Photo Link Climbing is one of the quickest growing sports in the world and coming from a place like Pittsburgh means there are a ton of gyms nearby for me to climb at. During thanksgiving break I have to continue my training regiment, but the good news is every gym in my area has the […]
Training as a Climber and an Athlete
Climbing is much like most sports in the way that being stronger is going to help you. It is also like a lot of sports because technique is much more important than strength. Although it is much easier to train strength than it is to train technique. Climber technique can come from watching other climbers […]
Past Injuries and How They Affect Climbing
Photo link Someone who has never been climbing may think “How can you just ignore an injury and act like it never happened?” The short answer is you don’t ignore them you just constantly feel the pain from all of them until it all goes numb. While this is a horrible way to think doctors […]
Being a Part of The Team
Photo Link This week we finally had tryouts. They were done in the form of a red point style comp which is one of many types of competition formats. In this specific format of competition the climber is given a sheet that they will use to record the climbs that they completed throughout the allotted […]
Working with the club
Photo Link This week I had the privilege of attending one of climb Nittany’s many interesting events: A headlamp climb night. Another great thing about getting to climb this day was that it was college student night. This meant I didn’t have to give up on eating for a few days just to climb. The […]
Climbing on and off campus
Photo link This week while I have not yet had the chance to attend the IM building climbing wall I will be attending after climbing club tonight. The Penn State Climbing Club met for the first time this semester last week on Thursday September first. While I was supposed to climb at the IM building […]
Climbing when you arrive
Photo Link This blog is mean to describe my experiences climbing on campus and nearby climbing that I have looked into. As someone who has just arrived to Penn State I clearly am not used to the workload and therefore it is difficult for me to find time to get to the gym. However, one […]