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Deliberate Transitions are Ambiguous - 2008-07-01 by arnoilgner

Climbing is full of transitions and how you negociate them will determine how deliberate you climb. Transitions, however, are full of ambiguity and climbers tend to rush these transitions or stall out in them.
Votes: 17 | Comments: 3 | Views: 3832

Learning How to Learn - 2008-03-20 by arnoilgner

Most climbers avoid the learning process by looking for tricks or techniques to get around the stress or fear that is inherent in learning. This won't work. You must go through the stress and fear to learn. Here's how...
Votes: 30 | Comments: 24 | Views: 6377

Hiking Tips - 2007-08-26 by Markfoe

When you are camping, one of the most fun thing you can do is go on a hike. It is great exercise; you can enjoy the outdoors, and you can see beautiful scenery. However, there are some dangers to hiking and you should be prepared for all events in order to remain safe and ensure you have a good time. Planning is essential so that you are not caught in a situation where you are not prepared.
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How To use Trekking Poles - 2007-08-26 by Markfoe

Using trekking poles while hiking and/or trekking can be an extremely useful and effective item to use during your trip. A trekking pole is basically an advance form of a hiking stick. They are made from aluminium, so they are lightweight and collapsible, which makes for easy storage. A trekking pole is available for purchase at most outdoor activity shops, and are well worth every penny as the trekking pole can benefit you in several ways during your trekking, especially when you know how to use them properly.
Vote: 1 | Comment: 1 | Views: 763

Roped Solo Free Climbing - The essence of self-reliance, one path among many - 2007-06-08 by healyje

One person's roped soloing setup for free climbing. This system was arrived at after thirty years of many trials and thankfully few errors.
Votes: 10 | Comments: 8 | Views: 2359

Balancing Act - 2007-04-18 by arnoilgner

Possibility drives us to do things, many times to the detriment of other parts of our lives. Possibility, tempered with appropriateness, can guide us to deeper levels of learning and connections with our world. Possibility, tempered by appropriateness, will help us take risks that allow us to learn and reduce chances of injury. Let's see how this plays out in climbing.
Votes: 13 | Comments: 8 | Views: 2759

The Making of a 'Rockprodigy' - 2006-09-06 by rockprodigy

Tenacious D said it best: "There's no such thing as a rock prodigy, 'cause rock 'n roll is bogus, right KG?" Nevertheless, I still pursue it. What follows is the gory details of my personal journey to "rock prodigy" status.
Votes: 17 | Comments: 4 | Views: 12679

Motivation Justification - 2006-03-17 by arnoilgner

Where does your motivation come from, sending routes and ticking them off your list OR from what you learn from the experience? Sit back, read, and see how you may be justifying your motivation.
Votes: 3 | Comments: 0 | Views: 2086

Serious Fun - 2006-03-17 by arnoilgner

Can you have fun and still be serious and disciplined about climbing? Top climbers seem to be able to. --This is a companion article for Justification Motivation. This article looks into the climbing magazines for examples of motivation.
Vote: 1 | Comments: 0 | Views: 2485

Footwork basics - 2006-03-16 by overlord

This article covers the basisc of footwork, e.g. placing of your feet to the rock. If youre looking for heel hooking, drop kneeing or similar advice, look alsewhere. But if you want to learn how to "make them stick" youve come to the right place.
Votes: 7 | Comment: 1 | Views: 17232

Advanced footwork techniques - 2006-01-25 by overlord

This article is the sedcond part of my "dissertation" on footwork. It covers some more advanced techniques like heel hooks and kneebars. And it even (drumroll) has some pictures.
Votes: 12 | Comment: 1 | Views: 7960

What Not to Do at a Comp! - 2006-01-23 by okieterry

This is a true story. All I can say is that I no longer possess the all encompassing desire to excel that led me down this road....
Votes: 13 | Comments: 5 | Views: 4877

Help! My Power is Leaking! - 2006-01-15 by arnoilgner

We all have ample amounts of power to climb, but we tend to waste it. Our power leaks away due to disempowering behaviors. By understanding ways we waste power we reduce those leaks and are better able to focus on the task at hand.
Votes: 2 | Comments: 0 | Views: 3868

Finger & Back/Arm Strength - 2005-12-28 by greatgarbanzo popular

Learn how to get wire like fingers and strengthen your arms and back in the process!
Votes: 7 | Comments: 3 | Views: 22887

FUERZA DE DEDOS & ESPALDA/BRAZOS. - 2005-12-28 by greatgarbanzo

Aprende a desarrollar dedos como guayas!!!!
Vote: 1 | Comment: 1 | Views: 10869

How to Tape Your Fingers (también versión en Español) - 2005-12-28 by greatgarbanzo

Taping is a technique that, if used correctly, will prevent injuries during training or really hard climbing. You can also use it to rehabilitate an existing injury.
Votes: 2 | Comment: 1 | Views: 15118

Feeling Safe is Dangerous - 2005-08-17 by arnoilgner

You think staying in your comfort zone keeps you safe. No so. Only by getting out of your comfort zone and into risky situations do you understand risks properly.
Vote: 1 | Comments: 0 | Views: 3912

Why Are You Taking a Risk? - 2005-08-17 by arnoilgner

Complimentary article to "Feeling Safe is Dangerous". Looking into the climbing mags for examples of why climbers take risks.
Votes: 0 | Comments: 0 | Views: 2435

Some Questions for Evaluating and Choosing Training Activities - 2004-09-24 by fluxus

There are many training techniques advocated by climbers, but how can we tell sound training advice from things that sound cool but that don't work? This article covers five questions you can use to seperate real training from hype.
Votes: 3 | Comments: 0 | Views: 6451

How To Construct Your Own Home Climbing Wall - 2004-05-14 by no_limit

This article will aid anyone in building a home climbing wall, by assessing your needs, choosing a design, construction tips, and choosing holds.
Vote: 1 | Comments: 0 | Views: 11715

Build your own homemade wooden hangboard - 2004-02-06 by edge

Making your own wooden hangboard can be accomplished cheaply at home with basic woodworking skills and scrap materials.
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FALLING, LEARNING, GROWING and INSTRUCTING - 2004-01-21 by fjielgeit

"I heard and I forgot, saw and remembered, did and I understood" (or "did" and took a leader fall). This Chinese poem is often used in Outward Bound or experiential ed. circles. It fits like a tight climbing shoe in my story.
Votes: 0 | Comments: 0 | Views: 5056

Industrial ropes rigging and rescue - 2003-07-09 by philbox

This article is a review of a course in industrial and rescue ropes rigging I recently undertook.
Votes: 0 | Comments: 0 | Views: 6277

Warming up is EVERYTHING! - 2002-04-22 by admin

A comprehnsive guide of stretches to do before and after climbing, to allow you to climb at your maximum.
Votes: 3 | Comment: 1 | Views: 6920