The climbing grade pyramid is old, outdated, and maybe actually right on the money. In this episode we reexamine it and find a new way to see climbing grades that might just be a boost to your progression.

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Switching back and forth between sport climbing and bouldering can be difficult, and it's not simply because of strength and power or endurance.

It's not about ropes versus pads.

The reason is a little more hidden, but simple to address...

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Part of the Alex Megos lore is:

"There are no bad conditions, only weakness."

We all knew it wasn't true, and even Alex came clean to me about it, but he may have actually been right – at least when it comes to progression.

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With the popularity of physical training, it's easy to overlook the fact that without the necessary shifts in mindset, we are rarely in a position to take advantage of what we're physically capable of.

In this episode, Kris and Nate discuss the shifts they had to make in order to climb their first V10 boulders.

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While things like finger strength, power, and technique are incredibly important for climbing harder, partners have the potential to make or break nearly every performance.

What's more, there are a few surprising aspects about being a good partner that we might not be considering – aspects that have the power to supercharge a partnership.

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From the very beginning of trying to improve at climbing, we’re told one thing: Work on your weaknesses.

I’ve probably said this a million times myself. But I’ve also paid attention to what happens as a result of that type of instruction. And what happens is: we end up in this constant cycle of trying to determine what our weaknesses are and fix them.

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Years ago I was working on what would turn out to be my longest-ever project, Swingline, the first 13d I’d ever tried. I had spent parts of several seasons on it, my fitness was at an all-time high, and I had done all of the obvious links.

But I couldn’t break through. The only thing left to do was send, but it just wasn’t happening.

I wasn’t being honest. I was telling myself a story – like we all do – and that story is often false.

So I finally asked myself the question...

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Employing good tactics is something all climbers should do, but there is a point at which continuing a tactical approach can slow your climbing gains.

That is, unless you make sure you don't skip this step...

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