| --- |
| |
| annotations_creators: |
| - expert-generated |
| language: |
| - en |
| license: cc-by-4.0 |
| multilinguality: |
| - monolingual |
| size_categories: |
| - n<1K |
| source_datasets: |
| - original |
| task_categories: |
| - other |
| task_ids: [] |
| pretty_name: Climbing Movement & Technique Resources |
| tags: |
| - climbing |
| - rock-climbing |
| - technique |
| - training |
| - books |
| - youtube |
| - courses |
| - podcasts |
| - curated-dataset |
| configs: |
| - config_name: default |
| data_files: data/all_resources.parquet |
| dataset_info: |
| features: |
| - name: resource_id |
| dtype: string |
| - name: resource_type |
| dtype: string |
| - name: title |
| dtype: string |
| - name: creator |
| dtype: string |
| - name: year |
| dtype: int64 |
| - name: disciplines |
| dtype: string |
| - name: technique_tags |
| dtype: string |
| - name: skill_level_min |
| dtype: string |
| - name: skill_level_max |
| dtype: string |
| - name: is_free |
| dtype: bool |
| - name: price_usd |
| dtype: float32 |
| - name: url |
| dtype: string |
| - name: isbn |
| dtype: string |
| - name: language |
| dtype: string |
| - name: country |
| dtype: string |
| - name: description |
| dtype: string |
| - name: date_added |
| dtype: string |
| - name: last_verified |
| dtype: string |
| --- |
| |
| # Climbing Movement & Technique Resources |
|
|
| [](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) |
| [](https://github.com/timothy22000/climbing-resources-db/actions/workflows/validate-pr.yml) |
| [](https://github.com/timothy22000/climbing-resources-db/actions/workflows/url-checker.yml) |
|
|
| A curated, open-source database of **114 resources** covering books, YouTube channels, online courses, websites/blogs, and podcasts, focused on **rock climbing movement and technique**. Every entry has been manually selected and verified, with book ISBNs cross-referenced against Amazon, AbeBooks, and publisher catalogues. |
|
|
| Covers all major disciplines: sport/lead, bouldering, trad, and top rope. Skill levels span complete beginner to elite. Every entry carries a 33-topic technique taxonomy so you can filter precisely for what you need. |
|
|
| ## Dataset Description |
|
|
| - **Repository:** [`timothy22000/climbing-resources-db`](https://github.com/timothy22000/climbing-resources-db) |
| - **Point of Contact:** [@timothy22000](https://github.com/timothy22000) |
| - **Resource count:** 114 (30 books, 25 YouTube channels, 20 courses, 20 websites, 19 podcasts) |
| - **Schema fields:** 18, with controlled vocabularies for resource type, disciplines, and skill level |
| - **Technique tags:** 33 across movement, hold shapes, grip variants, orientations, terrain, training, and mental skills |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| ## Why I built this |
|
|
| I wanted one place to search for climbing resources. Recommendations for specific techniques (heel hooks, drop knees, crack jamming) were scattered across YouTube comments, gym chat, and Reddit threads, with nothing I could actually filter or query. So I built it: a single tagged file I can grep to find every resource that matches what I'm working on right now. |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| ## At a Glance |
|
|
| | Category | Count | Free | % Free | Notes | |
| | :---------------- | -----: | :--: | :----: | :------------------------------------------------------- | |
| | Books | 30 | n/a | n/a | Publication span 1993 to 2024; every ISBN-13 verified | |
| | YouTube channels | 25 | 25 | 100% | All verified active | |
| | Online courses | 20 | 1 | 5% | Altitude Climbing, TrainingBeta, Power Company, et al. | |
| | Websites & blogs | 20 | 10 | 50% | Mix of free articles and paid training programmes | |
| | Podcasts | 19 | 17 | 89% | Verified on Spotify | |
| | **Total** | **114** | **53** | **46%** | | |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| ## Schema |
|
|
| Each row in `all_resources.csv` / `all_resources.parquet` contains 18 fields: |
|
|
| | Field | Type | Description | |
| |---|---|---| |
| | `resource_id` | string | Stable ID, e.g. `BK-001`, `YT-012`, `CR-005` | |
| | `resource_type` | string | `book` · `youtube` · `course` · `website` · `podcast` | |
| | `title` | string | Full title | |
| | `creator` | string | Author(s), channel name, or instructor | |
| | `year` | int | Year of publication or channel launch | |
