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Climb Strong offers expert climbing coaching and personalized training plans to help climbers of all levels achieve their goals.
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There are very few crags that I’m genuinely excited to return to year after year, but Donner Summit is definitely one of them ❤️

From Snowshed to Star Wall, there’s everything from crack climbing to face climbing, sport and trad, vert to steep, sun and shade, and everything in between. Not to mention impeccable granite, easy access, great conditions, free camping, beautiful scenery, and an awesome local gym that all makes Truckee a pretty easy hang. Great community, too!

I just wrapped up 6 weeks of climbing and “pre-season” training there before heading to Yosemite and did a little bit of everything from soloing, top roping, projecting, repeats, and mileage. I was finally able to do “Taste the Pain” (13c) at Star Wall and a few of its harder variations, as well as a big day at Snowshed where I climbed every route in the Cannibal Gully with @joelunema to test my fitness betore going into the next phase of the season 💪🏼

I also got to spend a lot of time with my friend @mitchelloverton — who’s a climber and DP from
LA that I worked with on my new film - and together we shot a lot of climbing and built a solid foundation for a few projects we hope to do in the near future. Here’s a little glimpse of what he captured!

🎥 shot and edited by @mitchelloverton

@arcteryx
@blackdiamond
@physivantage

#climbing #donnersummit #truckee

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Project 127 — Reflections

The becoming.

@jonvickersphoto 📸

#Project127 #RockClimbing #SportClimbing #ClimbingLife #StillBecoming

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We’ve been busy behind the scenes as summer winds down and fall gets underway.

Two more modules are filmed:

* Communication & Coaching with Alex Bridgewater of @innersourceperformancepsych

* Energy Systems & Endurance with Joel Unema of @joelunema and Coach at @climb.strong

We’ve also been making updates to the site and coach portal, while continuing to build out the course in the backend.

We’re getting closer. Join the waitlist through the link in our bio to be the first to know when CPCC launches.

More soon.

#certifiedperformanceclimbingcoach #performanceclimbingcoach #coachingclimbers #climbingcoach #rockclimbing

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WHO WANTS TO WIN SOME OF THIS GEAR?!?!?!?!

A little raffle teaser for this Saturday night! You’re going to want to show up folks. Tell your friends!

9/12/26 @thelyriccinema 6-9pm

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We've been told “don’t stretch before workouts” out of fear of reducing power, but that's not the full story. In today's podcast, @climbstrong and I talk about how research has shown that foam rolling can boost sprint performance when done appropriately, and how you, as a climber, can do this too.

Comment "pod" for the link to the episode.

#mobilitytraining #foamrolling #fitnesseducation #sportsperformance #trainsmart #climbingtraining #climbingpodcast

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Foam rolling can make you feel more flexible...but it’s not the same as actually training flexibility. Foam rolling has amazing use cases, but it's not a silver bullet.
@climbstrong and I talk about the benefits and myths about foam rolling in today's podcast.

Comment "pod" for the link to the episode.

#flexibilitytraining #foamrolling #mobilitytraining #fitnesseducation #movementtips #climbingtraining #climbingpodcast

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Breathing can significantly affect climbing endurance and overall athletic performance. If you gas out too quickly during training, learning to breathe more efficiently may help improve oxygen intake and performance. In today's podcast, @climbstrong and I talk about how foam rolling can benefit breathing and climbing performance.

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#breathwork #endurancetraining #sportsperformance #athleticperformance #workoutrecovery

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Full body strength routine for climbers: kettlebell/garage edition!

Building on the last post about a strength maintenance routine with little to no equipment, this is another great and simple routine to check all of the boxes in your movement patterns with a heavy strength stimulus.

There is very little equipment needed other than a few kettlebells and a pull-up bar, so this is my go-to after a climbing session because it is much quicker to set ups and work through as opposed to barbell lifts. You can also tone the weight down slightly and make it an easy maintenance session if you don’t want to build any fatigue because you’re in a performance phase. The one-sided lifts are also great at working stability, just make sure you keep good form!

Squat: cross-body weighted Bulgarian split squats
These are HARD and one of the most complex movement requiring all your leg/glute muscles as well as a ton of core stability and tension. I like to do these first because they are the most central-nervous system taxing

Push: single-arm kettlebell shoulder press.
These are really amazing for keeping your shoulders health and strong. If you are new to the movement build up slowly to the weight. I could barely do 30lbs when I started.

Hinge: single-leg kettlebell RDLs.
These are good for helping your hamstrings and glutes to fire properly. I have delt with some inactive glutes especially on my right side after an injury and surgery years ago. These help to remind my body to connect my posterior chain to my core. These are also a great warm-up for heel-hook intensive climbing.

