You don't have to workout to get better at climbing!
About Send Edition: I wanted to exercise and feel strong, but I was bored at the "regular" gym and couldn't commit to a sport. Plus, I had hip and knee issues.
So I started climbing. I could go alone and get a full-body workout without joint pain. And I had a ton of fun doing it.
I no longer have hip or knee issues. In addition to a physical workout, climbing is a mental workout with problem-solving and I get an emotional euphoria each time I finish a route.
But it was hard at first. I struggled with basic moves and I often climbed at 6am so I wouldn't feel embarrassed or frustrated in front of other people.
After spending hundreds to learn climbing skills and techniques, I realized that other people may have the same struggle so I started coaching beginner climbers and turned my learnings into videos here on Send Edition.
My goal is to help new climbers feel confident and climb better.
And now I’m trying to figure out the purpose. I see that generally, your arms are lower that the hold you’re boopin’. Are you just seeing how tall you can stay in balance? Or just all around body position awareness?
And now I’m trying to figure out the purpose. I see that generally, your arms are lower that the hold you’re boopin’. Are you just seeing how tall you can stay in balance?
read … ReAd… READ!! the route you want to take! When you want to go to a place you have not been before, you look at some maps as well, right? And yes, it’s worth to not blindly follow SatNav, as too many signs at the road site tell you. So stay on the ground, read the route, think about it and then go ⬆️
Your videos are created so intelligently. This has happened to me quite a few times, and now I understand how to resolve it. I have a broken pinky toe, so not climbing at the moment-ugh-but this will be so helpful when I get back on the rocks! Thank you!
It looks like not many comments recently. So I put my 5 cents here to say thank you for the advices. I started climbing a month ago and hints like these are valuable.
What about when you’re on an overhang, sometimes it’s easier to reach a hold if you’re closer to the wall and not hanging, also I think it’s maybe easier?
That's a great observation! Being closer to the wall can definitely make reaching holds on an overhang easier. But you don't have to bend your arms to do that - try twisting your hips or using your toes to pull your body closer
I get the point of the vid, unless it’s a joke, but looking at your feet is really important because some holds require very accurate placement and you just can’t do that without looking at them.
I am the best rock climber. Free solo'd mt everest twice while I was in elementary school. I always mime out my climb 72 days ahead of time. Otherwise it is guranteed chlamydia everytime.
Uh no the people who do this usually aren’t good at reacting to loose rocks & making adjustments because their brain set their path for them. React as you climb, not before.
I’m new to climbing and it just feels unnatural to climb with out like using my arms to pull you know idk but I’m down to try I guess if it’ll help me in the long run
Honestly keeping your weight "under" them is the main tip. Besides that it's wrist strengthening. But that's about it. If you find a sloper in a side pull position. Same idea. Keep your weight as perpendicular to the hold as possible.
what helps me eith slopers is to think about applying weight through every part of your fingers equally. if you put too much pressure through the ends of your fingers (like on a crimp) then you're gonna slide off the hold. i just try to think that right before i start pulling on the hold and it helps me tremendously.
