Posts Tagged ‘bouldering’
Inside Game no. 3: Henry Fitts
Henry Fitts was scared the first time he tried climbing. The thirteen year-old kid from Pine Point walked into the Maine Rock Gym one day with his Boy Scout troop, but he got so terrified that he failed to reach the top of any of the climbs he tried. “I used to be really scared of…
Read more...Competition Climbing: The Future Generation of the Sport
Imagine a world where 10 year old kids climbed 5.14, 15 year old girls boulder v15, and dozens of kids warmed up on your V5 gym projects! Sounds crazy, right? Wrong! This fantasy world is the reality of indoor competition climbing. Since the recent surge of indoor competition climbing, young kids have proven…
Read more...Five Phases to Maximize Your Potential!
To normal people, when they think of climbing training, phrases like “feel the burn”, “train to failure”, “P90X” or, even better, “no pain, no gain” seem to jump to the front of their minds. While this may be the case for many sports, it couldn’t’t be more different for climbing. Abide by those phrases…
Read more...A Number-Free Environment : Boulder Problem Grading
At Salt Pump, we are deeply invested in the climber’s experience. Whether you are a first time climber or a grizzled veteran of the vertical, we want your experience at Salt pump to be exceptional. We do not want grades to get in the way of this experience. Normally after a new ‘set’ goes up…
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