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Following the Psyche: The Road to 14a | Latticer Stories
Aaron Child writes about sending 14a and V10 on home-turf in Utah, and enjoying the process along the way.

How I Climbed My First 8a | Latticer Stories
In our very first Latticer story, Angus Smart gives us an insight as to how he climbed his first 8a, Daniboy in Kalymnos; how his training fits in with his schedule, and what his future goals are now.

Climbing Hard on a Full Time Job
Tom Randall discusses how to train hard while working full time. What sessions allow you to be most time efficient and get the best gains from your training.

Setting New Goals with Stephen Keir
Competition climber, Stephen Keir, writes about the efforts and sacrifices that went into achieving both academic and climbing goals; what he learned from this process and how he plans to move forward.

Josh’s Top 5 Lessons Learned About Training
Coach and Research Associate, Josh Hadley, tells us his top 5 lessons learned about training; focusing on improve your training efficiency, but also advocating some essential life rules like the importance of rest, recovery and discipline.

Jen’s Top 5 Lessons Learned About Training
Jen Wood’s training lessons are focused around understanding your body and your training; not overthinking when training isn’t going your way, and knowing how it feels to try really, really hard.

Ollie’s Top 5 Lessons Learned About Training
Ollie’s training tips are focused on being aware of injury, making yourself accountable to someone else for your training, and scheduling progression.

Interview: Jen Wood, Lattice Coach
We introduce you to our new coach, Jen Wood, who’s background as a competition climber gives our coaching team a new skillset. Jen tells us about her training history, and what she’s hoping to learn from working with Lattice.

Ella’s Top 5 Lessons Learned About Training
Coach Ella Russell tells us her top five lessons learned about training, with 17 years climbing experience and many years also working in high pressure environments as a lawyer. Ella’s lessons are focused around efficiency in training and looking after yourself.

VIDEO | Ask Lattice Ep. 7: Famous Climbers, Training Specific Moves and Best Home Board Set Ups!
In this week’s Ask Lattice, Tom Randall and Ollie Torr answer some of the burning questions you’ve been asking about cardio, training famous climbers, and best home board setups!

Oli’s Top 5 Lessons Learned About Training
Oli’s training tips are focused around asking for support, listening to your body and being in tune with the rock.

VIDEO | Ask Lattice Ep. 6: Do Holidays Make You Weak & Top Tips for Slab Climbers
In this episode of Ask Lattice, Tom and Ollie answer a series of questions asked in the Lattice Community Facebook Group. Here’s what you need to know… Is it a