This Crazy Free Solo Boulder Has A 8m FALL

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In this weeks video, Hannah Morris Bouldering is climbing on Europe's first indoor Psicobloc boulder. This free standing boulder is a free solo climbing wall with an 8m fall, and a VERY different climbing experience.
We've wanted to film this episode for a long time - the Psicobloc is such a unique climbing feature of the Boardroom Climbing in Chester. The translation of the Psicobloc is “crazy boulder” and it definitely lived up to its name. So far, it’s the only indoor one in Europe and one of only a handful in the world.
00:00 Introduction
01:05 Bouldering Warm-Up Yellow V3
02:00 Bouldering Project Blue V4
05:30 Bouldering Yellow V3
06:30 Psicobloc Introduction
07:10 Practice Fall on Psicobloc
09:00 Psicobloc Yurple 6a+
12:45 Psicobloc Project Blue 6c
21:15 Psicobloc Reaction
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[@Lazy_Eight]

That was some impressive climbing. So good to see you overcome your fear of heights and not freezing up.

[@hannahmorrisbouldering]

Thanks so much! Really glad to find the brain off switch for the blue at the end 🥹

[@YnseSchaap]

The feeling between letting go or falling off when you don't expect it is a big difference 😁

[@chrisembry3736]

Terrific work pushing your limits and facing fear, Hannah. I have a horrible fear of heights and 2 weeks ago starting doing some autobelays and pushing my own limits, so I can totally understand many of the points you made about listening to your body and trying to consciously climb smart not hard. Let's Go! You got this!

[@hannahmorrisbouldering]

Thanks so much Chris. Great to hear your pushing your comfort zone on the auto belay. I’ve found that small steps really has been the key for me to unlock some more confidence at height. Really glad you liked the video and keep crushing your limits ☺️☺️

[@abbeycarter9128]

I liked how despite feeling fear and uncertainty in unfamiliar height terrain, you stayed in control and remembered to stop, rest and break when needed to assist you physically in getting to the top instead of fear making you rush to the top. Great stuff, would love to try this one day!!

[@hannahmorrisbouldering]

Thank you! The want to get the climb done as quickly as possible was definitely there, but it was a really cool challenge in reigning back my mind ☺️

[@TheJmhaydon]

Sooo soooo impressive, I feel the fear. I struggle to top-out on mediocre heights at a regular boulder. Well done! 👏

[@hannahmorrisbouldering]

Thank you so much! I also struggle with top outs at regular height - so funny how we respond differently in different situations and can surprise ourselves sometimes!

[@BiggieChungulus]

I'm glad I kept getting reccomended your vids, you're probably the most relatable climber here on youtube and criminally underrated at 80k subs. This whole time I thought your channel was in the 100-500k sub range.

[@ryangross5446]

Yes Hannah, you're really getting good at those big power moves! The commitment levels have gone up tremendously. You honestly seemed in the zone and controlled on that blue one that second time, which I don't think I ever would have seen a year ago. You've definitely improved a lot lately!

[@jjimena263]

Beautiful cave!!! Thanks for sharing this!

[@xLoute87]

as someone who struggles with fear of heights and has started climbing partly to work on it or rather work with it, im sooo impressed with how you managed the blue route. It was like watching a thriller or something, i had funny legs and clammy hands haha ! kudos to you hannah!!

[@ilmagodiloz]

Amazing amazing work! I’m scared of heights, and I found myself cheering for you out loud as you were getting to the end of the blue route! Inspiring!

[@bendycard]

That was brilliant Hannah, I think we could all sense your anxiety listening to your breathing as you went higher. 😌👏 When I was younger and had no responsibilities I soloed a few limestones slabs and some routes in the Peak, but nothing that steep or hard, so I know how hard it is to control your mind.

[@mikeylax10]

I've been watching ever since I started climbing about 4-5 months ago and this has been my favorite upload to date. I struggle with the fear of heights on normal boulders so this was beyond motivating!

[@Willoops]

Same dude!

[@AllegraClimbingPsychologist]

Amazing work Hanna! Wanted to say that when dealing with higher falls you don't really want to practice too much. The idea is to fall on the back, however when you are in the angle change and you get more vertical, that really increases the probability of injuries (like ankles sprains and neck lashes), especially since it's on a mat and not on a pool, as psichoblocs usually are. There is more of a "fear management" training instead. It is about managing the fear, accepting its reactions more that trying to reduce its intensity. Improvement is quicker than for strength if things go right, however it's harder to start and it's relatively easy for things to be done wrong. Otherwise there would be no people afraid of falling!

