Pro Coach Gives a Tip For Every Grade 

"A sketchy foot in a good place is better than a good foot in a sketchy place"

Main tip : Positivity.

Paula being genuinely shocked she pulled off that campus move was absolutely hilarious.

The side-by-side comparisons are so immensely useful. I’m new to climbing, so a lot of the vocabulary and discussions are still hard to follow, and it’s difficult to remember exactly what happened in the “bad” attempts when I see the successful ones. Having the videos side by side, describing precisely what changed, makes it a lot easier to understand what I should be learning.

Thank you so much for having me, it was such a great session and Louie is just the best and so encouraging! I'll be back to finish this as soon as I can and I've been doing some great rockovers since if I do say so myself! Thanks again! -Soph

“How does one’s foot go over there?” 😂 love it, gonna talk to myself in that manner more often

Just started climbing a month ago and I can't express how insanely helpful this channel has been. Thank you!

19:04 Cameron rowing out of the frame is hilarious... 😂

I love the idea of perma-boulders. Sometimes, I wish climbing gyms reset one of their sets yearly so you can try out the climbs again. You can measure progress in many ways, but I find the idea very charming. Great video :)

I loved seeing the ordinary people learning from Louie. Paola’s enthusiasm and try hard was inspiring!

20:00 I really would like to see Louis send this cave perma V10 TBH!

Paola's commitment is everything 🔥🤩

I'd really love to see a video like this where the next grade climber gives tips before Louie. Let the V3-4 climber coach the V1-2 before Louie steps in. I found for me personally, (V4-5 climber) I learn more applicable things from a V5-7 climber than those who climber higher grades. Not everyone is a coach or good at explaining things, but many people just above my grade seem to see the mistakes they recognized themselves making in my climbing. I don't have much to say to someone who climbs V0-2 other than climb more, trust your feet, get comfortable falling in a controlled manor and expect to do so often. But for a V3 climber I have much more to say! Body positioning improvement, how to get more out of crimps without upping your finger strength directly, smearing the feet is sometimes better than holds in bad spots, flagging and rolling over onto feet, the mentality of dynamic climbing, the list goes on and on. I recognize having a V10+ climber weigh in is hugely beneficial, especially one who is a good coach! But sometimes it's helpful for me to talk to someone a bit better and see if the mistakes I make are fresher in their heads. One tip I just recently got from a crusher was super helpful so I'll share it. On slab, being close to the wall is always naturally assumed. But sometimes allowing yourself to lean back puts more weight into your feet and changes your angle, which can make a bad foot feel better!

Man Archie only climbing for a few years and crushing like that is amazing, hope I can be there some day too! "I like rock climbing. I like rock climbing alot."

"my big brain coaching tip is to not use your feet and just campus it" with that voice. made my day.

I love the idea of having permanent problems that are perfectly graded like this! would love to see this in our gyms here in canada...maybe there are some but not in my region at least...

Louis just consistently comes across as so... nice. Can confirm having met him a few times, but yeah, it's not always that people come across as they are - and he does!

so cool how solid laura looked on that move she couldnt even process first few times asking

Found it really funny watching Laura static climb the whole boulder like a boss

I've started climbing three months ago, and i've climbed my first V5 a weekago. I feel like these videos have helped me A LOT

Huge respect for pretending to make all those counting mistakes for so many videos just to pull us all into this video's ad (Love the amazing coaching and mindset as always)

Great vid! This was a cool way to learn a variety of tips that are applicable at all levels. Would definitely enjoy more videos like this!

Love these series of tips for a wide range of climbers.

The energy in these videos are wonderful! I love watching you coatch, and seeing the pure joy of successful climbs. Got back into climbing a few months ago after covid, been stuck around v4, and these videos help a ton, been projecting some much harder things thanks to you Keep it up!

love his coaching at different levels! So helpful!

I get more from watching these videos than anyone else online, the beta is so helpful for all levels of climbers

Super great advice! I feel like I learned something from each level, especially about keeping a positive, confident mindset!

