I've had a Blank Slate and hangboard for a little over a year now, going through various periods of more-or-less actual rock climbing, so I'm going to take a look at how much I use the hangboard, on what schedule, and how. Compared to Climbing The first thing to note

For a while, I've just been doing general training on my hangboard. I recently listened to a HanselMinutes podcast with Audrey Sniezek. Audrey is a program manager at Microsoft on the Azure team, and is an amazing climber. Needless to say, I'm impressed and inspired. After clicking through the links

I've been attempting to work on my grips, in addition to strength. Primarily, I've been working on closed-hand (or full-crimp) and pinches. Unfortunately, my hangboard doesn't provide a great place for either one. It does have some pretty small lips, which most people would hang on with a closed-hand grip,