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Rock Climbing

23 11, 2022

Prepping for Projecting: Warm-Ups for Climbers

2024-10-29T11:38:16-07:00

By: Sam Gesicki, PT, DPT, and Carly Szemerey, PT, DPT

Bouldering. Lead climbing. Top rope. Sport. Free solo. Trad. Speed. There is so much terminology just surrounding the different disciplines of climbing and so little time.  In the 2020 Olympics, the disciplines of climbing were broken down into three categories: bouldering, sport (lead), […]

Prepping for Projecting: Warm-Ups for Climbers2024-10-29T11:38:16-07:00
20 10, 2022

Staying on the Wall: Avoiding Risk of Injury for Climbers

2024-10-29T11:38:19-07:00

By: Sam Gesicki, PT, DPT, TSAC-F, and Carly Szemerey, PT, DPT

Climbers have an almost unique dedication to their sport. It is not uncommon to stumble into the gym and hear one or two climbers discussing what injuries have been bugging them for the past day, week, month, or even year.

No climber wants […]

Staying on the Wall: Avoiding Risk of Injury for Climbers2024-10-29T11:38:19-07:00
23 06, 2022

Strength for the Climbing Wall

2024-10-29T11:38:34-07:00

By: Sam Gesicki, PT, DPT, and Carly Szemerey, PT, DPT 

Every discipline of climbing requires strength.

Bouldering presents almost gymnastic difficulty depending on the setter of the problem. Balance, power, and athleticism is required for every moment on the wall. Sport climbing presents the longest time on the wall, so endurance is paramount. There […]

Strength for the Climbing Wall2024-10-29T11:38:34-07:00