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A Game Worth Losing

One of my guilty pleasures is sports-based series on Netflix – they’re informative, dramatised and loosely factual insights into sports I’d otherwise know nothing about. It turns out I love all sports…

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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 misconceptions around courage, explore the roles of ego, status and…

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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 buy for. We’re all into different disciplines, most of us…

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Episode 26: Performance Psychology for Climbers: AMA Session with Hazel & Angus

Hazel and Angus sit down with a cup of tea to answer some of our listeners' questions around performance psychology.

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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 climbing.

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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 round.

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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 do you know they actually need that bit of kit?…

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Episode 14: Flow Philosophy – Cameron Norsworthy

In this episode, Hazel speaks with Cameron Norsworthy (PhD in Flow and director of the Flow Centre) about flow.