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The CEC Cancels 2020-2021 Competition Season

Climbing Escalade Canada has cancelled the 2020-2021 competition season, however, the High Performance Program remains underway

Facts Over Fiction: C4HP Brings A New Age of Training

A conversation with Dr. Tyler Nelson on Camp4 Human Performance, training theory, full-crimp hangboarding and finger-curl concentrics

Winter Conditions May Affect Coronavirus Spread

A discussion of a recent CBC article regarding winter conditions on coronavirus transmission, and how these conditions affect climbing

New Year’s Training: Hangboard Week 4

The final week of our four week training regimine! Good work. Today we discuss possible next steps for hangboarding.

In-Depth Shoe Review of La Sportiva’s Theory, The Olympian

La Sportiva’s Theory is one of the brand’s three Olympic-level climbing shoes. It’s the world’s softest and most aggressive slab shoe

Canada’s Newest World-Class Bouldering Area

We spoke to Okanagan Bouldering guidebook creator Andy White on Canada’s newest world-class bouldering destination in B.C.

Grip Positions and the Two Forms of Full-Crimp

We describe seven of the most commonly used grip positions and the differences between them. We also discuss the types of full-crimp

New Year’s Training: Hangboard Week 3

This routine is built around increasing your finger strength safely and quickly through volume. This week we increase the resistance.

New Year’s Training: Board Climbing Week 3

A wall-focused training plan to help you push your level on the board. This week, we discuss video and its uses in training.

New Year’s Training: Hangboard Week 2

This routine is built around increasing your finger strength safely and quickly through volume. Today we add sets an one-arm hangs.