Dear Friends! Though we may have never met, we are connected through our shared passion for climbing. Over the last 32 years I have "talked training" with thousands of climbers and I'm proud to have helped tens-of-thousands of individuals around the world improve their climbing through my books, magazine articles, seminars, and this web site.

T4C is partnered with leading handhold and wall manufacturer NICROS to produce the Training Center and monthly TC Beta e-newsletter. Below are links to a few recent training articles; click the Articles link above for a completeindex. Follow the Multimedia link for Podcasts and the Books link to learn more about my books. Enjoy! --Eric Hörst

"Climb Strong" seminar - July 11, 2009
The first-of-its-kind “Climb Strong” seminar is a comprehensive training program that covers all the bases when it comes to improving your rock climbing performance. Launching at this year’s International Climbers’ Festival in Lander, Wyoming, Climb Strong is an educational opportunity for climbers of all abilities. Learn more >>

Training Table #57 - Top 5 Antagonist Exercises.

Training Podcast #55 - #1 thing to improve this season!

Masters of Rock Interview with Hans Florine - Hear about Han's training & strategy for speed climbing El Cap.

Download Free Training Chart - By popular request, here's the Training Macrocyle from my TFC book. Excel file | PDF

Two Mental-Training Strategies for Developing Better Focus The ability to narrow and maintain focus is a crucial climbing skill, especially when fearful thoughts begin to scatter focus while on lead or amidst a high-ball ascent. In this article your will learn a focus-training technique as well as a method of narrowing focus before a lead climb or boulder problem. Read on >>

Home Training with NICROS Pump Rocks A set of Pump Rocks™ may be the single best piece of home training equipment save a home climbing wall. Not only do Pump Rocks facilitate a sport-specific, pull-muscle workout anywhere you can hang them, but they also enable you to train some of the vital antagonist push-muscles as well as the core muscles of your torso. Read on >>

Overcoming the Fear of Falling Not only beginning climbers struggle with the fear of falling. I often hear from experienced climbers, and sometimes even seasoned veterans, who to struggle with this fear. In this article I'll explain the pathway to managing this fear. Read on >>

A "Power Principle" for Improving Technique One of the key principles for effective skill development and motor learning is that you must strive to achieve near-perfection of specific skills and techniques, and not be satisfied to just “get by” at them. This is an immensely powerful concept, that’s unknown or ignored by many climbers... Read on >>

Improve Footwork with "Target Practice" Improving your footwork takes increased self awareness and foot focus. Here's a great "target-practice" drill for developing your foot skills. Read on >>

Reactive Training - Part 5 This fith and final article on Reactive Training takes a look at campus "Double Dynos." Read on >>

New NEXGEN2 Hangboard to Crank Up Your Training!
Perhaps the best training board ever, the NEXGEN2 has an amazing variety of features and a differential texture that your fingers will love. Read on >>