[@gforce9596]

So satisfying to watch the climbs with this hovering camera - immersive. Felt like a cool Tomb Raider/Uncharted game

[@hannahmorrisbouldering]

Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@traceyedwards350]

An incredible film. Thanks so much for showing and sharing in depth thoughts on how you were feeling especially on the psicobloc. Your heel hooks are truly a thing of legend and definitely your special weapon, and your mindset is following suit. I love how you self-analyse as soon as you get down from a climb/boulder, a great skill in itself when most of us would just be gasping for breath and sweating cobblers! :)

[@Natalanium]

This is so, so impressive! I just tried auto belay for the first time this weekend and trusting it to catch me at the top when it felt like there was too much slack took a lot of effort (and tears), so to see you absolutely crush this beast of a climb while having that fear is really encouraging. Was on the edge of my seat the whole time, even said a little "come on hannah!" as you got to the top part of that blue lol

[@TheValinov]

you mix up a lot here.

[@TheValinov]

trusting an auto-belay was something whole new to you. its completly normal to be sceptical about it which can lead to fear. imo its also something different then trusting a climbing partner. if you repeat the "falling of" part you will completly forget about that fear - but only for like a day. it gets of course better the more often you practice it. but even pros sometimes jump into ropes to get back into good mental shape ;)

[@lomondscot4285]

Well done! Looked totally in control and did really well to control your fear. I know the feeling when you’re at the top of a boulder and you go for a hold that is worse than you expect. I think my heart would skip a beat in that scenario at that height. I’m impressed.

[@andrewrose3841]

Just wanted to say a massive thank you. A group of friends and I planned a trip to font last week and in the face of such terrible weather cancelled at the last minute. This video inspired a staycation climbing trip which included staying in Chester and heading over to the boardroom to see the Psicobloc for ourselves and we were not disappointed! The boardroom is an amazing gym and the blue route you finished on in this video was glorious! I still can’t feel my arms…

[@euangraham5639]

I'm glad I'm not the only one that thinks the setting at the Boardroom is hard 😅

[@jackharrison3116]

So sandbagged 🥲

[@jdonproductions]

It's my local, first and so far only climbing centre, so I was so glad to hear that too. Although you tend to hear it from people sat around nattering too!

[@MB-co6qj]

V3 as 6B wtf😂

[@EllaClarke-ht3vb]

Wow that’s a long way to fall. I would have been to scared to do it so to see you climb it well done! That would have taken some guts to do that! Great to see you facing your fear Hannah, we need more of this!! Thank you so much :) 💕

[@bachtre]

I did a workout today and got all good and sore. Felt really proud of myself... and then I watched this video! Incredible.

[@veronicadavis6187]

You are amazing!!! My husband and I just recently started climbing and I can’t fathom doing a problem like this. This motives me so much! THANK YOU!!

[@jasonwink96]

Your videos are probably the most educational climbing videos. There are a lot of good climbing channels, but I think I have learned the most from your sessions with coaches and just watching you talk through your projects and fears. Psicobloc looks like a fun and safe way to overcome a fear of heights and practice soloing. I hope to get to try it someday 😊 cheers!

[@TheNonsenseAdventures]

Returning from a big break climbing (again) and glad your channel is still here growing from strength to strength. Funnily Anna showed me a video and I went "ohh I've chatted to Hannah on her videos a few years back!)

[@_alex_y.not_]

That is such a cool feature in a gym. Looks so scary but so fun omg.

[@hannahmorrisbouldering]

Definitely a mental challenge! 🙈

[@pyrophilia2645]

Been here a lot lately.. absolutely love it here! Good work! Love the content and climbing as always!

[@hannahmorrisbouldering]

Thanks very much! ☺️☺️

[@Barrbuckclimbs]

I love it but i love BARRRRCA more

[@tanguylaloy8155]

Woa it s giving me flashbacks of my beginnings in rope climbing, the heavy breathing and everything Good job you are so strong!

