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Climbing Community | Climbing Tips

How to ACTUALLY Train in the Gym for Outdoor Climbing Season

By: Hunter Price

The crisp promise of peak friction temps is here…or at least on its way, depending on when and where you’re reading this. With it comes the familiar question, whispered from the mouths of seasoned climbers and those still fresh to this awesome community:

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Rock Climbing | Climbing Community | Climbing Tips | Climbing Gear

When Is It Time To Replace Climbing Gear?

By: Amelia Gale

As climbers, gear is a vital part of the sport we love. It comes to the gym, iconic crags, climbing trips, and some pieces have been with us potentially for years. Despite all the great memories, identifying when it’s time to replace gear is an important safety measure that should not be overlooked. Some signs may be obvious when gear is at the end of its life, others may be more subtle.

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Lead Climbing | Training for Climbing | Climbing Tips

Ready to Level Up Your Climbing?

By: Erin Ergun

So you’ve been climbing for a little while now—you’ve got your harness figured out, you know what a crimp is, and you’ve maybe even surprised yourself and sent that project you’ve been working on. The days of fumbling through a figure-eight are behind you (shoutout to that Intro to Ropes class!), and you’re starting to feel more at home on the wall. You’ve found your rhythm, taken the intro classes, and now you’re wondering: what’s next?

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Training for Climbing | Climbing Tips | Fitness and Yoga

The Truth About Cardio and Climbing

By: Kat Ku

You’ve probably seen a bunch of run clubs popping up, and you probably have some climber friends who can’t go a single day without hitting the pavement. Then again, you might know someone who refuses to do any form of cardio that isn’t just the approach to a route or boulder. So, how much does cardio actually help us in climbing?

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beginner climbing | Climbing Tips | Start Climbing | outdoor climbing

POV: Climbing Outside as a Beginner

By: Amelia Gale

I remember looking 30 feet down at my friends, my fingers and arms were sore from over gripping, there were no colorful plastic rocks, and all that I could think was – Oh this is hard.

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Training for Climbing | Climbing Tips

Climbing Myths, Busted: What You *Think* You Need to Climb (But Don’t)

By: Paris Jackson

Thinking about trying climbing but low-key intimidated? Climbing tends to have this hardcore, extreme sport vibe—like it’s only for super-fit, daredevil types. But honestly? That couldn’t be further from the truth. People walk into our gyms every day from all kinds of backgrounds, fitness levels, and experience, —some with zero clue what they’re doing (and that’s totally okay). So, let’s bust through 5 common myths that might be holding you back!

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World Indoor Climbing Competition | Rock Climbing | Training for Climbing | Climbing Tips | bouldering | Comp Climbing

What Your Favorite Pro Climber Says About You

By: Movement Staff

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Training for Climbing | Climbing Tips

Beat the Pump: Build Endurance and Stay on the Wall

By: Kat Ku

Whether you're a boulderer or a rope climber, you've probably felt the dreaded pump—the moment when your forearms are on fire, your grip starts failing, and your hands just want to peel open. Even worse, the moves feel totally doable, but stringing them together from the ground up? That’s a different story. You find yourself thinking, "If only I had better endurance..."

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Rock Climbing | Training for Climbing | Climbing Tips | bouldering | outdoor climbing

Understanding V-Grades

By: Movement Staff

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beginner climbing | Climbing Community | Climbing Tips

10b or not 10b: What’s in a grade anyway?

By: Hunter Price

Climbing grades. Love them, hate them, argue about them in the parking lot—they're a root part of climbing culture. There are a ton of grading systems across the world of climbing, but the goal is to come to a shared understanding of what you can expect when venturing into the vertical unknown. Here at Movement, we like to use the Yosemite Decimal System (more on this later).

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