Training

How long should I rest between burns?

Everyone is talking about creatine, but I've heard it causes major water retention, which cancels out any strength gains. Is this yet another case of climbers experimenting with supplements that only work for weight-lifting or bodybuilding?

Does the G-Tox method for shaking out on routes work? Any other advice for getting the best recovery in a strenuous position, without waving your arms...

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

What do the Euros know that we don't? How did they get so good?

I learned to climb in the 1970s, before sport climbing. Back then, many climbs were dangerous and falling was taboo. Because of that early experience,...

I climb three or four days a week on average. What's the best combination of rest days and climbing days?

What's the best and easiest way to develop crusher sloper strength, and what's the best way to grip a sloper?

I have a project at a crag that has only hard (for me) routes. All the routes have low cruxes, right off the ground, as well as hard, tweaky climbing throughout. How do I warm up at a place with no warm-ups?

After lowering off a very pumpy climb, can I speed my recovery by running or doing pushups? I heard that light aerobic exercise immediately following a climb helps flush lactic acid out of the forearms by pumping blood through the body.