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New Front Range Moderates at “The Aqueduct”
by Mark Anderson With summer in full swing, I’m always on the lookout for crags that are high and shady. I’ve had my eye on just such a crag at the very top of Clear Creek Canyon for a few years now....
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Extend Your Performance Peak with a Micro-Cycle
By Mark Anderson You may recall from this post that I had an abnormally long and successful Fall 2016 climbing season. Typically after I send a hard project I take along break from climbing, but I sent...
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Eclipse Fever
By Mark Anderson You may have heard something about a Total Solar Eclipse last week. Since we were only about a 3-hour drive from the path of totality, we took the rare opportunity to see it in person....
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Aggro Diablo: New Hard Lines at Devil’s Head
By Mark Anderson In 2015 I crossed paths with prolific route-developer Tod Anderson (no relation). Tod has been a major player in Front Range route development for decades, but he is probably best...
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Walk Tall Or Not At All
By Mark Anderson Technical edging low on the “Brown Scoop Wall.” Photo Mike Anderson. Once I finished up the Switchblade projects, the next objective on my list was a massive fin of granite called...
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The Eclipse Corridor – Mini Guide
By Mark Anderson Totality, 5.13a, on the steep west face of Southern Sun Spire. My final objective for the 2017 summer Devil’s Head season was to investigate the intriguing west face of Southern Sun...
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Tenaya Mundaka: First Look, First Ascent
My latest climbing project—a 5.14 wall of thin edges that gently steepens into a cresting wave of granite at Devil’s Head, CO—presented me with a significant dilemma. The climbing is 80% Smith Rock,...
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Training Takeover: 8-Weeks to Rock Prodigy Status
Last night, the Rock Prodigy Training crew of Mark, Mike and Janelle Anderson stormed the Trango Social Media Headquarters and took the Trango Instagram hostage! Our plan is simple: over the next 10...
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Training Takeover: ARC Training Primer
Yesterday we announced our two week Training Takeover of the Trango social media channels. We laid out the framework for an 8 week training plan that will help you jump start your climbing training...
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Training Takeover: How to Install and Use Your Hangboard
Tuesday we announced our two week Training Takeover of the Trango social media channels. We laid out the framework for an 8 week training plan that will help you jump start your climbing training and...
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Training Takeover: What is Limit Bouldering?
Yesterday we announced our two week Training Takeover of the Trango social media channels. We laid out the framework for an 8 week training plan that will help you jump start your climbing training...
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Training Takeover: Intro to Campus Board Training
Last week we began our two week Training Takeover of the Trango social media channels. We laid out the framework for an 8 week training plan that will help you jump start your climbing training and...
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Training Takeover: Power Endurance and Linked Bouldering Circuits
Today is the last day of our two week Training Takeover of the Trango social media channels. We have laid out the framework for an 8 week training plan that will help you jump start your climbing...
View ArticlePodcast: Panel Discussion on Training
By Mark Anderson On January 17th, the Boulder Rock Club hosted a panel discussion on training. The panel included myself, renowned climbing coach Justen Sjong, Chiropractor & Physio Dr. Brent...
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Exploring the Dolomites
Hiking the alpine meadows below the Odle Group. By Mark Anderson The Dolomites are a jagged range of mountains in North-Eastern Italy, immediately south of the Austrian border. The range is composed...
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Sport Climbing in the Dolomites
People Mover, 7c+, Laste. By Mark Anderson Despite its staggering collection of world-class, bolted multi-pitch lines, the Dolomites aren’t known for sport climbing. In fact I’d argue the sport...
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More Sport Climbing in the Dolomites
By Mark Anderson Fantisilandia, 7a+, Becco d’Ajal Now that I had figured out which characteristics to look for in Dolomite sport crags I was much more psyched for the upcoming crag days. One crag that...
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Striking Distance
By Mark Anderson Mark Anderson on the first ascent of Striking Distance, 5.14b, Gaudi Wall. Photo Derek Wasiecko Last year I stumbled upon a rad little north-facing cliff I’m calling the Gaudi Wall...
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Exploring the Tre Cime
By Mark Anderson As we wandered over the many passes and marveled at the gob smacking peaks of the Dolomites, I definitely got “the itch” to climb something big. I’ve become a true sport climber over...
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Sport Climbing in Canada Part 1
By Mark Anderson A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of meeting long-time climber and developer of the Sloper Climbing App Jeff Moore. The Sloper Climbing App is the next big thing in smart phone...
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