

Dancing in the vertical, three points of contact, and breaking 5.8.
Someone once called rock climbing ‘dancing in the vertical’. I like that. Successful climbing requires much the same as dancing. There...


Scared to death!
‘Don, I think you killed him!!’ I still remember the panicked sound of my mom’s voice. I was probably four or five years old and like...


Fuel for the send: why nutrition matters
In today’s world we are always looking for something quick and easy. McDonalds is at every corner (and in between every corner!) and with...


Photo bombing and why core matters
If you’ve climbed for any time, you have probably seen him. Lean, mean and sculpted. Think David Hasselhoff stepping through the surf. ...


Defying gravity, centering your universe, and maybe impressing Ima.
Gravity: it happens! And for some reason seems most accentuated at the most inopportune times (like that time in high school when I was...


The secret to crazy strong fingers
Have you ever fallen off a hold because you simply could not hold on? Sure you have. All of us have. Now there are a plethora (I just...


Do this one thing and you WILL climb better.
‘If you can climb a ladder, you can climb a route at Bliss.’ We tell people this all the time, and it’s true. Many of our introductory...