Training
Go higher when climbing: Here's how to do it
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Go higher when climbing: The frog yoga exercise stretches your inner thighs with a noticeable effect.
Four movement concepts that comprehensively improve your climbing technique
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Sustainably better climbing: Movement concepts can take you much further when climbing than individual techniques.
Improve your shoulder stability
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The table is a simple yet effective exercise that improves your shoulder stability and stretches your chest muscles.
Pro tip: Warm-up program for Shauna Coxsey's fingerboard training
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In this video, the British professional climber Shauna Coxsey shows exercises with which she warms up on the finger board before training.
Under these conditions, Swiss climbing halls open
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From May 11, 2020, climbing and bouldering halls may open their gates again. In compliance with strict regulations. These are the rules. Important: The hall operators are dependent on the understanding / participation of the climbing community.
Fingerboard and Hangwaag training in times of the corona crisis
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The makers of Actiontalk TV are also in lockdown mode. But they use the time at home to prepare for their future projects on the rock...
8 exercises for mobilization, stretching and strengthening the shoulder
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In today's article, physiotherapist and manual therapist and Simon Deussen show exercises for mobilization, stretching and strengthening the shoulder.
Yoga series for climbers: With this exercise you stretch your neck muscles
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In our yoga series, we show how you can stretch your neck muscles. The yoga series is presented by Bächli Bergsport and Petra Zink.
Yoga series for climbers: With this exercise you train the deep abdominal and back muscles
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In our yoga series, Petra Zink presents exercises that are geared towards the needs of climbers.
Why the muscle-up exercise helps you climb
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Static and precise climbing is important. But sometimes you need dynamism. Today we show you why muscle-up is important for climbing.
Climbing and knee problems: where they come from and how to prevent them
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Knee pain is common among climbers. Klaus Isele explains what to do in case of knee pain.
Adam Ondra's tip: A specific training wall belongs in every climbing hall
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Adam Ondra often trains on a simple training wall. He explains why in the latest edition of his video series Road to Tokyo.
How dangerous is fingerboard training?
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Is training on the fingerboard dangerous and risky for injuries? Christoph Völker from Target10a looks into this question in today's guest post.
You should avoid these mistakes during climbing training
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Is your climbing training making you stronger or are you stagnating? We show you five mistakes that you should avoid when training.
With this exercise, you train body tension and coordination: Push Up Rotation
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In today's post, Christoph Völker shows you Push Up Rotation, a simple exercise that improves body tension and coordination.
Make 50 one-armed pull-ups in a training session: Magnus Midtbo
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Magnus Midtbo makes 50 one-arm pull-ups within a short time. His comment at the end of the video: I think 100 one-armed pull-ups are possible.
Pro-Tip: Exercises for your climbing training by Andrea Kümin
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Andrea Kümin gives tips on how to train and introduces exercises from her training routine. How to make progress in climbing.
Agility in climbing: With these exercises, you prevent injuries
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If you train regularly, you should definitely also take mobility. These exercises will carry you forward and protect you from injury.
The handstand as compensation training for climbers
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You can not avoid the antagonist training. In today's article, Christoph Völker shows you a simple exercise: the handstand.
With these simple exercises, you will warm up optimally before training
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In this video, Esther Smith and the American professional climber Claire Buhrfeind show you simple exercises that are ideal for warming up before your climbing session. The...
Video: Adam Ondra on flexibility and mobility in climbing
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In the latest issue of the Road to Tokyo video series, Adam Ondra talks about the importance of maneuverability in climbing and bouldering.
These simple exercises improve your body tension for climbing
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In this video, Esther Smith and American professional climber Claire Burhfein show you five simple exercises to strengthen your body tension.
This ring exercise trains the triceps, lower chest and front shoulder muscles
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If you regularly climb, you should now and then train the opponents of the climbing muscles. It prevents or at least reduces the risk of injury and muscular inequalities.
Five reasons why finger power is important
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In today's post, Eric Hörst explains why finger power is of central importance and how important step-by-step strength building is.
Climbing training: How to make the leap from 6a to 7a
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Quick comes in climbing the progress, as well as a first stagnation in the difficulty 6a. Who wants to make the leap to 7a, should start with a systematic training. We talked to Pirmin Scheuber, Swiss national coach, about what it takes to get into the seventh grade.
So you start the training on the finger board
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From a certain level of climbing a regular training on a finger board is very useful and effective. In today's guest article, Christoph Völker explains what it takes to get started in the world of fingerboard training.
So you train body tension and strengthen your back muscles
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In today's post, Christof Völker from target10a shows you how to use wrestling or a sling trainer to train your back muscles and body tension. The exercise is called latissimus-pulling or lat-pulling.
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bouldering
New bouldering sector opened in Chironico: Full Ring
The Chironico bouldering area in Ticino already has several thousand bouldering lines, making it one of the most popular destinations in the climbing scene. Now Nils Favre from western Switzerland has opened a new sector near Schattental. This video introduces most of the boulders.
bouldering
Outdoor enthusiasts meet here: Misoxperience Festival 2024
Attention bouldering and outdoor fans: The Misoxperience Outdoor Festival will take place for the third time in Misox, Graubünden, from May 4th to 12th.
Climbing
Jernej Kruder conquers 9a hybrid route with offwidth topout
Despite the external conditions: Jernej Kruder repeats Ignacio Mulero's 9a hybrid route La Bruja in La Pedriza.
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Is trail running the perfect training for alpinists?
Trail running as training for alpinists: Today we'll take a closer look at whether and how running has benefits for mountaineering.
mountaineering
Memories of David Lama on the 5th anniversary of his death
5th anniversary of the deaths of David Lama, Hansjörg Auer and Jess Rosskelley. In memory of three exceptional phenomena in modern mountaineering.