In 2011, Denver climbing activist, king of psyche and all-around great guy Luke Childers bolted a stunning arête at The Armory, a compact crag at the top of Clear Creek Canyon. Clear Creek is quickly becoming the epicenter of sport climbing on the Colorado Front Range, largely thanks to guys like Luke who have a…
Some of you may know that for the past six years or so, my (Mike) family and I have lived East of the Mississippi, first in Dayton, OH from 2008-2011, then the NW Florida panhandle from 2011 to the present. Living “out East” was an incredible experience in which we met some awesome people, and…
Focus is all about summoning maximum concentration and attention at the moment it is crucially needed. Most climbers think of this when its time to send, but the ability to summon and maintain sufficient focus is also vital during daily training. With training cycles that last for months, often involving several weeks of training on plastic,…
I will be presenting a slide show at Bent Gate Mountaineering’s Community Night on Wednesday, May 14th. Festivities run from 6:00-8:30pm. Here’s a Google Map of the location. I’ll be talking about how I evolved from a novice climber to my current level, and key ascents that inspired me to improve along the way. In particular…
Happy Cinco de Mayo friends! Today is an important day for The Rock Climber’s Training Manual, the 37th anniversary of the authors’ birth. To commemorate the occasion, here is the first in a new “Flashback Series” of tales of past adventures. The below story was selected because it has a strong “twin” theme that we…
The Rock Climber's Training Manual 