[@ST-vt4nu]

I dont think I would dare to do this. If it was a foam pit underneath I might dare, but I would be too scared to land wrong on this 😅

[@tomglovernutrition9612]

I climb here every other week, love the psicobloc well done!

[@gehmdx]

Loved this, I held my breath watching you do that final ascent. Nailed it 💪💪💪. Can I also just say, this seems like a more confident Hannah in the last couple of vids and I'm here for it. Whatever you're doing keep at it and keep making great vids. ❤️

[@BenLe42]

bloody hell i need a chalk bag just watching this. My hands are so sweaty. That big fall makes SUCH a difference

[@hannahmorrisbouldering]

Definitely felt like there was a point of no return past a certain height!

[@rhettetherington1351]

That looks amazing. Well done for overcoming your fears. Great climbing and great video as always Hannah

[@hannahmorrisbouldering]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching ☺️

[@natalieminnis]

That looked utterly terrifying! Well done, beautifully climbed. I loved the move at 20:30.

[@shareorshelve]

Love the Squarespace bit on the wall. Kudos, Hannah. Another great video.

[@nickdammit32]

I really appreciate what you share in this video Hannah. Thank you.

[@hannahmorrisbouldering]

You're so welcome!

[@eveaimee]

What a wonderful watch!

[@nascentclimbing]

such a sick video, this wall looks mad! need to go and check that out...

[@thomaspinches9518]

The habit in bouldering of leaving your chalk bag on the floor seems like a mistake here 😄 Strap it to your waist like a route climber. Every time you shook-out my mind was screaming ‘chalk up!!’

[@hannahmorrisbouldering]

I regretted my chalk bag choices

[@jdonproductions]

Only problem with that is the chalk clouds when you take the (sometimes inevitable) slam onto the mat. Love the Psicobloc but it's really pumpy, especially at the end of a session

[@miriamlooney8885]

Awesome job overcoming the fear! I’m still in awe that you could make it to the top without rechalking 🤯 my sweaty hands could never.

[@jasper7072]

So awesome! Such great effort

[@hannahmorrisbouldering]

Thank you so much!

[@ReaperUnreal]

That was pretty awesome, you did a lot better than I would have at conquering your fear. Makes me want to seek out one of these psicoblocs.

[@hannahmorrisbouldering]

Doooooo it, you might just surprise yourself!!☺️

[@rokkimaize7333]

This was awesome!

[@travisdudley4520]

That was awesome!

[@phkit420]

Great stuff I defo gotta give This a try

[@RoadtoV11]

What an amazing feature! Definitely harder when you don't fully trust the matting underneath, I would totally struggle with that as well. Great video!

[@kusskontrolle]

I'm having sweaty palms just watching this. Can't imagine how I'd switch my brain off at the top. Fantastic climb! 😍

[@hannahmorrisbouldering]

Hehe my tactic was “brain off and move quickly and whatever you do don’t look down!”. Also, seemingly humming to myself 😅

[@kusskontrolle]

@@hannahmorrisbouldering 😂 "Music reaches parts of the brain words can't!"

[@Xtrme1m0]

My local gym! it's ace really takes some time to get used to that psicobloc but very rewarding. I took a fall on purpose from the very top hold just to feel what its like and im still here to tell the tale!

[@Azylys-]

I was sweaaating watching you climb that high 😰 you're a very brave queen !

[@onlyeyeno]

Incredible impressive, both mentally and physically. Massive Kudos :) Best regards.

[@sarahaddy1746]

Thats so cool. Well done, i could feel the fear! Literally holding my breath for you 😂🤩

[@heatherbolton8342]

I really appreciate you showing the fear and working though it. I know that's my personal barrier with hitting that next grade and appreciate seeing it can be done despite the fear

[@hannahmorrisbouldering]

Absolutely! I feel like this day was a particularly good head day, but I struggle with fear in my climbing a lot and it’s a really great feeling showing yourself that you can do something you didn’t think you could. ☺️

[@AdambP82]

Really good vlog, well done for overcoming a very scary climbing wall, my heart rate was increased just watching the points where you were moving from horizontal to vertical. I'm sure i'd have given up much lower on the wall through fear of falling.

[@hannahmorrisbouldering]

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching!

[@sebelleven]

such an awesome vid!

