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Less than 5 months ever since I got back on the wall after my injury. To be honest, it feels surreal that I’m actually competing in Japan for my 2nd IFSC Boulder World Cup Circuit – 1st being in Navi Mumbai in 2016. Even though I had a pretty short time preparing for it, I honestly feel even more prepared than I ever was. 3 out of those 5 months, I focused more on conditioning and strengthening myself physically. When I realised I was getting back quicker than I thought I would, that’s when I decided to compete in the...

It was just about 7 months ago, in October of 2016, that I suffered an injury to my right shoulder. I forced myself to completely let it recover and stayed off the wall until I could feel that my shoulder was ready to take the stress from climbing as well as training. Some climbers would just push through an injury while continuing to climb and train because putting a complete halt to training isn’t an easy decision to make. So I ended up taking almost 3 months off of climbing entirely and only got back on the wall in January...

Despite not being professionals at this whole injury-recovery thing, we would like to share with the public some tips and tricks we have after years of climbing experience. Since many of our girls are facing struggles in their own recovery journey, we decided to dedicate this post to them, whilst wishing them the best in recovery. We also hope all of you out there are training hard, taking care of yourselves, and most importantly, staying injury-free! (Disclaimer: these tips are NOT given by professionals, and are only advices given through experience. Should you require professional help, please seek assistance from...

The first bouldering competition, Gravical 2017, may have ended but ourteam is more psyched than ever for upcoming competitions this year! There aremany pieces of advice from climbing gurus on “how to climb better” or “how toprepare for competitions” all over the Internet and here is our take on itespecially the subject concerning mental training. Though its benefits are nottangible, it is, in fact, equally as important as physical training. Some refer tomental strength as the differentiating factor of an average and a great climber. Itis also the primary reason why a climber may not perform to the best of...

12th of November 2016, the last official training teamNUS Climbing (Women) had together before we broke for our final exams of the semester. When news of a possible sponsorship was shared, we were both excited and uncertain. Regardless of it all, we worked hard to come up with a proposal benefitting both parties. Now, with the sponsorship realised, we are beyond eager to share this experience with you. Last training for AY2016/17 Semester 1 before we took a break for Finals   TeamNUS Climbing (Women) is comprised of 20 aspiring athletes. Despite our varyinglevels of experience, we share a common...