From Winning Nothing To Climbing Champion
It was not always clear that Beatrice Colli was going to be a great climber…
Nov 18, 2020
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Category: Training
Finger and hand injuries and fingerboard training characteristics of SA based climbers
Julia is conducting a web-based survey study to gain insight into South African-based climbers’ hand and finger injuries and fingerboard training, especially before, during and after the Covid-19 lockdown period.
Nov 10, 2020
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Rémi Samyn, when training is in your blood
Interview with Rémi Samyn, age 36, ex-coach of the French team recently sent ‘Orsay roof’ 8C in February and his first 9a ‘Sang Neuf’.
Aug 4, 2020
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Assisted braking belay device comparison: Edelrid Mega Jul, ATC Pilot, Mammut Smart
Myself and buddy Andre were comparing some of the new devices, and saw others had the same questions – so we put together a little comparison to help out.
Nov 18, 2019
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What I learned from 1-month rock-climbing challenge
Cool article about a newbie who took on a rock climbing (bouldering) challenge, and had this to say…
Nov 8, 2019
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Reality of indoor climbing injuries and accidents!
Safety in INDOOR climbing is mostly taken pretty seriously and the Gyms are exceptionally good at maintaining a safe environment
Nov 5, 2019
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Build Max Strength, Injury Free: Part2
Repeaters are the most commonly practiced exercise on a hangboard, however, they give you a “pump”, thus activating power/endurance system
Dec 7, 2018
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Build Max Strength, Injury Free: Part1
Gyms are sprouting up all over the show and with that so has come a pretty impressive amount of “training” related injuries.
Dec 3, 2018
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Want to Crank Hard? Build your BASE
Our legs are our “base”, our foundation; driving us and moving us to new and exciting places.
Nov 18, 2018
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Cleaning the top anchors
Learn the safest ways to clean and lower off a top rope anchor.
May 22, 2018
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2015 National Bouldering Series Championships
On behalf of the SANCF, Western Cape Climbing welcomes all other provinces to the annual SANCF National Bouldering Series Championships.
Feb 25, 2015
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Brian Tries 1-4-7 on the Campus Board
During the transition from Strength to Power, I’ve started to campus board a little. This is the first day of my efforts.
Feb 23, 2015
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