Blog Posts about Injuries
Route Setting to Prevent Injury with Chris Danielson
When it comes to climbing and especially to training, climbers are spending more and more of their time climbing in indoor gyms. While gyms are the perfect place to hone your skills, there are some important differences between indoor and [...]
Dr. Jared Vagy: Using a Luggage Scale to Quantify Strength
If you have ever been injured, you know that one of the most frustrating parts is not knowing if you are gaining strength and progressing in your recovery. The reason for this is that it can be very difficult to [...]
Eric Hörst: Reducing Risk of Growth Plate Fractures in Youth Climbers
As rock climbing continues to grow in popularity, one of the best features of this growth is increased opportunities for youth climbers. Climbing is an amazing sport for developing both physical and mental skills that have positive effects on youth's [...]
Dr. Jared Vagy – Avoid Rotator Cuff Strains
All the training in the world isn't going to get you up your project if you are always injured. While it is important to keep up with your injury prevention and mobility work, this isn't going to prevent injuries altogether. [...]
Splitter Choss: Training With a Finger Injury
If you climb long enough, you're going to at least tweak a finger. For most climbers, when we injure a finger the immediate reaction is to think we need to take some time off climbing to let things heal. If [...]
Mountain Project: The 7 Best Recovery Tools for Climbers
With all of the increased emphasis on training for climbing, it's easy to forget that training isn't when we get stronger. We actually get stronger when we recover from the abuse of training and climbing. As a result, climbers looking [...]
Uzo Ehiogu: Wrist Pain and Climbing
An unfortunate reality in climbing is that it puts a lot of strain on our bodies which means there are lots of ways for us to injure ourselves. While finger, elbow, and shoulder injuries are the most common in climbers, [...]
Hang Right – Part II: Elbow Pain in Climbers
In a recent TrainingBeta Podcast episode, Neely spoke with climber and physical therapist Esther Smith specifically about elbow pain. In their talk, they covered exactly what can cause elbow pain, what climbers can do to treat their conditions, and what [...]
Balanced Climbing Shoulders
An unfortunate reality of climbing is that it places a lot of stress on our shoulders. While there's always the risk of an acute injury, climbers also commonly suffer shoulder pain caused by overuse and muscle imbalances. Maintaining balanced climbing [...]
5 Must Do Yoga Poses for Climbers
As climbers, we are obsessed with getting stronger in an effort to improve our performance outdoors. While this will always be the goal, it puts a lot of strain on our bodies and can quickly lead to injury if we [...]