In 2008, Dave Wetmore suffered a debilitating finger injury that has plagued his climbing career. After fully rupturing the A2 pulley on his left ring finger and having a rarely done reconstructive surgery, his doctor told him that climbing...

A few weeks ago, I returned from my trip to the Rocklands; a trip of endless bouldering, delicious steaks and massive pizza's from the coveted Elephaunthous, romantic walks in acre-long flower beds, and lions devouring donkey's that had just...

First and foremost, congratulations to all the competitors and coaches at Nationals this year. You rocked our socks off. Without you and everyone else involved in USA Climbing, we wouldn’t have a comp. Thank you for being super strong...

As over 3,000 spectators, most of which had no experience or knowledge of climbing, screamed their lungs out in cheer for each competitor as they powered their way to top of Vertical Solutions custom climbing walls situated in a...

World Cup competition climbing, in all of its complexities and infinite minutiae, seems as comprehensible and limitless as our perpetually expanding universe. At this elite level, the amount of skill and power it takes to survive each round...

Last weekend marked the initiation of my first World Cup experience. And my-oh-my, it sure was an eye-opening event in more ways than one. I have never seen so many extremely talented and beastly competitors warming-up their weapons in...

This week was fan-freaking-tastic. I finally sent my project after 10 days of battling, 1,879 miles of driving from Boston to Connecticut after work, $3,400,904 worth of gas, and 17.5 burritos from El Sombrero (That's an exaggeration, but let's...

Within the indoor competitive climbing world, last Saturday night was one to remember. After a long week as Chief Setter, the rewarding crowd and electrifying atmosphere were very much welcomed. Check out this video from Dark Horse...

After a long week of setting for the Dark Horse, I was hankering for some rock like a lil’ chunker aches for tootsies before bed-time. So, I went outside. At the risk of jinxing myself and my...

This past Saturday I drove down to Philly for my second time at the Midnight Burn. As always, there was a fair number of strong climbers in the Open category for Men. The route setting was on par, the...