Megabeta Climbing

I set out to find these boulders, cycling with my sling bag full of shoes and some swim trunks.

And — success! But ultimately the sandstone boulders were a little… sandy 😂

Fun discovery though!

Better to keep moving than sit around.
Although there’s really no reason to climb with a sling bag on…

I got a few funny looks filming this one 😂

This is your sign to add in some low-intensity days, because you can’t practice technique and try hard at the same time.

Here’s what’s actually happening when you go full blast every session

The second a move gets hard, your body abandons technique and reaches for power. It muscles through.

And it works often enough that you never fix the thing that needed fixing. You just get better at grinding.

Technique is a skill, and skills get built when your brain has room to pay attention. You don’t have that room at your limit. You’re too busy not falling.

So the low-intensity day isn’t the throwaway session. It’s the one where the learning happens.

Climb stuff two or three grades below your max.
Place every foot on purpose.
Keep your arms straight.
Move slow enough to notice what you’re doing.

It’ll feel unproductive, but that feeling is the point. You’re finally practicing instead of surviving.

Then when you go back to your project, the good movement is just there.
You built it on the easy days.

(The bag’s ours, by the way.
Made for exactly these sessions. )

Here’s what’s actually happening when you go full blast every session

The second a move gets hard, your body abandons technique and reaches for power. It muscles through.

And it works often enough that you never fix the thing that needed fixing. You just get better at grinding.

Technique is a skill, and skills get built when your brain has room to pay attention. You don’t have that room at your limit. You’re too busy not falling.

So the low-intensity day isn’t the throwaway session. It’s the one where the learning happens.

Climb stuff two or three grades below your max.
Place every foot on purpose.
Keep your arms straight.
Move slow enough to notice what you’re doing.

It’ll feel unproductive, but that feeling is the point. You’re finally practicing instead of surviving.

Then when you go back to your project, the good movement is just there.
You built it on the easy days.

Bag’s ours, by the way. Made for exactly these sessions.

Summer is a great time to exploit your climbing skills or strength that you built up over the winter and spring.

Go enjoy the summer!

A little glimpse at the NEW Bone Sling going through our rigorous testing process on route at Squamish.

Dropping Jun 25th!

Ooh, is that a limited edition pattern?!

You bet! We worked hard to make something that a young Dan Osborn would approve of. And the full details are coming June 25th.

Signup link now live!

Some in-the-field product testing up on the Chief in Squamish BC.

Yep, climbing tall stuff still feels scary. But also awesome!

Here’s what the Totepack is NOT for: hauling your full rope + rack + two pairs of shoes up to a multipitch. It’s not pretending to be a haul bag.

Here’s what it was built for: laptop, lead rope, harness, and shoes. To the gym and back, without the daily wrestling match.

We got tired of climbing bags that try to do everything and end up doing none of it well.

So we built one around the actual problem: getting your gear (and your funky shoes) from your day to the wall and home again.

A few things we’re proud of:
— Two water bottle holders. Most climbing bags have room for zero, which is genuinely wild.
— An activated carbon liner, so your shoes don’t turn the whole bag into a funk zone.
— Converts tote-to-backpack in one move, for when your hands fill up.

Try it for 60 days. If it’s not your bag, free returns.

The fascinating research I just read is that proximity is a performance enhancer.

Sitting within 20 feet of a high performer increases your performance by 15%.
But on the flip side sitting near a low performer causes a 30% decline.

The caveat is that this research was about office workers, so I don’t have any evidence that it works for climbers except that it’s proven true in my own experience.

Try it for yourself!

(Also for the record this problem went next try, just filmed that attempt at a weird angle...)