Instantly CLIMB better with Route Reading (Visualisation)

[@736Jar]

PRO TIP FOR BEGINNERS: Something i worked out myself when i was just starting - count yourself in bolt holes! One of the hardest things to do when starting out is picturing how far you can reach when standing on something - try standing next to the wall with one hand straight up in the air, then count the number of bolt holes between that point and the ground....BOOM you suddenly have a you sized measuring stick for every climb in your gym!

[@fufumccuddlypoops5502]

Irving Washington That is amazing, you are a genius. That’s some 200 IQ thinking right there

[@Morgan8378]

Thanks for the tip, that's fucking brilliant.

[@pigozs]

Man that's brilliant. You changed my day

[@soapmcsoaperson]

Thank you. This is fantastic advice

[@alessandr770]

bro's albert einstein of route reading bro's the climbatician

[@inMuro]

P.S. Maybe a video on preventing injuries for beginning climbers?

[@alexakten]

inMuro YES with warm up routines

[@rowanthomas9181]

Yes! Just sprained my ankle from falling down a boulder and landing wrong. And yeah warm up or training routines for beginners 😊

[@tonydominguezjr9675]

Yes! 3 months in I already messed up a shoulder and it’s been 3 weeks since I hurt it!

[@brandonsyverson709]

I would like to see this too

[@inMuro]

Haha so the other day I was talking to someone at my gym, and after some time I admitted that I watch "quite a lot" of climbing on youtube, and she said "yeah, i've bingewatched all of bouldering bobat". Bonding climbing moment right there. Thanks guys for another great video, really learnt some serious shit in this vid!

[@AusVersehen]

What helped me improve my route reading a lot is trying boulders repeatedly and each time with a different beta. Makes you think very hard about all the different ways the holds can be used. And it can also be a fun game if you compete with someone else to come up with more betas than the other one.

[@Scammell555]

A video on climbing equipment for beginners - how/when to use chalk, how to clean a route that's been chalked or that you've just finished climbing with chalk, different kinds of harnesses/chalk bags, climbing shoes etc etc

[@cjfanning1989]

You should do one of these for outdoor boulders.

[@nogard8541]

We had a V4 traverse on a 45º wall at my gym, and I was able to flash it with very little problem. Then my roommate tried it, and he and I are virtually equivalent in terms of climbing skill, and he struggled with it a ton. And we realized that it came down to him going left hand to something in the middle of the route whereas I went right hand. It changed the entire complexion of the problem, so route reading is definitely important, especially if you're not wanting to burn yourself out on superfluous moves and body repositioning.

[@AllByEar]

Antagonistic exercises (if you do any) and injury prevention! I'm a recent V3-V4 climber who just started, and I dont want to stop :)

[@Rpodnee]

What level are you at now?

[@alexgalays910]

Come on, we need to know about that character progression.

[@donalddarko3676]

No one "just starts" and is climbing v4

[@AllByEar]

@@alexgalays910 I think I've done a v6 or something now, the gym I do does color ranges so it's a bit subjective now

[@JenEFur]

This was super helpful. I’ve been bouldering for about a year now and my improvement is slow but there :D Really useful tips there. One thing I do as well is climbing a boulder the most efficient I can. If I barely topped a problem I climb it again and again until it becomes easy and smooth. This helped me a lot think about the right body position and technique in general. Love the Tee Tom! Team Dabrats

[@777tinkerbellgurl]

I’m totally new at this bouldering stuff and have been really getting into it because of yalls videos! Very helpful information, thank you!🙌🏼

[@muffeCx]

OMG! I think this is the most detailed and frickin' perfect information I've gotten in a climbing video! My head went like 'ooooh' and 'that makes so much sense' and 'wow, that makes things SO much easier'. Thank you so so much for this !!!!

[@aspzx]

My best tip is this: Use your left foot to go for a left hand hold, and your right foot to go for a right hand hold OR if this is not possible, use the opposite foot and flag the other foot. I often see beginners get their feet mixed up, I really wish you would do a video on this tip as it's a really good rule of thumb to have.

You said something I think is super important, knowing what can be done, what your body is able to do, what is too far, etc. by reading, trying and failing (or not) is the key. Without doing it a lot (A LOT) of times is almost imposible lear how to read a rout. My advice: when is possible, I get close to the wall and look if I can reach a hold or no. Same with footholds, I spread my legs on the ground to see if they are close enough to stand.

[@glassboxdorito]

would love to see a video on warm ups!

[@codyyoung8679]

I watch this video whenever it came out when I started climbing and it helped so much and I’m so glad I found it again it’s still helpful

[@meg1234]

Great video, thanks for the tips. 😊 Loving Tom’s shirt!

[@korkypnoy]

Please do a tutorial on how to climb ceiling and overhang tips

[@svenningen]

A great 'pro' for miming the boulder is that you get a free flash attempt if you are good at visualizing! It can be huge to have already tested the moves so musclememory can kick in!

[@petermitrano264]

Tutorial on HOW TO FALL. In my experience most gyms don't teach this, and it's gotta be #1 or #2 for bouldering injuries (twisted ankle)

[@rowanthomas9181]

Peter Mitrano yep! Just sprained my ankle due to not really knowing how to fall

[@psicologiageneraleconalleg369]

@@ski2mi Climbing is 90% falling

[@steinsgate_osrs]

if you continuously fall off a problem. it may be helpful to step back and replan. maybe work only a certain section or use other easier holds to climb up and feel what the holds feel like before giving the entire thing a send attempt

[@rockybettas5839]

Yes film yourself! Even though it sounds/feels and looks weird and I definitely hate it.. It does help tremendously

[@MrDavidFitzgerald]

This the exact thing I couldn't find any information on. Great video

[@certifedcupcake]

great job explaining!

