Category: Climbing

  • Fitness Centres and the Corona Virus

    Reading Time: 2 minutes I have been thinking of climbing gyms, in other words of fitness centres and the Corona Virus. A few years ago I went to a gym where we wiped down every machine after use. We would get a paper towel, spray it with liquid and clean all the surfaces we touched.…

  • Bouldering in Geneva – Park Chuit

    Bouldering in Geneva – Park Chuit

    Reading Time: < 1 minute Bouldering in Geneva now has a new bouldering wall in a park. There are two structures with bouldering problems to experiment with. Some of these are easy and go straight up while others are overhanging and require more experience. Rather than place crash mats on the floor that would be…

  • Reverso Four Wear and Tear

    Reverso Four Wear and Tear

    Reading Time: 3 minutes Reverso Four wear and tear is normal. I have been using mine for years and it was used most heavily during an IFSC World Cup climbing event two or three years ago. Over the years I have grown in proficiency with the device and I trust it. The beauty of the…

  • A gentle increase in climbing ability

    A gentle increase in climbing ability

    Reading Time: 2 minutes I went to Vitam to climb on Thursday and I went to Rocspot to climb on Thursday. I climbed twice this week because the Wednesday session went so well. The reason for which it went so well is that I am climbing regularly again. I climb at least once to twice…

  • A Training Band and a Rubber Egg

    Reading Time: 2 minutes Recently I bought a Training band and a rubber egg (otherwise known as a Pilates Stretching Hand Rehabilitation Ball) instead of a Fingerboard. I want to strengthen my fingers to progress as a climber. I often know what to do but finger strength is the limiting factor. Ever since I saw…

  • Finger Strength and Climbing.

    Finger Strength and Climbing.

    Reading Time: 3 minutes The more often you boulder and climb, the stronger the muscles that pull the tendons to your fingers become, and the stronger those muscles become, the higher the grade of your climbs. Hand holds are not the rungs of a ladder or via ferrata. Sometimes you can use your entire hand…

  • Iredpoint by Frogg GMBH

    Iredpoint by Frogg GMBH

    Reading Time: 2 minutes The Apple watch and other devices have integrated barometers that allow them to track changes in altitude. Iredpoint by Frogg GMBH is one app that takes advantage of this. It allows you to tell the app what type of climbing you are doing as well as the difficulty. Types of Climbing…

  • A two Jersey cycling event and then too tired to climb.

    A two Jersey cycling event and then too tired to climb.

    Reading Time: 2 minutes Yesterday I had a morning ride because I wanted to participate in the Tour de Zwift event. Yesterday the track was London and I was riding slowly for the first half, conserving energy. Eventually, when I got warmed up I started to ride harder and harder until I was overtaking quite…

  • The Klettersteig Rider 3.0

    The Klettersteig Rider 3.0

    Reading Time: < 1 minute The Klettersteig Rider 3.0 is a dual system via ferrata kit. It has a carabiner like standard via ferrata kits have and a “rider” system. The “rider” system fixes to the via ferrata cable and progresses with you. As you get to a part where you need to switch you…

  • Documenting climbing feats

    Documenting climbing feats

    Reading Time: 2 minutes Documenting climbing feats is an interesting challenge because you deal with issues of accessibility, projects that can last for months or even years and in some cases you’re dealing with the prospect of the climber understanding the problem, and then achieving his goal. For two or three years I really explored…