// Climbing with Kids: Tips and Tricks to Get the Most Out of Indoor and Outdoor Sessions
Calling all climbing parents, parents who want to climb more, parents who want to meet other climbing parents and parents looking to foster their kids’ passions for climbing: Your job [...]
// Meet EVO Programs Director Nick Miller
Meet Nick Miller, Programs Director for EVO Lou and EVO Kids. Nick grew up in a tiny town you’ve never heard of somewhere in Indiana. Luckily he wandered west and discovered climbing while [...]
// Vertical Hot Rods — A Speed Climbing Primer
The notion of speed climbing conjures logo-emblazoned NASCAR uniforms. Events that take place on Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! Stadiums filled with throngs fueled by equal parts testosterone and energy [...]
// Everything You Need to Know About Climbing in the 2021 Olympics
40 athletes. 3 disciplines. 6 medals. Climbing at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics sounds pretty darn simple right? Wrong. The format has our eyes crossing and athletes on their toes. Here’s [...]
// 12 Reasons Why Brooke Raboutou Qualified for the 2021 Olympics
On August 18, 2019, 18-year-old Brooke Raboutou became the first (and currently only) American to qualify to compete in the 2021 Olympics by placing 9th at the IFSC Combined World Championships [...]
// A Beginner’s Guide to All Things Trad Climbing
Trad is rad. It opens you up to hundreds of thousands of unbolted routes–including some of the best climbing in the world (El Cap anyone?). It’s also mentally engaging, as you must [...]
// Local Limelight: Meet EVO LOU Head Setter Alexandra Fox (Part II)
Monday thru Thursday, you’ll find Head Setter Alexandra Fox inside, bolting plastic holds onto the wall with an impact driver. But, outside of her career, gym climbing isn’t really [...]
// Local Limelight: Meet EVO LOU Head Setter Alexandra Fox (Part I)
Alexandra Fox, like the climbs she creates, is a bit of a puzzle. The more layers one pulls back, the more nuanced the picture. In a world racing forward in the wake of Year of the Woman, [...]
// 9 Reasons to Hit the Gym this Summer
1. Stay strong for your outdoor projects Afterwork Eldo session are awesome — we sneak them in too — but it’s hard to maintain strength when you’re only getting in a few [...]