Pull: weighted pull-ups. An oldy but a goody. Regular degular pulling force production. You can also drop the weights after a set and do a few power-pull ups to help recruit your new pulling power into force production.

Core: Copenhagen ad/abductor dips and toes-to-bars.
The Copenhagen dips are super hard at first but help beef up your obliques and integrate them into your core. Also super good for your knees if you do things like run/ski. Toes to bars are just so good for steep climbing.

Thanks @climb.strong for helping me understand these concepts over the last couple years 🦀

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I've been very quiet on socials lately (apologies) and part of that is because of my annual cycle. I haven't shared a diagram in a while so behold! My personal annual cycle.

August has become my downtime; both in my personal climbing and with work. It's a chance for me to both physically and mentally recover, to let all the niggles go away, to catch my breath with me concepts and ideas and to spend some time with my kids. I realised a few years ago that in my personal climbing, I was simply burning out after what was often 11 months of hard effort and - given bouldering conditions aren't ideal right now anyway - it times out nicely.

Physically, it has some backing. @climb.strong suggest in their text Unstoppable Force that we should all take a cumulative 4 weeks off training (in my case, the vast majority of my 'training' is on-the-wall so that equates to stopping climbing) and I've found that happens best if I do it in one big hit.

Mentally, trying to train or perform for the rest of the year also takes its toll and decompressing over the summer with other activities works well for me. @john_kettle_climbing suggested to me that having an activity that isn't climbing can be beneficial and he's totally right, it's been great getting on the bike lately.

And it all ties in with my concept of Seasonal Goal Setting with two distinct seasons split when the clocks change. This concept has created a rough schedule for me for any point during the year. It's something I'll be looking to develop for use with regular clients moving forward.

But I'll get to that in September once my break has finished 😄

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SQUAMISH (SKWXWÚ7MESH)

So I've been climbing since 2013, which makes this my 13th year since I got into all of this. For at least the past decade, if you asked me, I would have told you that Squamish was a bucket list climbing destination.

I finally got to go! And it completely blew my expectations out of the water. The moss, oh, the moss. It's everywhere. It's beautiful. Climbing on granite actually went quite well for a sandstone-trained guy like me. The banana slugs are huge and also beautiful. The ocean was beautiful. The mountains were beautiful. Ugh.

Somehow my expectations even got exceeded with how accessible and varied all the climbing is. It's insane how short some of the approaches are. Seriously. It's even amazing how a route like Dreamcatcher genuinely has such a short approach, a route that I've easily spent collectively over an hour watching the pros climb.

If I'm being fully honest, the @climbingmedicine symposium was the catalyst for the trip, and it was soooo worth it. I got to meet people (in-person!) like Katie and Jen in person, who are both PTs who have influenced me as a professional besides just being good friends. I've never had the chance to be in a room full of climbing rehab/medical providers before this but I loved it. The list of presenters was stacked with some of the most influential voices in the climbing rehab, medicine, and training world. Sounds like the next edition will be in 2029. I'll be there.

I really can't wait to get back. It'll be hard to beat this as the highlight of my summer. Thanks, Canada.

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A major highlight of the 2026 CCMS 🧗

One of our favourite additions to this year’s symposium was a group climb!

It was so much more than just climbing. As organizers, it gave us the chance to get to know everyone beyond the lecture hall, meeting partners and friends. And, fostering the incredible community that makes CCMS so special.

It was a joy to jump on some of Squamish’s classic routes and boulders and watch everyone encourage each other, swap beta and simply have fun.

The response was overwhelmingly positive and we’re already looking forward to making the group climb a CCMS tradition when we return in 2029.

Thank you to everyone who joined us - we can’t wait to do it again ❤️

#climbing #bouldering #sportclimbing #climbingmedicine #climbinglife

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What a fab 3rd Squamish Canadian Climbing Medical Symposium ✨

They take a lot of time & effort to organize but once we have arrived, it's all worth it ❤️ Having a diverse group of like minded climbers together for 3 days sharing a passion for climbing medicine is so magical.

When I think back to our 1st symposium here in Squamish in 2019, as well as, symposiums I attended in the UK over a decade ago, climbing medicine has grown so much. It's so inspiring & exciting. I feel like we have a growing family of amazing medical professionals. I love this sport and community 🫶

Will try and get some UK speakers for our next one, aiming for 2028 🤩🤩
@uzoehiogu @theclimbingphysio 🙏🙏

If people know of any speakers that would be keen in presenting current climbing medicine topics send them my way!

Thanks to all our amazing presenters 🤗 @theclimbingdoctor @climbstrong @erichorst @craigberman @carriecooper @theclimbclinic @mathewfischer @kellydrager @catherinebrunel @herbvonschroeder @marietabuse

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