| | `disciplines` | string | Pipe-separated: `sport` · `bouldering` · `trad` · `top_rope` · `all` | |
| | `technique_tags` | string | Pipe-separated tags from the 25-topic taxonomy | |
| | `skill_level_min` | string | `beginner` · `intermediate` · `advanced` · `elite` | |
| | `skill_level_max` | string | Same enum as `skill_level_min` | |
| | `is_free` | bool | Whether the resource is freely accessible | |
| | `price_usd` | float | Approximate price in USD (null if free or variable) | |
| | `url` | string | Primary URL | |
| | `isbn` | string | ISBN-13 (books only; all manually verified) | |
| | `language` | string | ISO 639-1 language code | |
| | `country` | string | Country of origin | |
| | `description` | string | 1–3 sentence editorial description | |
| | `date_added` | string | ISO 8601 date the entry was added | |
| | `last_verified` | string | ISO 8601 date the entry was last checked | |
|
|
| ### Technique Tag Taxonomy (33 topics) |
|
|
| **Movement positions & body mechanics:** |
| `footwork` · `hip_rotation` · `drop_knee` · `flagging` · `heel_hooks` · `toe_hooks` · `knee_bars` |
|
|
| **Hold shapes:** |
| `crimp_grip` · `slopers` · `pinches` · `underclings` · `jugs` · `pockets` · `edges` |
|
|
| **Grip variants (crimp sub-types):** |
| `half_crimp` · `full_crimp` · `finger_drag` |
|
|
| **Hold orientations:** |
| `gastons` · `side_pulls` |
|
|
| **Route / terrain types:** |
| `slab` · `overhang` · `crack_climbing` · `offwidth` |
|
|
| **Movement quality:** |
| `dynamic_movement` · `route_reading` · `strength` |
|
|
| **Technical gear skills:** |
| `gear_placement` · `anchors` |
|
|
| **Training methods:** |
| `finger_training` · `periodization` |
|
|
| **Mental & rehabilitation:** |
| `mental_game` · `lead_falling` · `injury_rehab` |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| ## Repository Layout |
|
|
| ``` |
| climbing-resources-db/ |
| ├── README.md # This file + HuggingFace dataset card |
| ├── LICENSE # CC BY 4.0 |
| ├── CONTRIBUTING.md # How to add or fix entries |
| ├── CHANGELOG.md # Version history |
| ├── data/ |
| │ ├── all_resources.csv # Unified flat table (primary file) |
| │ ├── all_resources.parquet # Snappy-compressed, typed (HF viewer-ready) |
| │ ├── books.csv |
| │ ├── youtube.csv |
| │ ├── courses.csv |
| │ ├── websites.csv |
| │ └── podcasts.csv |
| ├── source/ |
| │ └── climbing_resources_database.xlsx |
| ├── scripts/ |
| │ ├── export_csv.py # XLSX → CSV + Parquet export |
| │ ├── validate.py # CI validation script |
| │ └── check_urls.py # Parallel URL health checker |
| └── .github/ |
| ├── workflows/ |
| │ ├── validate-pr.yml # Schema validation on every PR |
| │ ├── url-checker.yml # Weekly URL health check |
| │ └── export.yml # Auto-regenerate CSVs on push to main |
| └── ISSUE_TEMPLATE/ |
| ├── add_resource.md |
| └── fix_data.md |
| ``` |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| ## Quick Start |
|
|
| ```python |
| import pandas as pd |
| |
| # CSV |
| df = pd.read_csv("data/all_resources.csv") |
| |
| # Parquet (faster, typed) |
| df = pd.read_parquet("data/all_resources.parquet") |
| |
| # All free resources tagged with footwork |
| free_footwork = df[ |
| (df["is_free"] == True) & |
| (df["technique_tags"].str.contains("footwork")) |
| ] |
| |
| # Books for beginner–intermediate bouldering |
| bouldering_books = df[ |
| (df["resource_type"] == "book") & |
| (df["disciplines"].str.contains("bouldering")) & |
| (df["skill_level_min"] == "beginner") |
| ] |
| |
| # Everything covering crack technique, sorted by year |
| cracks = df[df["technique_tags"].str.contains("crack_technique")].sort_values("year") |
| ``` |
|
|
| ### Load from HuggingFace |
|
|
| ```python |
| from datasets import load_dataset |
| ds = load_dataset("t22000t/climbing-resources-db") |
| df = ds["train"].to_pandas() |
| ``` |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| ## Highlighted Resources |
|
|
| **Books:** The Self-Coached Climber (Hague & Hunter, 2006), The Climbing Bible (Mobråten & Christophersen, 2020), 9 Out of 10 Climbers Make the Same Mistakes (Dave MacLeod, 2009), Smooth (Xian Goh, 2024), Crack Climbing: The Definitive Guide (Pete Whittaker, 2020), Performance Rock Climbing (Goddard & Neumann, 1993). |
|
|
| **YouTube:** Hooper's Beta, Lattice Training, Neil Gresham Masterclass, Wide Boyz, Movement for Climbers, Hannah Morris, Catalyst Climbing. |
|
