Pro Climber's best ways to instantly improve your climbing

[@CatalystClimbing]

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[@paxwort]

Hmm, looks like rungne haven't put it up on their site yet.

[@ricodave]

Worked for me. Try copy paste the txt without Https bit

[@theog841]

I can't seem to get on the page :(

[@ryanswannell203]

Yeah it doesn't work for me either...

[@jbice9040]

Neither hasnt worked for me unfortunately

[@maarten541]

I love how Loui says: YOU did great, and WE can improve things, making learning a collective effort. He's such a wholesome coach.

[@benrangel718]

I feel like absolute beginner content isn't shown enough, love to see this even though I'm almost at one year now

[@jwalkrr]

totally agree!

[@kevinwinter7050]

Could not agree. I'm climbing about V4/5, but there were some totally usable tips throughout.

[@nazaret_a_18]

Samee!!!!

[@Tuddy76]

This.

[@arnold2645]

What grade do you climb?

[@Kay-gi6nx]

Dude the talk about flexibility and hip direction literally unlocked something in my brain for a v6 I’ve been projecting on for like a month and I did it first go today

[@PeviTzz]

When Louie does beginner lessons you really get to see how amazing a coach he is. As a v double digit climber I find these the most helpful reminding me the true fundamentals of the sport.

[@bcherry8953]

As satisfying as it is to watch someone solve a tough problem, watching new climbers progress may be one of the most enjoyable things to watch. You can see when it clicks.

[@lennyconfetti]

could you do a video helping tall climbers on climbs that are small and boxed in? and also the opposite for short climbers too?

[@tehBadT]

would appreciate that as well

[@Aaron-xq6hv]

Here is your tip: Work on flexibility

[@tehBadT]

nope. it's not that

[@agario5161]

@@tehBadT I am 2m tall and can confirm hip flexibility helps a lot for small box problems, but of course it has it's limits.

[@Fallenangel_85]

Flexibility, knee bars, technique, different beta while skipping holds

[@uncleiso]

These videos aren't just useful for beginner climbers, they're also crazy useful for beginner coaches. I was literally just thinking before watching this "I need a drill to teach my team kids how to smear and flag on the wall" and then Louis comes with an amazing drill for it. Hands down the best coach on YT. Always love watching these videos

[@tom7113]

As a coach, I love these V0-3 videos to get inspiration for delivery! More of this 👍

[@dominicschunke]

This really was your best teaching video! I wish I had Ella’s muscle memory! Her technique and level of confidence at 24:52 is crazy good.

[@ellaodutoye]

Thanks so much! Means a lot, I haven’t been climbing for long and it’s so nice seeing how people thought I did well :)

[@dominicschunke]

@@ellaodutoye You earned it! Keep on pushing like this and you‘ll become a great climber. :)

[@theoneandonlyAeth]

I love how Sam (I think?) started cheering for Ella on the V3 at the end.

[@CatalystClimbing]

Aha, it was me! I was so psyched to see her progress

[@theoneandonlyAeth]

@CatalystClimbing it's my favourite thing about climbing, people get hyped to see others progress regardless of what level they're at.

[@AnnaNibbs]

​@@theoneandonlyAeth Absolutely! One of the best things about this sport is how much people support and encourage each other.

[@ellaodutoye]

@@CatalystClimbingthink your guys enthusiasm got me to the top! :)

[@thegzak]

Excellent coaching, I must say! Probably my favorite of the “coaching climbers at level x” series!

[@sarahlouisephelps]

As a V2-3 climber I’ve loved this video Louis! There’s so much content for more advanced grades so it’s great to see fundamentals covered that’ll help me climb smarter while I work on strength. Thanks!

[@Tarabulus]

Just love watching you coach. You're an absolute crushing beast but with one of the most focused, specific, considerate and supportive coaching styles I've seen. Well done sir, and well done Ella!

[@Basti12293]

Ella is such a quick learner 😮 Looking forward to your colab in this coaching series and her first V10 this Christmas ❤😊

[@AnnaNibbs]

She definitely shows early signs of being a crusher! 💪

[@ellaodutoye]

Thank you so much!! I’m sure I’ll be V10 in no time 🤣🤣

[@ellaodutoye]

@@AnnaNibbsthank you :)

[@_sourgrapes_]

the way that louis can internalize and classify his movements is so impressive and smart, and incredibly useful for me as a learner. what incredible coaching!

