Over the past year many people have asked me “how do you become a climber?” Truth be told, I’m still figuring that out. I always knew the basic ingredients of climbing was to train mentally and physically, and most importantly, to just get on the wall.

But on the most basic level, what does it really take to become a climber? Today I will be sharing with you the most basic physics behind climbing, and the forces one must overcome to become a climber.