Cool and useful video! I have one suggestion for a video topic: How to grade boulders. Climbers have different skills sets and physical abilities and thereby I've noticed that everyone grades a bit differently. Especially slab or dynamic boulders are often confusing to grade. I'd like to hear what you think about it Louis!

I LOVED the side by side comparisons! So easy to understand

These climbing-tips-at-all-levels videos are absurdly wonderful.

This was awesome! Learnt a lot to transfer to the wall. Thanks Louis!

Very inspiring and helpful! Thank you boss

I love your attitude, watching your videos and other collaborations get me so stoked to go to the gym. I plan on sending my v6 project today. Wish me luck.

That was fantastic! More like this please!

This is a really great series

Really love the mindset coaching throughout the videos. I struggle with mindset. I am often harsh on myself.

loving this series!!

please do more videos like this!!! thank you

11:45 You aint fooling me, thats clearly Will Poulter!

The tie-in for the ad spot for Brilliant was genius 😂😂😂

This video was awesome!!

Had 3 sessions on the v5 and have been trying the direct way to the mid point, and found most of the time I was kinda pausing and having to push through the movement. Excited to get back on it again. Always struggled to get my right hand onto the penultimate hold

Those kinds of video seems very popular, but I don't feel like we can really measure any progress on such a short amount of time. Would you consider doing a serie with someone (hopefully a new climber) where the goal would be something like 'from zero to hero' ? I feel like it will be great to see the learning curve of someone who has been properly coached by such a good climber/teacher. (Do not pay attention to my english haha). Great video nevertheless !

Nice work team.

great video, really good vibes!

This was a video I needed.

Great tip about how the best beta might change based on how tired you are during that move (ie. explosive at the beginning, more controlled after several hard moves)

This was great! Thanks for those tips. Going to pay Vaux West a visit soon :D

Brilliant video. I generally avoid the permaset because the holds have been around for so long they become polished no-tex. But at the beginning of the year, my local, Croywall refreshed all the holds while keeping the climbs exactly the same. Sent the V5 on my second attempt, whereas before the V4 was just too slippery. So definitely give them a shot!

I started climbing a month ago and pulled my rotator cuff last weekend so I cant climb 😢😢 its so frustrating. Love your videos, you have great energy and good tips!

that last boulder is a banger!

I really enjoy watching and learning more and more from each and every one of your videos. I would love to climb with you or even have you along at my local gym if you are ever in South East Kent :-)

Big crush on Laura. Love her climbing style

These coaching videos are always so useful! Probably my favourite non Ink videos by Catalyst. Now just got to try and get myself in one… 👀 P.S thanks for helping pass the time during the 14 hour power cut today

You should do a lesson about proper falling technique with Paula as your main guest. She is awesome!^^

THE BEST! actually cant wait to go climbing again now XD

This video mentions both being open to other options, but also not letting other people tell you your options is not the best even though it feels like the best one for you. Two things I've been experiencing a lot recently, where for me as a short climber often people will tell me there beta is easier, where it really isn't for me and I have to respectfully tell them to get their ego away (cause some people really insist they know better), but I also will often just try the same thing expecting a different result instead of stepping back and exploring other options

Helpful tips!

please do this regularly!

I also got a tip for every grade: get stronger lol. to be fair, it is a mixture of the thinking and the just doing

amazing teacher, I love this man videos!!! +1

Always the best tips! Pushing V9-10 rn and I honestly love these videos. Can't say how helpful these are!

seeing more tips on different climbs of the same grade would be awesome, honestly just more tips is nice

Archie got to v10 level after climbing for like 2-3 years??!

If only Louis would do a tour of Europe, then I could try and be the lucky one recieving his excellent coaching

I would love it if you could do a video on how to get better at campusing. I currently climb in the V5-V6 range, and I can only barely manage to down climb campus. On the campus board, I can only do moves with a foot pushing on the wall to help with the momentum generation. Just can't grasp how to generate momentum while campusing.