[@AnnaNibbs]

Movement literacy. It's amazing.

[@danrkelly]

Louis tips + Yonder = happy times. Nice vid, Sam.

[@ArianneLane]

Thank you!!! Needed this. I've been trying to go from V3 to V4 for 6 months now, and KZbin is my main resource for learning, BUT it's sooo hard to find content at this stage! Please make more of these.

[@kieran_himself]

that step on-step off drill with the leading hand release modification is really interesting! so useful for forcing people to avoid brute forcing through suboptimal positions. great coaching wisdom

[@marialamle6958]

Yes, will be adding that to my drills!

[@moose304]

Ella was awesome! The tips were awesome! Would love to see more beginner tips/content. Congrats to Ella on the V3!! 🎉

[@ellaodutoye]

Thank you :) my first ever V3 so very happy!!

[@JankyJymClimbing]

Probably one of the best beginner videos I have seen. I find myself giving a lot of tips to my friends who are new to climbing and also random people that come up to me, I think I have a new video to point them towards. So many of the beginner tips I see are basic "stand on toes", "Don't bend your arms", "Be quiet on the wall" and while those are fine, they are quite basic and don't really get to the root of what they are trying to fix.

[@clairebivore]

Super impressed with how smoothly she did that dyno! And the fact that she consistently repeated it after as well!

[@Claudia18915]

Can't wait for the next version in this series where Ink is helping Ondra project a V20

[@KittyRoberts-r6p]

This is brilliant! Bring her back for more videos! I learnt so much.

[@ellaodutoye]

I wouldn’t say no 🫣😂

[@charliebohnsack3461]

This video was great, Louis is clearly a great coach and Ella did a great job!

[@DelightfulDiscs]

I've been climbing for years, currently bouldering v7-8 max. I'm trying to be a better coach to beginners, but I'm not great at explaining what I'm doing. These videos are very helpful for any climbing level. Thanks!

[@wglao]

I like the 3 uses of feet in coordination, its sort of a "positive", "neutral", and "negative" setup

[@xUnic31x]

Yes! Thank you! I’m in my 10th month of climbing and have practiced a lot of basic techniques like flagging, smearing, and twisting my body to reach holds. I’m around this level now 😊

[@MaHe-j1d]

Damn, hats off for Ella weighting that last nasty foothold and fighting hard 💪🏼🎉 very cool video!

[@ellaodutoye]

Did not have any trust in that foot hold can’t lie 😂😂

[@drijd]

Love seeing coaching beginners climbing, almost everyone will learn something, even if it's just how to help their beginner.friends.

[@timsanthouse4943]

In my 50’s. Got my first ever lesson tomorrow at HarroWall. This video couldn’t be more useful and inspiring or with better timing for me. Hope to be as amazing as Ella is one day soon, but I doubt it… Louis, thank you 🙏

[@dingaia]

get it done!

[@AnnaNibbs]

Ooh, check out On The Crux: youtube.com/@onthecrux?si=yWhpkcui-HmTRHR1 She's a smaller-scale content creator in her 50s. I think she climbs at HarroWall. Her stuff is really relatable for those of us who've got into climbing later in life. Hope you enjoyed your first lesson! 😊

[@timsanthouse4943]

@ thanks! Hopefully she has tips on how small and dumpy old geezers can get past a V2 without total humiliation!

[@jakewalker5807]

how did your first lesson go?

[@timsanthouse4943]

@ it was absolutely fantastic! What is it about this sport that makes everyone so incredibly kind and helpful? Love it so much. Really appreciate you asking 🔥❤️

[@ikampbush1722]

Would be really fun to see you train Ella through the stages,all the different grades to see how good you can help her to be over time … a progression we don’t get to see will Ex pros or folk with 10 years climbing.

