Having suffered a stress fracture in my foot, and tendonitus in my ankles, arms and fingers I have had to take a 6 month complete training break.
Over the next 65 days i will aim to document the process of getting climbing and touring fit again ready for a climbing tour in the Oetztal, Austria.
Category Archive — Training
Unfit and Injured to Climbing fit in 65 days (65 day challenge)
A Climbing Wall in Harrogate!
When you think of Harrogate you instantly think ‘Gritstone’! Almscliffe and Brimham Rocks, arguably the most famous grit stone crags in Yorkshire, are less than 15 minutes from the town centre. The stature of these crags make it pretty hard to believe that it has taken this long to get a decent indoor wall in [...]
How To Build Your Own Climbing Wall – Shreddies
What on earth are shreddies? otherwise known as crimpers, features, useless bits of c**p (useually after slipping and slicing your hand)
Shreddies are micro features that are in general screwed to the wall, they are often undervalued on indoor walls, considered too small and useless, but the truth is in the real world these subtle holds [...]
How To Build Your Own Climbing Wall – Route Setting
Route setting is a subjective topic of discussion, and in my experience it depends what level you are at, as to how you should route set. Below I have outlined some of the methods I found useful:
Random Placement, Take your holds and randomly place them on the wall, try not getting too many similar holds [...]
How To Build Your Own Climbing Wall – Adjustable overhang
The adjustable overhang, is a great way to build interval training in a small area, once built you can train on a rounte through varied degrees. You could also just add adjustable sections to the wall.
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How To Build Your Own Climbing Wall – The Overhang
Once you have your basic wall built, you will soon start wanting to build overhangs, adding complexity to the climbs, and to train yourself harder.
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How To Build Your Own Climbing Wall – Free standing Climbing Wall
Building a freestanding Climbing Wall is much the same as a wall mounted, except you need to build a more sturdy frame. These types of walls are great for in your back garden, or where the shed wall won’t support your weight.
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How To Build Your Own Climbing Wall – The Basics
Building a basic climbing wall is really quiet simple, The main tools you will need, are a drill a 12mm drill bit, a club hammer, and a saw.
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How To Build Your Own Climbing Wall
There comes a point in your climbing career, where you just can’t make it out to the hard stuff frequently enough, be it work or circumstance, you end up having to do the odd indoor training session.
Now orthough now there is an abundance of good indoor walls throughout the country, sometimes, you just can’t find [...]
Jump Start Your Rock Climbing Season with a Spring Trip
An article on how a climbing trip in the spring can help jumpstart your rock climbing season.
