OTHER TIPS

TRAINING

Regardless of your climbing goals, be it Mont Blanc, grade V ice, 5.10 rock, or whatever, your chances of success can be greatly enhanced through some sort of prior training. Though specific training methods can be vastly different and can take on many forms, training need not be a dreaded chore that you have to force yourself to do. Make it fun, don’t overdo it, and always keep sight of your long-term goal.

The type of training for you will certainly depend a lot on your own personal skills, strengths, weakness, time, and goals. Here I will present to you some basic training guidelines for different types of climbing goals. Feel free to contact me for more specific information regarding your own personal needs.

I put a lot into my own climbing and train hard. I am motivated to do it because I have seen the direct results of how it can improve my own performance and allow me to be better prepared when it comes time to get out there on the next mountain or crag. Training need not be just about working out in a gym. On the contrary, most people will find much better improvement in their own performance by focusing on improving their own technique, thereby "training" their body to work more efficiently.

I will offer training tips in the following three basic categories:
1) training for mountaineering, and
2) training for technical climbing.
3) training for rock climbing.

To the left are links to pages with other training and climbing related tips.