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Best rock climbing gifts 2025: 22 gifts climbers will actually love
Looking for the perfect gift for the climber in your life? You probably know already that climbers aren’t the easiest people to…
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“Good” emotions, “Bad” emotions, and everything in between
Different approaches to emotional regulation (emotional reconstruction) in climbing
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Fear of Other People’s Opinions
This article reflects on fear of other people's opinions and how that impacts our climbing.
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Heartmind, Technique, Body: applying an integrated martial arts pedagogy to climbing
In this article, we examine several mindset-related concepts taken from the Zen philosophy of Japanese martial arts and consider their application to…
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Performance Hacks – FAQS
We've laid out in this article some of the common questions we've received about Performance Hacks which is now available all year…
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19 Rock Climbing Gifts They’ll Love (2023 Gift Guide)
Buying rock climbing gifts can be quite tricky: how do you know your favourite climber is into a given discipline, and how…
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Sport vs Trad Climbing: Differences and Similarities
If you’re new to climbing, there are lots of strange terms and different styles of climbing that might seem confusing, but the…
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Mindfulness and compassion techniques for regaining composure in climbing
Climb what you can today, not what you think you ‘should’ be able to
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Flow: the basics
This intriguing mental state describes everything about optimal climbing performance, and our best experiences.
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Fear Revealed: Climbing Blind
GB paraclimber and rock climber Jesse Dufton is one of the only blind climbers out there who is regularly onsighting adventurous trad…
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Episode 30: Rethinking Bravery – Strong Mind Session with Hazel and Angus
Hazel and Angus dive into what it truly means to have a strong mind and be brave in climbing. They unpack common…
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Episode 29: Can You Climb Without Ego? Zen Lessons from Francis Sanzaro
Hazel sits down with climber, philosopher, and author Francis Sanzaro for a deep dive on the ego—what it is, how it shows…
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