Great video! Just funny that the V8 tips are the typical GymBro tips haha. "jUsT cAmPuS" 😂

That was a hilarious and accurate skit for Brilliant. At least the math errors usually result in you doing more work than necessary.

i love paulas family guy fall, really putting everythig into it

I thought one of the best tips was the brushing of the holds by Louie. Loved the episode. Catalyst should do an Eric Carlson type series with these climbers along with Louie . Just climbers climbing and having fun.😊

I love Mr. Parkinson

I love these coaching videos, always find useful tips from every level that I can apply to my own climbing.

Somebody get this man to 100k subs

What I learned for higher level projects is some times you have to just try really hard with a few different beta

If I could like this video more than once I would.

We need to learn more about how Archie got so good so fast.

At 35 years old with an amazing life I really do wish I'd have started climbing younger when I had a lot more time to just become obsessed like some of these people clearly are.

Amazing video as always! What is your home gym named?

a climber with EDS could have potentially benefited from a refresher on how to fall. like, the best way to land that protects your joints from potentially overextending. a ground fall for someone with EDS is very different than a ground fall for someone without it. its no wonder they were hesitant.

love your video, i don't know somehow your video makes me want to learn English

The sponsored segment was so good

Great job to the volunteers who laid it out there for people to see. And Louis is so damn good at coaching! this is a great video.

I love the way Louis explains things! I'm going think of not killing small birds from now on.

this vid was so cool

V7-V8 did you try a right heel hook to match your right hand? Might be totally off bit seemed doable from here to reach the upper hand easily with the heel.

brilliant (get it?) concept! loved especially the lower grade coaching. pls more of this :)

Last guy 😍🔥

My brother took me bouldering last week first time. I had a blast but found once I got so far up the wall I came down as I was fearful of getting high up. I want to pursue bouldering as a hobby as a fun way to build strength. If I just kept practicing would I deal with the height better? Any tips for a complete beginner on not only getting over the height issue but building the skill to be able to complete my first wall climb

By far the most obvious thing with almost all the climbers are that they are barely using their legs at all. They place their feet but aren't driving through them and weighting them nearly as much as they could.

Louis I’m rockin with those pants what are they?

Do you have any tips for someone who has fallen and suffered serious injuries? I had a nasty fall last year and tore my ankle ligaments in both ankles at the same time. I haven't bouldered for six months to give my ankles a rest. But nowadays I climb with a lot of fear of falling. In addition, I have a weak shoulder that easily dislocates, so I do not dare to make some powerful moves with that arm. I feel like I’m stuck at 6A/6A+, but I think I’ve got the strength to climb 6B or even higher with enough motivation and some time.

question exclusivley for louie i know this probably wont get answered as people think im lying first time in the gym i did an easy comp boulder first time climbing almost topped a v5 i need to know what strengths to work towards to be able to climb harder boulders i feel ive confidently climbed a junior comp boulderi have decent grip and upper body strength is it just practice that im lacking or experience / knowledge im genuinley curious as last week was my first time and ive fallen in love with it but i find myself using alot of strength to climb

Any tips for strengthening arms and rehab training for tendonitis? Or to prevent tendonitis for beginners. Ive noticed that if I take a couple days off, im basically fine on AB routes, but if I do strenuous bouldering, it flares up. This has left me basically unable to boulder comfortably and I find it not worth it.

I'm wondering if figure 4 would work for Paula on that move.

Small brain - Just campus it bro Medium brain - Move into a toe press and back flag Big brain - Just campus it bro

*Paola falls like a pancake on her back* “Full commitment that way great!” 😂

I’m climbing for 3 years and I can do V7-V8

On my 4th climbing session yesterday I managed to send my first v10 and it was such an amazing feeling

6:54 I yelled “A CALCULATOR”

How do you feel about slabs? - dont like them - Good, lots to learn :D :D