

Stretch, don't break; and other wisdom from NASCAR
Ladies, Gentlemen, start your engines!’ I LOVE racing! The speed, the total commitments, even the smell of race fuel and highly tuned...


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...


Goals, Donny Osmond, and training S.M.A.R.T.
When I was twelve years old, my dream was to be a pop star. Donny Osmond to be specific. Donny was the Justin Bieber of my day (minus...


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...


Five tips to finger tip skin care
One of my favorite quotes, whether we are talking business or climbing or whatever, is ‘Go Big or Go Home’. That is largely what lead me...