Dear Friends! Though we may have never met, we are connected through our shared passion for climbing. Over the last 33 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

Training Podcast #70 - Proactive Risk Management Strategies. Learn six risk management strategies and how you can best balance risk-taking with the desire to excel in climbing.

Training Podcast #69 - Training for Your Summer Road trip. Listen in to determine which program is right for you!

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

Read excerpts from Eric's new book Maximum Climbing...NOW Available!!!

Determining the Best Training for Climbing (for YOU!) One question I am often asked is whether “going climbing is the best training for climbing?" When presented with this question, my canned answer is always: "it depends." Read on >>

How to Develop Superior Movement Skills The technical paramount is to climb with perfect economy. Developing superior technique and mental skills is key to this endeavor. This is the first in a series of article on how to improve in these critical areas. Read Part 1 >> | Read Part 2 >>

The "X-Factors" in Climbing Performance and Achievement The technical paramount is to climb with perfect economy. Developing superior technique and mental skills is key to this endeavor. This is the first in a series of article on how to improve in these critical areas. Read on >>

How to Improve Focus and Enhance Performance! Knowing the importance of concentration to effective risk management and optimal performance, it’s essential that you step onto the vertical stage armed with techniques to fortify mental focus. Read on >>

Climb Better This Season with the "3 Area Pledge"! Climbing at a variety of different areas is the very best investment in your future climbing ability. Join me in making the "3 area pledge"! Read on >>

Improve Your Concentration - Improve Your Performance & Experience! In climbing, a focused mind joins you to the rock like a fifth appendage, whereas an unfocused mind weighs you down like a heavy pack. Your pursuit of a better performance experience, then, demands that you develop the ability to create and maintain a focused mental state, despite whatever distractions or adversity you face. Read on >>

The Importance of Developing "Limit Strength"Good technique and a positive attitude are important attributes for climbing success, but sometimes you just need to be strong. You know what I mean...those wicked cruxes where you just need to make a sick lock-off and reach...Read on >>

Self-Assessment Part 6: Evaluate Your Lifestyle & Discipline This is the sixth in a series of self-assessments that will empower you to train more effectively and climb harder. Read on >>

Tips for Avoiding Injury in 2010! Look around and observe all the climbers with finger and elbow tendinopathy...and consciously decide that you will NOT become one of the climbing wounded! Here are five tips for reducing your risk of injury. Read on >>