[@flwi]

Great coaching session! The tips you provided her were just perfect for her. And she was also a _very_ quick learner imo. I wonder what sports she does except climbing. From her good posture it could be dancing 🤔

[@ellaodutoye]

If you saw me dancing you would not say that, but thank you so much every one is being so nice :)

[@emeliajohansson5527]

The tip about pushing the slopes into the wall is such a game changer for me. Gonna try my worst enemy (project) again tomorrow. Thanks for good video. I wish you did some for lead/top rope as well!

[@lisasnotes]

How did it go? (Your project)

[@ChrisW75]

I love watching Louis coaching, there's always something new to learn, and it's always great to see his enthusiasm for the sport and for teaching. ❤

[@ikigai3379]

I need more beginner tips videos like this. Louis was a great coach at describing Ella's problems and planning drills for her. I felt like I have learned a lot just from this video alone.

[@brettverbick6196]

Soo cool to see someone make a leap in a short video. I'm definitely not trying to be a coach, but the amount of things I've picked up from watching this channel, and subsequently passed along, could fill a book or at least a thick pamphlet with small print. Thanks to climbers like Ella that are willing to work through their inexperience on camera so we all get to build on it. Flexibility directionality ✅

[@jaspastritt1364]

This is probably my favourite video you've made. I'm around the same level, and I feel like I can actively take stuff from the video to my climbing session tomorrow!

[@colinsellar8409]

Ella you are a total champion - amazing amazing work!

[@ellaodutoye]

Thank you so much :)

[@lvl300mrmime]

That was an impressive send on the V3!

[@fredb375]

I've gotten a lot of friends into climbing, so naturally I've had to 'coach' them on the basics. seeing videos like this is so incredibly useful, not only for climbers at a similar ability looking to learn, but for people like me who have been climbing for a while and are wanting to effectively share these concepts in an encouraging and friendly way!!

[@frederikwitte9406]

Wow this video is so amazing and she is a very good learner and climber

[@ellaodutoye]

Thank you :)

[@maisieccino]

I’d been struggling on that exact V3 problem a few weeks ago and this absolutely blew my mind. Thanks so much and also incredible sends Ella!!

[@ellaodutoye]

Thank you so much! :)

[@M1dnightCrashB]

Great tips and great student. Felt like the progression was happening in real time, really cool!

[@danielmacdonald4005]

Great video! Really good to see someone performing the instructions they’re given. Yonder’s a cool climbing gym, although last time I was there it felt like the locals hadn’t seen or used a brush..Grimey holds made the climbing much harder.

[@theclimbingtourist4404]

Probably my favorite video you have done. Loved the coaching and the coachabilty. So enjoyable to see the instant improvement.

[@cherylmccutchan1282]

Thanks, Louie and Ella! The 3 types of dynamic movement on a running move like that were brilliant. I'd love to see more on that specifically.

[@Ja-fu5zw]

Min: 24:24 you mixed up the passive and aktiv flexibility. Active flexibility is the range of motion a joint can move into without an external force helping it go there(with muscle power). Passive flexibility is the range of motion a joint can move into when there's an external force helping it go there(without muscle power). Usually your passive flexibility is larger than your active flexibility.

[@LeslieLatchman]

best climbing content on youtube. Louis is a legend. Love learning along with the students!

[@iamgrays]

An absolutely fabulous video for someone like me (and Ella). I thought all the tips were insightful and helpful and I even went back through the video and made some notes for myself to try today. I would love some more content like this please.

[@ohn1234567]

11:10 I really love this drill. It's so simple, yet easily showcases good form compared to bad form

[@AnnaNibbs]

Yeah, this is brilliant! Definitely one I want to incorporate into my warm-ups.

[@isaacadams5524]

It’s always interesting how much beginners underestimate their strength when if they just had the technique they would be able to do the moves so much easier. Everytime I look back on videos of me climbing I remember how hard they were but when I’m watching it looks so easy

[@lacheur]

More like this please! Super helpful.

[@siu07pa]

As someone who is about a month in to bouldering, it was great to watch a video of someone at a similar level. Some good tips here and I'll be sure to save it to watch again!

