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Michaela Kiersch

Michaela Kiersch, 25, is a professional rock climber from Chicago. She is studying at Rush University Medical Center for a doctorate in occupational therapy. She climbs both indoors and outdoors, where she has sent 5.14c.

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Five Tips for Tackling Dynos

I have spent almost my entire life climbing in gyms and am very comfortable ...

Michaela Kiersch May 18, 2020

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Michaela Kiersch: Setting Goals

A large goal of mine this year was to send Necessary Evil (5.14c), an infamous route with ...

Michaela Kiersch December 27, 2019

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Balancing Act

Michaela Kiersch September 7, 2018

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News
- IFSC Youth World Championships Rescheduled for 2021, USA To Host 2022 Edition
  May 29, 2020
  CBJ Wants to Know: Who makes the best holds?
  May 26, 2020
  Several National Climbing Competitions Cancelled
  May 26, 2020
  Open Positions at USA Climbing
  May 18, 2020
  Can Liquid Chalk Protect Climbers From Coronavirus as Gyms Begin to Reopen?
  May 08, 2020
  
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Comps
- Pan-American Championships: Los Angeles, California
  February 28, 2020
  Is High Level Competition Good For Young Athletes?
  February 12, 2020
  2020 USA Bouldering Nationals
  February 03, 2020
  2020 USA Combined Invitational
  January 15, 2020
  The Next 12 Olympic Athletes
  December 03, 2019
  
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Players
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  Athlete Profiles
  Feature Profile: Adam Ondra
  April 27, 2020
  The Haters
  April 13, 2020
  Climbing Saved My Life
  April 06, 2020
  The Captain: The Rise of Nathaniel Coleman
  March 23, 2020
  
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  Feature Profile: Adam Ondra
  April 27, 2020
  The Captain: The Rise of Nathaniel Coleman
  March 23, 2020
  Snapshot: Brooke Raboutou
  August 21, 2019
  Natalia Grossman
  July 23, 2019
  
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Train
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  Nutrition
  Improve Your Moves
  June 03, 2020
  Boost Your Immune System, Fast!
  June 01, 2020
  How to Heel Hook
  May 26, 2020
  Maximizing a Small Home Wall
  May 22, 2020
  
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  Boost Your Immune System, Fast!
  June 01, 2020
  Comp-Day Food Planning
  May 11, 2020
  The No-Bull Guide to Protein
  March 30, 2020
  Eat Carbs and Climb Harder
  March 05, 2020
  
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Vids
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  Friday Feats
  Friday Feat: Mobility Challenge (it’s harder than it looks!)
  June 05, 2020
  Amateur Climber Tries Hang Challenge! 100 seconds for $100 DOLLARS!
  June 01, 2020
  Friday Feat: Partner Crab Walk
  May 29, 2020
  Mélissa Le Nevé’s 6 Year Project: Action Directe 9a
  May 27, 2020
  
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  Friday Feat: Mobility Challenge (it’s harder than it looks!)
  June 05, 2020
  Friday Feat: Partner Crab Walk
  May 29, 2020
  Friday Feat: Banana Lock-Off Challenge
  May 22, 2020
  Friday Feat: Your Next Party Trick
  May 15, 2020
  
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Injury
- Squeeze My Hand – The Gym Fall That Almost Cost an Arm
  May 19, 2020
  Gear Review: WristWidget
  May 07, 2020
  Using Data to Combat Injury
  March 16, 2020
  Gold Standards, Chopsticks and Individuality
  January 27, 2020
  That Aching Elbow!
  December 17, 2019
  
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Gear
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  Apparel
  Beer and Gear
  Hardgoods
  Father’s Day Gear Picks From the Editors
  June 03, 2020
  Some of Our Favorite Climber-Run Small Businesses
  June 02, 2020
  Gear Review: Black Diamond Technician
  May 21, 2020
  Gear Review: prAna Electa Legging
  May 13, 2020
  
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  Some of Our Favorite Climber-Run Small Businesses
  June 02, 2020
  Gear Review: prAna Electa Legging
  May 13, 2020
  Gear Round Up (Number Four)
  January 02, 2020
  PrAna Super Mojo Pant
  August 14, 2018
  Beer and Gear Episode 19: Gnarly Vegan Review
  February 25, 2020
  Beer and Gear Episode 18 | Armaid
  February 06, 2020
  Beer and Gear Episode 17 | Sterling Quest Rope
  January 24, 2020
  Beer and Gear Episode 16 | Petzl – Grigri, Meteor Helmet, Dart Crampons, and Swift RL Headlamp
  January 20, 2020
  
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  Some of Our Favorite Climber-Run Small Businesses
  June 02, 2020
  Gear Review: Black Diamond Technician
  May 21, 2020
  Gear Review: WristWidget
  May 07, 2020
  First Look: BiotoxinPro Micro-Touch Infinity Suit
  April 01, 2020
  
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- Hardgoods
- Apparel
- Beer and Gear
Gym Spotlight
- Leap of Faith: How a Baptist Church Became a Climbing Gym
  February 19, 2020
  The Climbing Wall Association: Protecting Indoor Climbing Since 2003
  December 20, 2019
  Windy City On Ice
  December 10, 2019
  From The Slums Rises Climbing
  December 03, 2019
  World’s Tallest Indoor Wall
  November 21, 2019
  
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Good Stuff
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- The 5.9 Placebo Effect
  May 28, 2020
  Should Climbers Take Oral Contraceptives?
  May 21, 2020
  Transitioning from Gym to Crag
  May 13, 2020
  Climbing Research – What’s new from 2019
  May 04, 2020
  Just Tooling Around
  May 04, 2020
  
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- Pics
  - Making Waves: Australia’s Seaside Bounty
    May 14, 2020
    Visuals: Canadian Youth Bouldering National Championships
    March 03, 2020
    Cracks of Dawn
    July 08, 2019
    The Wide World of Competition
    July 08, 2019
    The Try-Hard Faces of Vail
    June 17, 2019
    
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Olympics
- Olympic Updates: Asian and Oceania Qualifying Events Rescheduled
  May 11, 2020
  Olympic Updates: Anouck Jaubert and Michael Piccolruaz Earn Ticket For Tokyo 2020
  April 30, 2020
  15 Sport Climbing Athletes (Still) Confirmed for 2020 Games
  March 30, 2020
  Tokyo Olympic Games Postponed until 2021
  March 24, 2020
  The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Will Be Postponed, Says Dick Pound
  March 23, 2020
  
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Michaela Kiersch

Five Tips for Tackling Dynos

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Balancing Act

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