Climb for Health

12/05/2021

By Ysabelle Antuña Let's talk about going back to the sport we were learning to love or already loved: climbing, either bouldering or sport climbing. It has been almost a whole month since the indoor climbing walls opened up again here in England. And while it has been exhilarating going back to th...

15/12/2020

Endurance circuits are designed to train your ability to climb consistently throughout all moves until an exercise is completed. So, if you feel like doing it, select a level, watch your feet, keep your body low, extend your arms, and do not rush it. Here goes an example of how to approach an endurance circuit.

Indoor climbing facilities may not always be quite alike. It is astonishing how creative route designers are. No matter how little space there might be, challenging routes could be set up. One of the tiniest bouldering gyms I have ever seen is located in Chisinau, Moldova. Despite the challenges, tw...

26/09/2020

Quick tuition on balance followed by my favourite foot swapping technique

Burgas, Bulgaria. Summertime. Wrong, it's autumn. Sports are on . Still. Kitesurfing, go to the the beach. Windsurfing, go to the beach. Swimming and again, go the beach. Running, go to the beach. Yoga, on the beach. Cycling; yes, indeed, alongside the beach. Walking, the beach. Always. Once it snow...

06/09/2020

I do remember that 3rd of August over a year ago when I suddenly found a lump in my breast and my world broke to pieces. Since it was Friday and I could not do anything over the weekend, I fixed myself a cup of tea. I enjoyed my cup of tea, calmed down, and got my climbing bag ready for a weekend in...

12/08/2020

From Niels Bohr to Muhammad Ali.
Mostly with Alexa Antuña's help.

COVID is a major impediment to climbing and bouldering outside our social bubbles. With social distancing now fully implemented into our lives, it seems nearly impossible to carry on our mentoring sessions. Or so we thought. I have a favourite quote. Actually, I have two favourite quotes although Ni...

06/07/2020

From high school to high altitudes

Happy 130th anniversary to ГРЕ "Г.С.Раковски" Бургас!

#френскатагимназия #бургас #морето #гимназияраковски #нашатагимназия #130годинигимназияраковски #новихоризонти #различнотоучилище #различнитеучители #нагоре

I am often asked how the Climb for Health project started. I have extensively elaborated on the how in my posts as well as in the web content. Now, I would like to tell you the why. Interestingly enough, the why appears not to be climbing-related at all, although it is about reaching high altitudes....

05/06/2020

"- Step one is…get to the top!
- You will probably be pumped and a bit scared, and desperately want to get your cows tail anchored in. But[...]"

Thank you Dz Major for the entry! Safety seems truly entertaining when you wright about it! And draw...😁😁😁

This entry has been created thanks to the work carried out by Dz Major. Disclaimer: Please be advised that the following post does not provide climbing instructions. This entry is a mere orientation about how our team approaches outdoor climbing. It is recommended that you double check and contrast....

04/06/2020

Thank you Dz Major for the great guidance provided!
And thank you team for always following our own guidance as well as best BMC practice. Sarah Hughes Alexa Antuña Boriana Pavlinova Maria Dimitrova Dz Major

This entry has been created thanks to the work carried out by Dz Major. Disclaimer: Please be advised that the following post does not provide climbing instructions. This entry is a mere orientation about how our team approaches outdoor climbing. Its is recommended that you double check and contrast...

03/06/2020

Following current guidance and general best practice, our team is now back to climbing. We very much look forward to organising new mentoring sessions and helping more people get into sport climbing.

Maria Dimitrova Sarah Hughes Dz Major Alexa Antuña Boriana Pavlinova

It has been a while since we last conducted a Climb for Health session and I last published a post. These have also been challenging times ever since the world met the new coronavirus a few months ago. The world is changing and adapting to a new and widely unknown normal. We have been observing, ana...

16/03/2020

Following recent advice from the UK government and health officials that the public should be practising social distancing, the continued use of climbing walls as a leisure facility is increasingly...

11/03/2020

Of all public places, a climbing wall would be high on the list - although still below public toilets - of places to avoid for germophobes. High-contact surfaces in the form of hand and foot holds...