Data & Research
Behind the scenes information on data and research within the Lattice team and in the wider climbing community.
Lattice Digital Research Rung Q&A
We answer your questions about the new Lattice Digital Research Rung; covering everything from who the rung is designed for, what’s included in the box, and future plans for the product.
Load Scoring — How it Works
We discuss load scoring; what it means, how to measure it, and how it affects your training.
Women’s Training Symposium 2019
[Tom: Welcome to a special guest blog! We work with two climbers over in Germany, Mischa Hawker-Yates and Cora Schubert, who happen to go out together and also climb/train together!
Research Discussion: Movement Economy
Lattice and The Beta Angel Project are at it again! This time, we decided to chat with Taylor about the research of climbing efficiency. This will be a topic that
Research Discussion: Eva Lopez-Rivera Finger Strength
After the great feedback we received from our recent community discussion on the Rate of Force Development (i.e. contact strength) with Taylor Reed from The Beta Angel Project, we thought
Research and Training Collaboration: Beta Angel Project
Recently we’ve been in touch with Taylor at the Beta Angel Project about a cross-collaboration. We’d noticed that he’s equally as psyched about climbing research as we are! To introduce you
The best sport climbers in the UK
Over the last few years the list-loving geeks over at ukbouldering.com have maintained a list of the top 100 or so British male sport climbers and the top 100 or
Every Moonboard Problem Ever, Analysed
On today’s menu we have a special treat for you…we’re going to analyse every moon board problem ever created! I don’t really know what we’ll find, if anything, but I’m
Ben Moon’s Moonboard Logbook
If you know half of anything about the history of climbing you will have heard of Ben Moon; from world class first ascents such as Maginot Line at Volx and Agnicourt
Can indoor climbers do slabs?
There’s a common stereotype that climbers who spend a lot of their time indoors lack the finesse of climbers who spend more time outdoors, but is it true?! Let’s have a
Do strength imbalances make a difference in climbing? Part 1
We were thinking about left-right hand strength imbalances recently and instead of asking all the questions ourselves we thought it would be fun to put it to you, the climbers, in
BMI and Climbing Part 3, ALL 8a.nu Climbers
We’ve already written a few posts looking at BMI and climbing across a few different data sets, and now comes the final chapter! We’ve combined every single ascent logged on 8a.nu with