[@claytonrumer204]

Ella was great. I learned so much from this one(new climber aswell)

[@xUnic31x]

Finished the video. Good job Ella! You killed it! I understand what you felt during the video 😆

[@ellaodutoye]

Thanks so much & glad you relate 😂😂

[@BS-xs7jb]

Thank you SO MUCH for this! I'm doing 6As consistently now and even manage to flash the odd 6A+ (in my gym) but I have yet to crack a 6B. Please show more at this level, it's so helpful!

[@aspzx]

Having tried that V3, that last climb from Ella was sooo impressive. I've seen V5 and V6 climbers stumped by it. Louis' tips on transfering, redirecting and absorbing really helped me to understand how you're supposed to do that climb even though I've been climbing longer than he has lol.

[@metaforever]

As someone who probably relied on strength a bit too much and managed to get up to v4-v5, I'm finding plenty of useful tips from this. Things that I've maybe thought about but didn't know how to put it into practice or work to improve. Love seeing content on how to improve from a lower level working up.

[@Biceps_Mou]

Fantastic learning curve from Ella!! And great tips and motivation (as always;) from Louis, of course.

[@ellaodutoye]

Thanks so much :)

[@megladon87]

Love this whole channel, easily my favorite on climbing. But SO excited to have this video as a new/beginner climber! and would love to see more!

[@laineeey]

As a relatively new climber who's a bit of a slow learner with it, this was all so useful, thank you so much!

[@nataliiapohasii3832]

She’s a great lovely tool. What a nice soldier:) Just turned off her brain and trusted her coach, tried to do everything he said as precise as she could

[@ellaodutoye]

All we need are Louis’ words 🫡

[@Rhy-s7z]

Love this break down of the dyno movements. Going back to the gym this week to practice on the good dyno problem before they take it away

[@andrasadam8256]

Anyone new I meet I eventually drag down to the bouldering gym at least once, these tips will be super useful for me to be able to guide them better!

[@MidLifeCrux]

Love the one foot wait reach drill! Just an overall great coaching session!

[@Recomification]

When it comes to absorbing (trying to stop) when running on volumes, I like to use my "off foot" to either break with the top part (sliding across the volume) or to catch the volume in a "bicycle/clamp" (normal foot on top of the volume, off foot underneath).

[@travisjamesmajor]

Great video and great job Ella!

[@ashleyraman1602]

Would love a video on how shorter beginner climbers can improve! I've noticed a ton of V3+ climbs get much more spaced out and force moves that are harder to find alternatives to other than committing to something sketchy, making it harder than intended

[@perrypanic]

Found the advice about taking smaller steps so helpful in my climbs today. Didn't realise how often I skip footholds to take a shortcut and make everything harder for myself

[@ricksens5500]

I liked the dynamic tips, would like to see a own episode on that

[@cohenosburn8833]

I love your tips for improving at climbing! Your coaching style is something that I really respect and strive to imitate. As someone who has recently started coaching, I would find a video about how to be a successful coach so valuable. I have learned a lot over the last few months just from experience, but learning from one of the best is always a good thing.

[@Justsom3guy44]

Where would you recommend to buy climbing equipment for someone trying to get more into the sport? Also is there specific equipment that maybe newer climbers overlook that makes a big difference

[@DankFloyd-fe9bi]

In terms of the three categories of momentum, I think the three options you mention are all you can do. From a physics perspective, all you can do is apply force in different directions. If you apply force in the same direction as your momentum, you carry it through. If you apply force in the opposite direction, you absorb. If you apply it in any other direction, you redirect.

[@pablosonico6]

I find interesting to think about the momentum absorption. Like, is there some spring stuff do with your legs ? If i keep my legs stiff and I apply the instant, bigger, force on the volume I will slip. right?

