Placing your feet: 9 tricks to improve your climbing sensitivity
Good foot placement is key to climbing performance. Because even if you are physically at the top of your game,...
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Happy birthday La Sportiva : 1928-2018, 90 years of history
On May 23rd La Sportiva celebrates the ninetieth anniversary of its foundation in 1928 with a maxi-event open to the...
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Adam Ondra Silence Film : Performance Analysis for climbers
Silence : this past September, Adam Ondra established the world’s first 5.15d/9c in Norway. He climbed Silence in the huge...
Recovery and climbing : Individual responses to cold water immersion
Cold water immersion (CWI) has been found to be beneficial for recovery following repeated sport climbing performances (Baláš, Chovan, &...
Effect of climbing hold depth on biomechanical arm action during pullups
Pullups are often used by sport-climbers and other athletes to train their arm capabilities. In an original way, sport-climbers use...
IRCRA symposium conferences now available on Youtube
The IRCRA (International Rock Climbing Research Association) had a really successfull summer in Chamonix. It helped promote sport climbing by...
Body mass center optimization in sport climbing
It seems necessary to remember that technique and style play a key role in climbing performance. Is the climber’s body...
