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The Force Board: Your No-Hang Training with Data

The Force Board: Your No-Hang Training with Data

Take your no-hang training to the next level with the PitchSix Force Board, a Bluetooth-enabled, weight-free strength training system designed for climbers and athletes. This portable and lightweight tool tracks isometric strength training in real time, helping you improve grip strength, monitor progress, and customize workouts. 

— Sarah Fountain
Tagged: climbing equipment grip strength isometric training no hang tools portable trainer strength training
Why BEИT? The Story Behind Our Climbing Holds & Design Philosophy

Why BEИT? The Story Behind Our Climbing Holds & Design Philosophy

Interview with Tension Climbing + BEИT's Founders: Will Anglin and Michael Rosato discuss BEИT's commercial climbing holds with mirrored designs, dual-texture surfaces, plus the application and intention behind BEИT for routesetters and homewall owners. 

— Sarah Fountain
Tagged: climbing equipment climbing holds design climbing setup homewall climbing routesetting tension climbing products
8 Truths of Climbing Harder: Understanding and Overcoming Common Obstacles

8 Truths of Climbing Harder: Understanding and Overcoming Common Obstacles

8 Essential Climbing Obstacles Holding You Back: Learn 20+ proven techniques for climbing harder, boost climbing progression and master mental game. Expert guide to climbing improvement with actionable training methods.
— Sarah Fountain
How to Clean a Tension Board 2: Your Complete Guide

How to Clean a Tension Board 2: Your Complete Guide

Learn how to clean a Tension Board 2 with our quick and effective process that doesn’t require removing the holds from the board or using complicated cleaning supplies.
— Michael Rosato
Tagged: cleaning climbing equipment drill brush tension board 2 training
Tension Board 2: Built for Progression

Tension Board 2: Built for Progression

Discover how the Tension Board 2 (TB2) continues to transform indoor climbing training. From advanced footwork to texture variation training, this standardized LED climbing board provides a robust platform for balanced progression and targeted improvement. Learn how the TB2's unique features, including symmetrical training options and a wide range of climbing styles, can enhance your facility and boost member engagement. 

— Michael Rosato
Tagged: Climbing Progression Climbing Skill Development Climbing Training Indoor Climbing Standardized Climbing Boards Tension Board
Climbing Lessons From Red Rock Canyon

Climbing Lessons From Red Rock Canyon

This past February, Will, Quinn, and Kerry went on a 2-week trip to Red Rock Canyon in Las Vegas. While eating too much lasagna, watching all sorts of movies (Whiplash,...
— Will Anglin
Tagged: Category_Tension Climbing
Do It Anyway

Do It Anyway

Originally published February 2017 By Will Anglin We all have our own strengths and weaknesses, climbing styles we prefer, types of holds we “hate”, etc. It is good to have...
— Will Anglin
Tagged: Category_Tension Climbing
A Comparative Review of Pulley Injury Literature

A Comparative Review of Pulley Injury Literature

Originally published February 2017 By Will Anglin Even though this is only a few years old, the science behind connective tissue injuries has come a long way. Some of this...
— Will Anglin
Tagged: Category_Tension Climbing
Foundations

Foundations

Originally published May 2018 By Will Anglin Something that I find continually humbling is how many large gaps still remain in the understanding of the human body. Even in sports...
— Will Anglin
Tagged: Category_Tension Climbing
RULES

RULES

Originally published April 2017 By Will Anglin Nobody wants to follow rules. I get it. I hate rules. But you know what I like even more than I like hating...
— Will Anglin
Tagged: Category_Performance Category_Tension Climbing
Kerry Scott of tension climbing

Kerry Scott: On Grades

In the past year I have done two seemingly contradictory things: 1) I’ve pursued a goal to climb 100 boulders in a diamond of grades centered around V7, and 2)...
— Will Anglin
Tagged: Category_Tension Climbing
To Catch A Dream

To Catch A Dream

WRITTEN BY NICHOLAS MILBURN It is a wonderful feeling to sit on top of your project. It took me years to finally sit on top of mine. After years of...
— Ben Spannuth
Tagged: Category_Tension Climbing