[@colterbarney8668]

@@pablosonico6 Yes there is some spring stuff to do with your legs, and I believe I can explain why. On an initial analysis keeping your leg stiff would apply an instant bigger force on the volume and create more friction so you shouldn't slip (this is essentially the tip about being confident when doing dynamic moves). There is a limit to this idea that more force means no slip because of our shoes. If you hit the volume with a stiff leg and large force the rubber on your shoe also has to take more force and can give out leading to a slip. So your legs needs to spring to keep you in the middle ground of enough force to have friction and not enough to shear shoe rubber. (side note Lattice mentions this idea of shoe shearing in their slab related video here kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3XQkKajbNqtZtUsi=eH8RLa1nerY7-Vlu&t=219 )

[@wglao]

i think its more along the lines of magnitude, rather than direction. They are all "redirection", but to slow down you "redirect" in the opposite direction with a small force so the impulse matches the opposite of your ingoing momentum, to carry on you simply counter gravity by pushing down with body weight force, and to bounce you apply a large force over a short period of time. e.g., redirecting backwards is the same direction as slowing down but with much greater force over much less time

[@davidalvarezgarcia3784]

amazing job ella! im a v6 climber but still i feel like every tip was worth it to remember it and perfection it ;)

[@ellaodutoye]

Thank you :)

[@Aaron-xq6hv]

Finally, this means the next tips video is gonna be the V10-V14 climbers.

[@barbedwire9975]

I’ve got a friend who I’ve been helping get into bouldering and this video was really helpful for telling me how to teach better in our future sessions. One thing I’d wonder is whether there’s any tips on skin preservation, my friend often gets blisters on their hands very quickly when climbing and whilst that’ll improve in time with more climbing I’m wondering if there’s good things to help in the meantime.

[@SuperHawk189]

I love these videos - the progress you helped achieve was so clear. And fantastic coaching!

[@mihaipricop1881]

These types of videos are bangers. Personally theyre peak of climbing yt entertainment, even before i ac started climbing

[@bigweathertruther6373]

Love this content!! Can you look into doing a “how to board climb” video sometime soon? I wanna train on the boards at my gym but I’m so intimidated

[@bobstarsky]

Awesome! Gonna definitely put these tips to use. Me and Ella have the same climbing shoes 😁

[@Craigsoutdooradventures]

I needed this, at the same stage 5 weeks in and really enjoying my climbing, so thanks for sharing can’t wait to try out the tips on Sunday

[@JennSarracenia]

I used to coach years and years ago and wow, that one-foot, one-hand drill you gave her was amazing and I wish I'd had that in my toolbox back then!

[@JennSarracenia]

Also, I smiled the whole way through the white V2 sequence! Love seeing new climbers gain confidence :)

[@nilsp9426]

On the footwork on dynamic moves: sometimes we add energy to our movement. You actually did a decently energetic step while redirecting the force upwards. This can be useful even if the dyno is small like this because it allows us to move more slowly. Many times on horizontal dynos it is much more controlled to add some of the energy later with each of the steps, instead of yeeting out of the starting position. Otherwise you would basically attempt to fly from start to finish and only use footholds to redirect yourself.

[@roamingmalones3441]

Fantastic video! Thank you both!!

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Fantastic tips!

[@kenzokan167]

Love the video. One thought I'd add re the instant flexibility is that brief, targeted stretching before a climb has worked for me - like i know i need to get a high foot so I'll just do 30 seconds of lifting that leg as high as i can - it's crazy the difference it can make

[@ajdivel891]

Another great tips video. Thanks for sharing.

[@SzawełNieviYT]

Okay. I'm practicing it tomorrow during my training session

[@Nate-jn9df]

exact type of video that is helpful for me, great stuff

[@brunomonster2007]

Great video. Thanks for doing tips for my level 😊

[@Reeenald]

Wow, that was REAL progress, omg. Great tips

[@grimbot]

Love these tips videos, great job all

[@joeylicalzi7303]

best climbing video on the internet hands down

[@jeremyonfire1]

A 4th category for foot coordination might be boosting the momentum (not just carrying), such as in a step-up dyno.

[@lovepeaceunity1010]

This was amazing thank you!!

[@bob1234881]

Any chance you can do a playlist of all your levels, that would be great. :)

[@ende421]

Brilliant session? Thanks! One thing: I found out that it indeed is possible to create more flexibility instantly. If I have to do such a move I stretch right before the climb. I easily gain 5 cm reach with a high foot.

[@autocadmike]

that was great, the last run. good tips

[@jochemstuit6288]

i really like these videos, i still learn some new tricks and tips