Young, male rock climber high up on a cliff band in France.

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Tanguy Merard’s Journey of Ambition, Perseverance, and Personal Growth

At 16 years old, Tanguy Merard left his hometown of Nîmes in the south of France for the climbing hub of Briançon in the Alps. “I made this decision,” he says, “because I was training …

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Tom Bolger rock climbing in Margalef

Tom Bolger: The Art of Projecting – Goals

Tenaya athlete Tom Bolger explains his 10-step goal-setting system to help you crush your climbing project!

Tenaya athlete Tom Bolger explains his 10-step goal-setting system to help you crush your climbing project!

Svana Bjarnason Fish Eye 8c Oliana

An Eye on the Fish | Svana Bjarnason

Despite injury after injury, Svana Bjarnason manages to persevere and send her multi-year project Fish Eye (8c/5.14b) at Oliana, Spain.

I doubted myself a hundred times these past years—my goals, my life choices, my decisions. But deep down I never stopped believing in Fish Eye.

Rock climber Drew Ruana

The Tactician: Drew Ruana

The 21-year-old climber on his next-level mega proj, the projecting process, and how to boulder at your limit.

Climbing at your limit requires much more than pure strength, or power, or even technique. It takes a process.

Alizée Dufraisse rock climbing in Siurana, Spain

Trust the Process

Tenaya athlete Alizée Dufraisse on the mental game of projecting difficult climbs.

Through the process you learn powerful life lessons: try harder, be positive, believe in yourself, never give up.