By Chris Ricard, DPT · Explore Physical Therapy · North Kingstown, RI You're mid-route, weighting a heel hook, and something at the back of your ankle lights up. Or maybe it's subtler: a nagging stiffness that shows up on long approaches, or a sharp pinch every time you pull on your climbing shoes. Either way, Achilles pain has a way of quietly wrecking a climbing season before you realize it's serious. Climbers don't talk about their Achilles the way they talk about their fi

It’s been 8 weeks since I ruptured my Achilles tendon. 7 weeks since I had it surgically repaired. They say experience is the best...