by 5 Life Team | Sep 17, 2024 | 5.Life
Develop proper falling techniques for bouldering to maximize your climbing experience. Are you climbing far above the ground without protection besides big foam mats? It can be scary! With proper falling technique, you won’t only climb better, but you’ll...
by 5 Life Team | Sep 10, 2024 | 5.Life
Let your kid be the talk of the school and throw them a rock climbing birthday party. You’ll hear how high they climbed and how much fun they had for months, so much so that you’ll be eager to take them back to the gym to climb more. Rock climbing birthday...
by 5 Life Team | Aug 28, 2024 | 5.Life
The Moonboard, a tool that has become a symbol of climbing prowess, was born as a tribute to the School Room. Established in the 1990s, the School Room was the crucible of intense training for some of Britain’s most formidable climbers. Malcolm Smith, Stuart Cameron,...
by 5 Life Team | Aug 21, 2024 | 5.Life
The types of climbing holds you’ll find in a gym are inspired by natural features found in rock. Running water, wind erosion, rock fall, etc., have shaped natural climbing holds for millions of years! If you’re new to climbing, you might get confused when you hear...
by 5 Life Team | Aug 13, 2024 | 5.Life
Everybody struggles with consequence vs. risk in rock climbing. Trad climbing, sport climbing, ice climbing, bouldering, free soloing, and indoor climbing involve times when you must internally compete between consequence and risk. But what exactly is the difference...
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