Ok so we are going to wrap up this rope climbing series we started in the beginning of the week. We covered technique, we covered hand and core strength, and now we are covering foot strength. Just like in other areas of lifting, like olympic lifting, we can improve and strengthen the overall movement by […]

Yesterday we introduced the 2 styles of footholds for climbing ropes. Now that we have that under our belt I want to cover the basics of rope climbing. The one thing I see athletes do incorrectly all the time is they pull too much with there upper body. If you’re just starting out rope climbing, […]

Today we are comparing and contrasting rope climbing styles.  There are 2 basic rope climbing techniques, the foot wrap and the J-hook. There may be others but I have never seen them so if you know of any give me a shout. Pretty much all beginners start by using the “foot wrap style” of climbing. […]