Hayden Carpenter – Independent Journalist

Climbing • 2nd July 2024

I Took Matt Fultz's Training Program and Saw Surprisingly Quick Gains

OTG is ideal for boulderers and sport climbers with a performance-oriented mindset, particularly those who have an interest in combining training with nutrition. I was surprised to see numerical gains in my testing after just 4 weeks of training.

Tenaya Blog • 5th February 2024

The Lion's Den

In March of 2023, Chris Sharma made the first ascent of Sleeping Lion at the iconic El Pati sector of Siurana—a route that is bound to be a test-piece for generations to come. While he clipped the chains only last year, his vision for the route dates...

Climbing magazine • 25th October 2023

The Tension Honestone: One Hangboard Board to Rule Them All

Does the perfect quiver-killer hangboard exist? Tension’s Honestone comes close. It’s a high-quality wooden board with all of the edge depths a dedicated climber needs for structured hangboard training, and it’s very skin- and tendon-friendly to boot....

Climbing magazine • 4th September 2023

The Essential Push-Up, Why It Helps And How To Do It (And 12 Variations) Correctly

The humble push-up is one of the greatest general conditioning exercises for climbers, and you can do them anywhere, no equipment required. “You always have ground,” says Steve House, co-founder of mountain athlete training program Uphill Athlete....

Climbing magazine • 28th March 2023

Ethan Pringle’s 10 Tips for Sending Your Project

Few feelings trump that glorious moment when, with an outstretched hand clutching a bite of rope, you clip the chains of a climb you have put serious effort and thought into...

Outside Online • 25th December 2021

Is Blood-Flow Restriction the Future of Performance?

Athletes like Mikaela Shiffrin have started adopting the training technique to increase endurance, muscle mass, and more

Outside Online • 26th October 2021

The Best Home Gym Gear of 2022

Trick out your own training space

5280 • 1st September 2021

How to Get Your Body in Shape for Ski Season, According to a Former Olympian

There’s still time to get your legs and lungs powder-ready.

Outside Online • 20th May 2021

A Guide to Regaining Core Strength Postpartum

What you should know about safely returning to sports after pregnancy

Outside Online • 16th May 2021

16 Plank Variations and How They Help You

Why you should perfect the humble plank before programming sport-specific core exercises

Outside Online • 10th March 2021

Want to Get Strong? Train Like a Gymnast.

Three full-body movement progressions on the parallettes that you can do at home

Outside Online • 27th January 2021

How to Train Power for the Lower Body

Demystifying one of the most important yet often misunderstood fitness qualities

Outside Online • 21st December 2020

This Pro Skier's 10-Move Core Workout Will Kick Your Ass

A creative, challenging at-home circuit to get you fit, no matter your sport.

Tenaya Blog • 6th December 2020

The Guidebook Author: Pete O’Donovan

Pete O'Donovan, author of six climbing guidebooks, delves into why he takes on such a labor of love, climbing ethics, and the future of print.

Tenaya Blog • 4th December 2020

The Mountain Guide: Lise Billon

What it takes to become a professional mountain guide.

Tenaya Blog • 2nd December 2020

The Route Setter: Jacky Godoffe

As route setters, we ask questions and climbers give answers. That’s it. And the result of a good competition is when this question and answer meet together.

Outside Online • 21st November 2020

Why (and How) You Should Master the Turkish Get-Up

Avoid these mistakes and master the complex full-body movement

Outside Online • 30th October 2020

Jessie Diggins's Killer 8-Minute Core Workout

Bust your gut like the gold-medal-winning cross-country skier

Outside Online • 26th October 2020

2021 Winter Buyer's Guide—The Best Mountaineering Gear of 2021

Leading gear for frozen alpine missions

Outside Online • 26th October 2020

2021 Winter Buyer's Guide—The Best Home Gym Gear of 2021

Workout tools to help you reach your potential