Tips and advice

SK, Orava – a Panorama of Folk and Musical Culture

After 40 years, the folk song and music culture of the distinctive North Slovak region comes to life, in the form of a supplemented release of the legendary album Orava.

Arm Muscles Exercising – a Way to Become Better at Climbing II

To become better climber you need to train as much as at any other sport. you training must be regular and constantly improve you. Still, you have to feel challenged enough overcome yourself.

Exercising Your Arms – Ways to Become a Better Climber I

As in any sport, you can exercise muscles you need to strengthen in order to last longer on a tall wall. to improve your climbing abilities you need to exercise palm muscles and forehand muscles in order to improve your grip. Also, you need to strengthen stomach muscles to improve your postural stability. These principles will be elaborated on in another article. Lets see how you can strengthen your palm and forehand muscles.

Climbing categories

Lets clarify connection between climbing and mountain climbing. Except expedition climbing, mountaineers started with overcoming short and extremely difficult routes in high mountains. Ergo mountain climbing was the first and it had several stages of development. Climbing and mountaineering came from one discipline. Now we have many various sport disciplines.

Climbing styles

Free Solo - Most correct form of climbing

Free solo could be quite often changed with free climbing. This free climbing means climbing without various means of instruction, such as, small ladders, rope-capturing, etc.

Bouldering

Bouldering is a climbing activity where the person tries his best to reach the stone, cliff, wall or artificial wall, without security, helmet, etc. There are mostly short and hard (difficult) sections up to the height of 4 m approx. Bouldering is a sport´s activity to which we need minimal fittings , stone and some suitable dress.