Dear Friends! Though we may have never met, we are connected through our shared passion for climbing. Over the last 30 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 has 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 complete index. Follow the Multimedia link for Podcasts and the Books link to learn more about my books. Enjoy! --Eric Hörst

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New NEXGEN2 Hangboard to Crank Up Your Training!
NICROS is proud to bring back the popular NEXGEN hangboard, originally released in 1998, and now fully revised and updated for this 2008 release! Perhaps the best training board ever designed, the NEXGEN2 has an amazing variety of features and a sweet differential texture that your fingers will love. Read on >>

Power Training with No-Feet Bouldering
Often called campusing, no-feet bouldering is a popular indoor training exercise among advanced climbers. Todd Skinner first turned me onto this training method at his garage woodie in the early 1990s. Read on >>

Finger Tendon Pulley Injury & Treatment
Considering the incredible mechanical loading placed on our fingers when climbing, it should be no surprise that they are a common site of injury. The A2 pulley injury is particularly pesky to resolve. Read on >>

Killer Training Holds for Your Home Training Wall!
If you are a weekend warrior (like me), then you probably spend almost as much time training on plastic as you do pulling down on real rock. A steep home wall is central to a good training program, and the holds you use play a big role in making your sessions fun and effective. Read on >>