I get flustered by complex cruxes above good rests. I down climb to the rest and get more confused, then finally go up and slap aimlessly for something just to get it over with. Any advice for calmer route reading?...

Last winter I followed a basic periodized program. Now I want to take things further. I'm clear on the idea of breaking your training up into microcycles and prioritizing them toward either strength or endurance....

I hate slabs! Any technique tips?...

I have a recurring elbow injury. I know how to fix it, but how can I stay strong while it’s healing?...

When it comes to gaining muscle bulk, the type of training you do will always have far more influence than what you eat......

Can you outline a training regimen for the home-wall climber?...

The arrival of summer means climbing trips. How would one train to be able to climb as much as possible during a finite period?...

If your forearms inflate like balloons and your fingers always seem to uncurl just before the anchors, then this two-part series on endurance training is just what you’re looking for. ...

I want to climb my first 5.13a but I keep getting bouted by the redpoint demons. Last year I abandoned a project because, after six days of effort, I ......

Most long-term training programs attempt to coordinate physical, mental and skill cycles to produce a period of peak performance. ...

What do you think about drinking recovery supplements, such as whey protein or glutamine, throughout a day of cragging? ...

Last year I took a groundfall while trad climbing, which resulted in a compression fracture in one of my vertebrae. I hope to use this experience to b......

Minimizing your impact is the highest style of all....

How long should I rest between burns?...

The answers are really simple when it comes to training, and I’m afraid that both concepts have merit and can be used to achieve different effects. ...

Crash dieting is not the answer. Not only do hardcore diets take all the joy away from climbing (and life) but they make weight control more difficult by disrupting your metabolism. ...

I have a SLAP lesion [a cartilage tear on the rim of the shoulder socket] having injured my shoulder seven months ago. My D.O. gave me a cortisone shot yesterday and I actually feel worse....

My hands, especially my little fingers, go numb (they tingle), whenever I climb a lot. A few pulls here or there cause no problem, but all-day climbing sure does. ...

There are only three sports®mountain climbing, bull fighting and motor racing®all others being games. Ernest Hemingway wrote that a half-century ago......

Malcolm Smith said, Finger strength is everything and if you lay down a foundation back in 1992 at the age of 18. ...