From the category archives:
A University of Tennessee study has shown that rock climbing does not increase the risk of osteoarthritis in the hands and fingers (Forbes). This is good news for climbers because even if the reverse were true and climbing did cause arthritis, we wouldn’t stop climbing anyway… The researchers compared 27 rock climbers and 35 non-climbers [...]
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A recent study found that indoor rock climbing has a low risk of injury and is 10 times safer than soccer. The study was published by the quarterly medical journal Wilderness and Environmental Medicine (PDF) by the Wilderness Medical Society. From the scotsman.com, The study by German researchers was based on the rates and types [...]
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I’m skeptical that slacklining actually helps all that much for climbing, but we like to have fun with it anyway. Here’s an article from WikiHow on how to walk a slackline. RockClimbing.com also has a detailed article on one person’s slackline setup with nice pics.
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Climbing Magazine has all their tech tips nicely listed on their site now.
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I stumbled across a provocative set of articles discussing the treatment of climbing injuries from an Eastern medical perspective (primarily using acupuncture). From Acupuncture Today, here are the links to these articles: Treating Common Wrist and Finger Injuries and Integrating Medical Philosophies, Part One Treating Common Wrist and Finger Injuries and Integrating Medical Philosophies, Part [...]
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Eric Horst has a great blog hosted on the MountainZone.com conglomerate. Not sure how I missed this as Eric has blog archives dating to last May. I probably missed it because it is on the MountainZone site. Nothing against them, but I’ve never been a big fan of these all-in-one outdoor sports sites. Just my [...]
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I’ve been missing in action for the past month or so primarily due to work demands. I also unfortunately injured my thumb bouldering and it still hasn’t quite healed yet. So, having not really been able to climb for over a month now has been driving me nuts. The worst part is that I missed [...]
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Chockstone has a pictorial article on the carabiner brake rappel. The also include an alternative method.
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Though not a practitioner myself, I know numerous climbers who swear by yoga. This article from beauty-fitness-yoga-source.com covers some of the basics. This should be informational to all of us who haven’t got around to giving yoga a try.
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AskMen.com has a surprising detailed and accurate guide on how to get started in rock climbing. The intro is funny as hell though: Whether you want to impress a girl, find a new hobby, or plan on someday climbing Mount Everest, it’s a very intense sport that requires practice, drive and preparation. This article should [...]
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Shady Goings On has started a nice series of posts entitled Rock Climbing A to Z with the first on N for nuts.
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The forearm pump. Is there a climber who is not familiar with these awful words? Every climber has their own methods of attempting to reduce the lactic acid burn and pumped forearms. The 8a.nu site has an article putting a little science behind the madness.
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