Rough climbing holds, rough holds and chalk dry out your hands and your skin develops microcracks, thick calluses or simply tears open. Skin injuries like this are often painful and need to be treated properly. With the right skincare techniques, you can treat injuries like this quickly and even avoid them in the future.
Today we take a look at the format of sport climbing and how the event is scored. We will take a look at each of the three disciplines and how the climbers will be ranked.
As climbers, we spend a lot of time outdoors. But how can we reduce the impact we have on the environment whilst still getting the most out of our favourite sport?
Congratulations Alex on your amazing send! It takes a lot of strength, patience and tenacity to achieve something as incredible as this!
“People have asked me for years to share how I tape my fingers. My skin is generally pretty bad so it’s something I’ve needed to perfect in order to climb hard.” Alexander Megos
Everyone is talking about liquid chalk and whether or not it should be mandatory in gyms. Today we will explain the difference types of formulas and how they work.
Our beloved gyms are slowly allowed to start reopening their doors under certain, strict conditions. In order to support the gyms and motivate you to train hard, we are running a campaign, #supportyourlocalgym, together with our partners Edelrid, Deutscher Alpenverein e.V. (DAV), Bergzeit, Vertical-Life and SuddenRush Guarana Deutschland.
Breaking news: Mattel has launched a new Olympic themed Barbie for the upcoming Olympic games in Tokyo this year.
Ahead of the upcoming IFSC Combined World Championships in Japan (11th – 21st August 2019), we take a look at how the qualification for the Olympic Games in Tokyo works! All in all there will be 40 climbers competing at the Olympic Games; 20 men and 20 women, with a maximum of two men and […]
Have you ever wondered what top climbers eat to power themselves through the day? Well… we asked them for you! In part one of our three part blog series, we had breakfast with Alex Megos. Alex told us he can’t look past a bowl of quark with fruit and oats for breakfast. Quark is a great […]
