Some people think of increasing there skills as selfish, not me. I see it as a way to experience new movements. When I walk into a gym and see a climb that looks fun I don't want to be limited by my skills, I want to climb it! I used to suck at slopers, trained on them and now I am not worried about them. I used to be intimidated by cutting both of my feet of the wall and swinging, after training I don't think twice about it. I used to be worried about slab climbing because I thought my feet would slip off at any moment, not any more. I want to climb higher grades to have more options in the gym, I know this makes my life better because it already has... what about you?

I’d love to see photos of some of your climbing gyms!! I’ve been traveling a bunch over the last 6 months so I don’t really have a “home” gym right now, but this is the one that I climbed the most at over the last year, grand river rocks in Kitchener Ontario. If you have pictures of your feel free to share them in the comments! Always like seeing different ones!

How did you find you climbing friends or partners? I get asked this question all the time. I met a lot at the gym, convinced friends and family to come with me and dragged any existing friends in as well haha. How did ya'll meet your climbing homies?

So there is this skill that I've been using and developing over the three years that I have been climbing and only recently realized what it was and how impactful it has been to my progress as a climber. The skill I talk about isn't footwork or hip control. My favorite skill that has carried me to where I am is self awareness. I have recently found that not everybody does this to the extent that I do, I know that most of you at least think about what you're doing on the wall and you have some understanding of what you feel like during certain movements or positions. The way that I think about it goes past that, less the uncomfortable places, more on why they're uncomfortable, not "Why did I fall?" but "What can I do to make that move that felt like this better?" I don't know about you guys but when I'm on the wall, I'm constantly aware of every part of my body and how it feels, how they move and the amounts of pressure on them. Universal knowledge of your body. Apply it and adapt based on what you feel. That is how you improve exponentially. Hope this helps anybody who feels stuck. "Best Wishes, John Green." -- Caleb Williams.

If you do, what does that look like? If you don’t, why not? This is my stretching routine right now. I modify it every once in a while, and I program it into the app Bend so it does all the timing for me when I’m at the gym. I do each stretch for 30 seconds, and I try to do it with an intensity of a 6-7 out of 10, (not painful, but intense!) It takes 17 minutes as part of my warm up, leaves me feeling loose, and I’ve seen huge mobility gains.