Resources
Resources for climbers, coaches, gyms, and communities who want a healthier relationship with performance, body, and self.
Overcoming performance anxiety
Accessible online resources for untangling your self-worth from grades, sends, and perfectionism.
Mindful climbing
Accessible online resources and actionable tools to build your own mindfulness practice on and off the wall.
Eating disorder prevention and recovery
Accessible online resources focusing on education, awareness building, and actionable steps to build a friendlier relationship with food and body.
For gyms and coaches
Gyms and coaches can shape the climbing culture by focusing on effort, progress, creativity, rest, inclusivity, connection, and joy instead of solely on performance. Workshop and consultation resources can support better messaging and building healthier community.
Featured articles
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Befriending the Body You Have Today
The content discusses the detrimental effects of the “lighter is better” myth in climbing culture, emphasizing that performance is influenced by various factors beyond weight, such as strength and technique. It advocates for body neutrality, proper nutrition, and a supportive community to prioritize mental health and well-being, fostering joy in climbing.
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One Hold at a Time and Find Your Own Beta
If the send is the only measure, we can miss all the quieter forms of progress: staying with a move longer than before, breathing after a mistake, asking for beta without apologizing