and take a look at potential changes to the climbing mentality. Climbing Mentality In a recent Ask Me Anything on Reddit, Lynn Hill was asked about the mental side …
Over the next two weeks, we will take a look into the future of climbing (climbing in the year 2030) in a 4 part series. The sport has changed tremendously since 2000. Guest contributor John Burgman, author of Why We Climb, talked with experts in the climbing field to explore how the sport might progress in the next 15 years. Take a moment and think back to your climbing life in the year 2000. Perhaps you weren’t …
No Excuses: Training From Home: It’s the middle of winter and while you might be dreaming about sending your proj this summer, you’re full of excuses when it comes down to training for your summer of sending. “It’s so hard to get to the gym after work.” No excuses! Grab that pan and get started training (forearm hypertrophy) now! “There’s a driving ban because of the snow.” “If only I had a home wall…” Ya, …
Pitch 15 On The DAWNWALL: This is what the World Cup must feel like to soccer fans. Hundreds of thousands of people around the world have been glued to a variety of media outlets from The NY Times to ABC News to Instagram, following the progress of Tommy Caldwell & Kevin Jorgeson on the #DawnWall. Pitch 15 On The DAWNWALL The Dawn Wall in Yosemite. (Photo credit: Tommy Caldwell’s Facebook) Also, learn what the 7 steps …