[@AstonArchitecture]

I remember going on this a couple years ago- managed to campus a V4 all the way up to the last vertical section. The drop was big enough to scare me and make me hold on better XD

[@Spirrie2002]

That was ace Hannah, well done! I caught myself shouting "go on!" at the TV 😂 really impressive stuff!

[@hannahmorrisbouldering]

Thank you! Appreciate it.😇🥰

[@lilodrums182]

You inspire me so much! Cheers from México!

[@edwardpeters3167]

Wow! Wow wow wow. Fantastic work, I wanna try but it looks terrifying. Well done you.

[@SeanGardiner-digital]

Scary! (And liked the ad placement... No skipping that!)

[@hannahmorrisbouldering]

Thank you! Tried to keep it a little more interesting this time ⚡️

[@aj9436]

Well done Hannah, this was awesome x

[@hannahmorrisbouldering]

Thank you! 🥰

[@TheMotlias]

I've never wanted to free solo, but I would like to water solo once, and this seems fun

[@hannahmorrisbouldering]

It is! Type 2 fun, but still fun 🥹😀

[@shishirvc680]

Kind of cool that it also challenges us or makes it very difficult to practice crux moves in isolation as every time we would have to go through so much climbing to reach the crux move.

[@DunklerVater]

good stuff! actually got sweaty hands at the end just watching. I dont understand how youre starting to get relaxed before you completely finished the top-out. For me the final part, where you pull up your feet to the top of the boulder is always the worst part (even for smaller boulders), but you just start to relax before youre fully finished. anyways nice job, cant wait for the video with the 7a+ though ;)

[@althejazzman]

I kept willing you to breathe slowly and deeply. I'm so impressed with your mind over matter approach. I'd love to try this indoor free climb.

[@ajlisknillat]

really interesting to see you progress and overcome the fear and analyse your mistakes and limitations to change and become better and braver the other attempt, impressive!

[@makenzie514151]

That looked like an absolute blast... good send!

[@hannahmorrisbouldering]

Thank you!

[@santiagogiroski]

Keep up the good work!

[@johnboy8594]

Awesome job Dec 16 1986 the paper read Man Survives Five Story Fall, i fell 23 meters at work

[@conserve_climber]

Good on ya…I can totally relate to the “concern” on the falling 💪👍😁

[@hannahmorrisbouldering]

Thanks! Definitely a test of my head for heights!

[@johnnycash8881]

Such an inspiration

[@IanCorletti]

So impressive. Well done! 😊

[@hannahmorrisbouldering]

Thank you!

[@Gadgetmawombo]

I couldn't even DREAM of doing that yellow one anytime soon lol.

[@fypd88]

I’ve been here! It’s awesome! Highly recommend this centre!

[@hannahmorrisbouldering]

It really is! We really enjoyed it ☺️

[@DerpinaTheBrave]

It was so so nice to hear an experienced climber talk about how sometimes fear stops you on a climb. And how when you choose to come down thats fear not skill level. I am so afraid of heights but I've fallen in love with bouldering 😅 and it makes me feel much better that sometimes even people that do it all the time get scared and choose to come down. And that the next time you try the route you can get through. I'm gonna keep trying!

[@kreparAZ]

great job hannah! very cool gym and boulder.

[@hannahmorrisbouldering]

Thank you 🤗

[@stevebridges2807]

I really want to try this wall out 👀great climbing 👌

[@iridium.iodine]

I used to think I was scared of falling, now I realize I was just choosing not to risk it. A few months back I took a bad fall and got injured... I've recovered, but now every boulder feels like a psicobloc! I've just started really working on the fear, so this video came at just the right time. Thanks so much for sharing your journey with us!

[@christianv-b.nielsen1505]

I broke my ankle from a really small fall (1 meter ish tops), and the moment I got my confidence back on the wall was so empowering. I downclimb as much as possible now tho 😂

[@biggussconnus]

Brave! That is high, and it looked a tricky top out. Good stuff

[@hannahmorrisbouldering]

Thank you! 😆

[@brianwhite289]

Hoosier Heights in Indianapolis has something similar, but not quite as high. I want to say it's about 25 feet tall. The building was a gymnastics facility in the past, and they built the feature over the foam pit.

[@elenahaug7800]

That was incredible!👌Bravo Hannah!! ❤️💪💪

[@hannahmorrisbouldering]

Thank you so much!!

