

H.I.T. me please: Training for strength and endurance (and frat-boys).
A few years ago I was at my most favorite bouldering location of all time: Joe’s Valley in Utah. Naise and I had found this amazing...


I'm sexy and I know it: Getting strong on the campus board
I’m sure it’s probably happened to you if you’ve been climbing for any time at all. I get it a couple of times a month: Some hot person...


Applause, applause, applause. The power of positive energy.
I am not a swimmer. I don’t like swimming, I don’t like water, and I especially hate how it puckers my hard earned finger tip callouses. ...


Hans, Frans, and beating the pump.
'Ve jus vont to PUMP —(clap clap) — YOU UP!’ Hans and Frans Professional Body Builders Saturday Night Live OH ya! I am all about Hans...


The few, the proud, the rock climbers. How climbing can make you a better person.
What if you could have a ton of fun, make new friends, live a life of passion and adventure, and all the while improve both your physical...


Cowboys, pigs, and slopers.
Growing up in Nebraska, one of my family’s favorite summer time activities was attending rodeos. Those cowboys and cowgirls are some...


Love, hate, and Ben Moon
Remember that PE teacher you had in middle school? The one who made you run wind sprints ‘because it would make you a better person’? ...


In memory . . .
Caleb was clearly bummed. We had just finished looking at the ABS (American Bouldering Series) divisional championship results. The top...


Climbing grades and Wiccan spells
Growing up, we had a witch that lived in our neighbor hood. Skinny, long dark hair, black cat and a Ouija board. The whole 9 yards. ...


Evel Knievel and does rock climbing matter?
Remember Evel Knievel? Daredevil of the 70s, white leather jump suit with blue ‘V’ shaped stars across his chest, jumping his motorcycle...