It’s amazing to think what climbers have done to achieve the climbs they did. John Bachar dedicated his entire life to climbing. He had a very elaborate setup at home and he worked full days training for his climbs. He invented the Bachar Ladder - a wood rung, rope ladder especially for training. He actually brought one to the cliff and strung it up a full 100’ and hand over hand he went all the way up and down, doing several laps in a set. this would be the equivalent of doing over 100 one arm pullups, a day.

Warren Harding (Batso) who did the first ascent of the Nose on El Capitan and also The Wall of the Early Morning Light. had to have some kind of training program which he kept a closely guarded secret. When asked how he trained al he ever said was “I drink a lot of cheap wine”

Marc Twight has developed a program called “Gym Jones” which is the hardest meanest program known. They work out in a hot non-air conditioned gym, devoid of music to exhaustion and then some more. His program is by invitation only and by looking at his website you’ll see that there are very few who are in the category of athletes that he trains. The Athletes he trains are the ultimate BADASS’s.

These are just a couple of some training programs that climbers use. Whats your training program? If you do not have a written out, well conceived and followed plan you are not training. I think it was Lombardo who said “Everyone has the will to win, But not everyone has the will to prepare to win”

BTW, Pronea is greek for the thoughts and intents of the heart