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| **Courses:** Dave MacLeod's Technique Course (Altitude Climbing), Fear of Falling (Hazel Findlay), Wide Boyz Global Crack School, Bouldering Blueprint (Magnus Midtbø). |
|
|
| **Podcasts:** The Nugget, TrainingBeta, Power Company, Careless Talk (Aidan Roberts), Climbing Gold (Alex Honnold), Circle Up! (Kyra Condie). |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| ## Source Data |
|
|
| The canonical source of this dataset is the GitHub repository at **[github.com/timothy22000/climbing-resources-db](https://github.com/timothy22000/climbing-resources-db)**. All edits, additions, and corrections happen there via pull request, with schema validation and weekly URL health checks running automatically. The dataset on HuggingFace is published as a downstream mirror, refreshed alongside each tagged GitHub release. |
|
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| **Data flow:** edits land on the GitHub `main` branch, the `validate-pr.yml` workflow checks schema conformance, and the `data/all_resources.parquet` file (regenerated from the master CSV) is then uploaded to this HuggingFace repo. The CSV under `data/` on GitHub is always the source of truth for the Parquet here. |
|
|
| **To contribute, file an issue, or report a broken link:** |
|
|
| - Submit a pull request: [github.com/timothy22000/climbing-resources-db](https://github.com/timothy22000/climbing-resources-db) (see [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/timothy22000/climbing-resources-db/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)) |
| - Suggest a new resource: [add_resource issue template](https://github.com/timothy22000/climbing-resources-db/issues/new?template=add_resource.md) |
| - Fix incorrect data: [fix_data issue template](https://github.com/timothy22000/climbing-resources-db/issues/new?template=fix_data.md) |
| - Browse version history: [CHANGELOG.md](https://github.com/timothy22000/climbing-resources-db/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md) |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| ## Data Quality & Verification |
|
|
| All 30 book ISBNs were manually verified against Amazon, AbeBooks, publisher websites, and library catalogues. During the initial verification pass: 13 ISBNs were corrected (the Climbing Bible series had systematic ISBN errors; several Falcon Guides had wrong edition numbers), and 6 entries were removed as unverifiable or fabricated. YouTube channels and podcasts were verified as active; online courses were confirmed available on their respective platforms. URL health checks run automatically on a weekly schedule. |
|
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| --- |
|
|
| ## Contributing |
|
|
| Contributions are welcome. Please read [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) before opening a pull request. Use the issue templates to suggest new resources or report data errors. Selection criteria: the resource must focus substantially on **movement and technique**, must be currently available, and books must have a verifiable ISBN. |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| ## Citation |
|
|
| ```bibtex |
| @dataset{climbing_resources_db_2026, |
| title = {Climbing Movement \& Technique Resources}, |
| year = {2026}, |
| url = {https://github.com/timothy22000/climbing-resources-db}, |
| license = {CC BY 4.0}, |
| note = {Curated open dataset of 114 rock climbing technique resources.}, |
| } |
| ``` |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| ## Licence |
|
|
| [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)](LICENSE). You are free to share and adapt the data for any purpose, provided you give appropriate credit and indicate any changes made. |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| ## Limitations & Bias |
|
|
| Coverage is weighted toward English-language resources from the US and UK. Non-English content (French, German, Spanish) is under-represented. YouTube and podcast links can break without notice; the weekly URL checker mitigates but does not eliminate stale entries. Resource selection involves editorial judgement and may under-represent creators with smaller audiences. Prices are approximate at the time of verification. Mobile apps (Crimpd, Mountain Project) and print magazines are out of scope for this version. |
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