Love · Breathe · Climb
Pranaclimb bridges ancient pranayama with modern sports science — giving climbers a measurable edge in endurance, recovery, and focus on the wall.
The Pranaclimb Way
A breath-led climbing performance system. Field-based, non-invasive, and built for climbing's real-world demands — dynamic movement, anaerobic bursts, expressive breathing, and micro-rests.
Climbing performance is limited as much by breathing as by strength. The Pranaclimb Methodology combines breathing physiology, breathwork training, and field-based performance metrics to help climbers improve endurance, pacing, and recovery on the wall.
📄 Published Research: Anderson, A. (2025). The Pranaclimb Methodology: Non-Invasive Tracking of Critical Power and W′bal Modelling in Rock Climbing Using Breathing Rate, RPE, and HRR. SportRxiv. DOI: 10.51224/SRXIV.578 · ResearchGate
Pranaclimb in 3 Variables
Real-time effort marker. Tracks intensity as you climb — breath by breath.
Perceived load — tightly correlated with BR and used to identify your thresholds.
Heart-rate recovery in 60 seconds. The clearest signal of how fast you bounce back.
The highest sustainable effort. Below this, W′bal recharges. Above it, the battery drains.
Unsustainable intensity. W′bal depletes rapidly. The crux zone every climber knows.
Who is Pranaclimb For?
Self-Guided Diagnostic & Training Tool for Climbers
Your journey begins with a comprehensive remote assessment — on and off the rock.
The Pranaclimb RBA is a remote, self-administered or coached assessment that uses Breathing Rate (BR), Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE), and Heart Rate Recovery (HRR₆₀) to identify performance zones, recovery capacity, and breathing efficiency in climbing.
What's measured in the real world
❓ What is the Pranaclimb Methodology?
A field-based system where breathing reveals performance. Pranaclimb non-invasively tracks climbing intensity and recovery — capturing real climbing cost that gyms and labs often miss.
The Deep Dive
They test your adaptability: Power → Control → Recovery → Calm → Flexibility.
👉 These five pillars show how well you cope when climbing gets real.
Explore the Full RBAThe Pranaclimb RBA
A three-stage process that maps your breathing physiology to real climbing performance — in the real world, not a lab.
Coming Soon
Real-time breath analysis for climbers using your mic. Track fatigue, pace your efforts, and train with precision.
A mobile app that uses Breathing Rate (BR), RPE, and Recovery Tracking (HRR₆₀) to guide training, climbing, and pacing — built for climbers, by a climber.
🔧 App in active development — testing ongoing.
The app does the job of live breath recording — key to capturing breath expressions, breath holds, RPE and HRR₆₀.
How It Works
A tested, evidence-informed protocol designed to create real, lasting change in the shortest time possible.
A full evaluation of your breathing mechanics, habits, and history. This is the diagnostic foundation everything else builds on.
Annie creates a bespoke daily breathing programme tailored to your specific dysfunctions, goals, and climbing schedule.
Regular 1:1 sessions track progress, refine technique, and advance your programme as your nervous system adapts.
Bringing your new breath patterns into live climbing — testing under exertion, reviewing video, and measuring performance gains.
A self-led maintenance protocol ensures your gains compound over months and seasons, not just weeks.
Work With Annie
A coaching option to match your goals and schedule — from a single session to a full transformation programme.
A comprehensive session to diagnose your breathing patterns and get a personalised report with immediate priorities.
Book NowAssessment, custom programme, weekly sessions, wall integration, and a long-term plan. The complete Pranaclimb protocol.
EnquireFor competitive climbers and teams. Full periodisation, performance testing, and ongoing support across your season.
Get in TouchComing Soon
The definitive guide to breathing for rock climbers — written by a certified breathing coach and passionate climber.
From the physiology of CO₂ tolerance to breath cues for the crux, this book gives you everything you need to make breathing your greatest competitive advantage.
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The Person Behind It
Founder of the Pranaclimb Methodology
A breath-led climbing performance system · Author of Pranaclimb: Love, Breathe, Climb
Annie Anderson is an independent researcher, breathwork specialist, and lifelong climber with over 30 years of worldwide experience in climbing, yoga, and performance science. She began Trad climbing in 1991 on the Avon Gorge limestone in Bristol, and from 1998 to 2001 managed the UAE's first climbing wall in Dubai — creating and running courses from scratch.
She is the creator of the Pranaclimb Methodology — a field-adapted system that uses breathing rate (BR), perceived exertion (RPE), and heart-rate recovery (HRR₆₀) to track performance thresholds and recovery in real-time. Her work bridges sports physiology and practical coaching, helping climbers harness breath as both a performance tool and a pathway to resilience. Her research has been published on SportRxiv and ResearchGate, with ongoing submissions to peer-reviewed journals.
Annie lives with her husband and daughter beside the sea cliffs of Cornwall, where she climbs, swims daily in the icy Atlantic, and practises breathwork and yoga year-round. Her philosophy — live, love life every day — carried her through three years of Stage 4 Renal Cell Carcinoma and surgery. Family, friends, the ocean, climbing, breathwork, cold water, positivity, and gratitude continue to inspire every moment.
"Breathing is the one system that crosses the boundary between conscious and unconscious. That's extraordinary — and completely untapped by most climbers."
Her upcoming book Pranaclimb: Love, Breathe, Climb combines science, breathwork, and elite insights, offering unique practices for climbers.
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