[@vidhoard]

15:00 i could feel that breathing was from fear and not exertion haha - the higher up you got the higher up you knew you had to fall from - the more fear you felt haha 😂❤ i was feeling it FOR you!

[@gazclarke3618]

I was scared shitless when I climbed the yurple, not a chance you'll catch me on the blue 🤣 well done.

[@notapplicable7292]

I've taken some falls from 4m that were brutal, I can't imagine falling from 8

[@DanielLovesPatois]

Wow, nice job on that blue V4.

[@debradaugherty8287]

This was really fun and interesting! I would appreciate hearing some info about how to handle uncontrolled falls, not just on psicobloc, but also on regular boulders. Just go limp and splat? Or try to jump off when you feel the fall coming? All the falling videos seem to treat intentional falls ....

[@MrOhfuckyougod]

T-rex -> turtle -> starfish Arms tucked in for the fall, roll onto back, arms splay out to disperse energy

[@cezuski]

Well done Hannah❤✨️✨️

[@Kidneydawg]

During the ad read if you watch your climbing it looks like the leg flick is pulling your hips and center of mass away from the wall. If you can cut back or eliminate that extra movement it might make climbing less tiring. You won't have to counter-act the pull from the leg flick with your arms.

[@AceMathias]

Wow what a wall. Great climbing. I would have been bricking it

[@andydwd]

Only just watching this. Amazing work. And my God I knew Nathan was tall but didn't realize he was that tall to film you right at the top 🤣

[@thecanabrava]

The ad while you were climbing was a great idea

[@groape]

My hands are sweating just watching you. That was great! Good job!

[@hannahmorrisbouldering]

Glad you enjoyed the video 🤗

[@BigBoiClimbs]

This was such a good video from front to back, Hannah. Fantastic insights, fantastic climbing, really motivating and inspiring! The Psicobloc is so cool!

[@hannahmorrisbouldering]

Glad you enjoyed it! It’s such an impressive feature - haven’t climbed anything like it 🤩

[@asherfiala1383]

Great job out there! Looked like a tough gym

[@AburtoEsteban]

MY FAVORITE VIDEO OF YOU!!!!

[@LadyLaddy]

Haha I have to admit: my hands are sweaty just from watching. Sometimes I'm still afraid and can't make the last move on a boulder when I'm not 100% sure I can make it. So I really have to learn to battle gently against my fears.

[@JayZoop]

WOW!

[@Rosie-om8xg]

Omg thank you sooo much for going to the boardroom it’s literally my local climbing gym and like I’ve seen basically nobody go here :)

[@rendafis]

I want to go check this out. But falling on your back seems even more sketchy. What if you fall on your legs and then just use the momentum to fall on your back? Its sort of how I fall on a normal boulder. But falling straight on your back seems even more dangerous or at the very least harder to do

[@hannahmorrisbouldering]

Oh nice! It’s a great gym and the Psicobloc is such a wild feature to have! ☺️

[@Rosie-om8xg]

@@rendafisEven though falling straight on your back is a bit harder, I think it’s to prevent getting whiplash especially when you’re higher up. Falling on your back is quite a bit easier when you’re higher since you have more time from when you fall to when you land on the mat but at a lower height I do kinda agree with you that landing on your back is more dangerous

[@rendafis]

@@Rosie-om8xg Ah that makes sense. I wouldn't know as I never fell straight to the ground from that high up (Thankfully 🤣). But I see your point, will definitely check it out, thank you!

[@borntoclimb7116]

This wall looks awesome

[@Zolodar]

Awesome! I've never seen such a thing as the Psicobloc! Looks amazing - I wish I could try it... I should really try to do a random trip to England someday soon-ish. Great effort with your climbs as well!

[@hannahmorrisbouldering]

Thanks very much! There’s a bunch of really cool climbing gyms in England so I’d recommend! 😏😏

[@Zolodar]

@@hannahmorrisbouldering yeah,... I really wanted to get some crack as well someday at CrackFest! Would be amazing to meet Pete & Tom in person one day

[@robdb1993]

Was rooting for you so hard on the blue ! Would love to visit this gym

[@milenasalazar6340]

Impressive! Way to move through the fear. Very inspiring.

[@hannahmorrisbouldering]

Glad you enjoyed it!