Climbing - Summit Strength & Fitness

Learn from these Mountain Athletes how to go further

Mountain athletes push the limits of human endurance, resilience, and skill. Whether they’re scaling the world’s highest peaks, running unimaginable distances, or climbing rock faces, their achievements inspire us to train harder and embrace discomfort. Here are some of the most inspiring mountain athletes—and how we can apply their lessons to our own training. Kilian…

Summit; origins and into a New Phase

In January of 2017, Summit officially opened. It is crazy to imagine (at the time of writing this) that it was over 8 years ago. Some days, it feels like it has been 20 years, some days, it still feels fresh and exciting. If you want to read the whole origin story of Summit, check…

How to structure your climbing training for success

During the winter months, most dedicate their training to the climbing gym, using the colder season as an opportunity to build strength, refine technique, and improve endurance for outdoor climbing in the spring. Gym sessions focus on power training through bouldering, endurance drills on the lead wall, and grip strength exercises like hangboarding. Some also…

How to fit Outdoor Climbing into your Training

For many, outdoor climbing is the main motivation for getting better at climbing. This can come with logistical questions. When does one train vs climb outside? How can you ensure you get both in enough? The problem revolves around your access to rocks. The closer you are, the easier it is to get outdoor climbing…

How Training board walls unlock your power

Training Board walls have been in climbing for years and years and come in many different board varieties and angles. It should be a part of every climber's training regardless of discipline. It offers three key adaptations to your climbing: Explosive power, strong body tension, and raw finger strength/contact strength. The power element of a…

Finding tight knit Community in the Climbing WORLD

As climbers, we often talk about the physical and mental challenges of the sport, but there’s another aspect that makes climbing so special: the community. Wherever you are in the world, the climbing community has a way of welcoming you in and making you feel at home, whether you’re scaling limestone cliffs in a foreign…

How to increase your climbing grade; it’s an art

As climbers, we have all projected a route or a boulder (and we all generally want to increase your climbing grade). Maybe it was a long-term goal of yours, a dream climb, maybe it was an unexpected endeavor you’ve been sucked into. Regardless of how you find a project the end goal is the same,…

How to best transition from outdoor to indoor climbing

As the seasons change and outdoor climbing spots become less accessible due to weather, many climbers find themselves transitioning from crag to gym (outdoor to indoor climbing). While indoor climbing offers a controlled environment to maintain and even improve your skills, the shift from natural rock to plastic holds can be a bit of an…

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