Basic Footwork Why is Footwork Important? Most new climbers are under the misconception that climbing is a sport that focuses primarily on the muscles in the upper body. At first, it may seem that way until the climber develops proper technique to transfer the weight held by the arms and move it to stronger parts …
Center of Gravity What is it, and why is it important? The center of gravity of an object is where the weight of that object is evenly dispersed, and all sides are balanced due to gravity, friction and the other kinetic forces at play. A human’s center of gravity tends to sit around their naval …
Stability & Balance In geometry class you’re taught that the triangle is one of the strongest shapes, this is because any pressure pushed down from the top is evenly distributed through both sides; when the triangle is inverted this concept is also applied to the pressure pulling down on the object. This concept applies to …
