Climbing is this lifestyle activity that really works every muscle in your body.

Climbing is this lifestyle activity that really works every muscle in your body.

Most injuries happen when you're not motivated, too, and you're forcing yourself to do something. Your mind's not aligned with your body and you're just going through the motions. That's when you're most likely to get injured.

Climbing is a process - like yoga or running. We want to go to the spots where we're barely able to hold on. Those are the climbs that force us to become better athletes and grow as climbers.

As climbers, we need to learn to be good stewards of the land and take care of these places where we are spending so much time.

I had a bad knee injury when I was about seventeen. I wasn't able to climb for about six months. It was kind of like a transformative time for me, because it was really hard for me not to be able to climb. It forced me to appreciate things without just climbing.

Every climb is different, has its own unique set of movements and body positions. Climbing and my appreciation for nature are totally intertwined.