[@David-go4ot]

I like moving my hands in the air visualizing the climb and the sequence

[@therealgrantbender]

I've found that if I can't read a route on a more difficult problem from the ground up properly, or get horribly mixed up mid climb, I tend to try and figure it out from the top down as well (figuring out where route setters want my hands to be etc). It often clears up confusion in the "mid section" of the problem for myself

[@samaneh9595]

THIS IS EVERYTHING IVE WANTED/NEEDED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TY TY TY

[@steventijerina7589]

More tutorials! Love the knowledge share! P.s. more route setting vids 👍👍👍

[@khetaglagkuev6001]

Thank you very much! This is exactly what I wanted!

[@ammo83981]

I LOVE YOUR SHIRT!

[@samanehfathi5277]

this video was the answer to all my prayers

[@syko3298]

Thanks guys for the video. Really appreciate it!

[@Lumosy]

really awesome! Please do more tutorials :)

[@Xaerin]

Love it. More pro tips videos please!

[@tommiewilliams8536]

Love this channel 🤘 any vids on footwork technique? I’ve found as I’m climbing harder routes I’m struggling more with footwork as I rely too much on upper body strength so any tips would be sick

[@BoulderingBobat]

If you check back into the archives there is a foot placement vid👌🏻

[@joebalsama4412]

Could you guys maybe share what a typical training day or even week looks like for you? I’m personally having some difficulty figuring out what I need to do to progress

[@giancarlovallieres1691]

Yo guys I’m a casual V5 climber sometimes I climb V6 but barely what tricks would you recommend to bust through that plateau I’ve been there for a while btw most entertaining bouldering channel imo! Keep up!

[@micahprobst402]

Giancarlo Vallières same here!

[@enjoi9062]

hangboard

[@qwerty842]

I don't mean to take the attention away from bouldering bobat but geek climber has a good video about plateauing in his 30 day hangboard challenge. He mentions training on the hangboard to improve finger strength to be able to climb different, more difficult holds. Hope this helps!

[@micahprobst402]

qwerty842 Thank you! I will try that.

[@giancarlovallieres1691]

@@qwerty842 thanks a lot im gonna check it out i'm ready to try whatever it takes :)

[@turtledudelogan]

A couple other things: Read the chalk, they briefly talked about it in the video but to go more in depth you can usually see what hand that hold is for by where the chalk residue from the thumb is. Making sure you see all of the holds, look around corners, volumes (boxes), and bigger holds. For learning how to read better right off the bat try doing exactly what you told yourself to do on the ground on the wall, even if it is wrong, this will help you visualize yourself on the wall

[@turtledudelogan]

Also really try and remember and talk about what you did with other people especially if they are a better climber than you.

[@alexandraskinner9770]

I know I'm late to the party here, but I really wish that shirt was still available! I would LOVE one of those. Any plans to rerelease? Or release any other merch?

[@Lilobeetle]

Love this sort of video, keep it up boys. The outtakes were my favourite part though :D

[@danbo004]

You guys should review the oracle. I’m seeing more people wearing them but there’s not a lot of reviews or information out there about evolv

[@jevez2485]

Thats really interesting

[@mariaschuh9248]

I like Tom's shirt! daaaabraaaaaats =)

[@moog500]

the dj boring background music very nice

[@LPFan33]

I hear DJ Boring - Winona

[@YWQMD]

Was wondering if I was going crazy. That gym playing the hits.

[@alessandrostudios7016]

Where can i get that tshirt????so sick!

[@BoulderingBobat]

It’s made by our friends the Dabrats! Go checkout their channel 😊🤙

[@fritzbox6764]

Another tip (maybe a no-brainer, but whatever): Steal beta or avoid shit beta from others. Basically watch people and gauge if they did it right or wrong or try their beta if you don't care about attempts/wasting energy.

[@AdamBuxton-challand]

What do you think of miming while route reading? In regards miming out the moves as you try to read the route

[@lilia3944]

Is there any useful way to practice this kind of skills at home? The climbing gyms are closed indefinitely, so that would be quite useful when they open again.

[@Viridian709]

if im ever near you , can we climb together?!?! seem like the most fun

[@bluefoz]

3:40 DJ Boring represent!

[@jasonhaji-joannou535]

If you're really good at beta, does that make you a MASTERBETA?

[@marcus_berdaut]

Dope.

[@MitoNoche]

Thank you, great video! One question; when you're visualising yourself doing the moves, do you visualise yourself in first person or in third person perspective? The whole mental aspect of climbing is really the biggest challenge for me, so this video definitely helped me with some good pragmatic tips!

[@736Jar]

When we wave our arms around we're usually thinking in first person but it also helps sometimes to picture someone standing on the wall - specifically noting where there hips/centre of gravity is and how this would change when they reach for the next hold - i also do this a lot for judging how far i can reach!

[@MitoNoche]

@@736Jar Thanks for your elaborate answer Irving! Next time I go to my local gym I will try the trick with waving my arms!

[@BoulderingBobat]

Never thought about this before... I visualise in third person it turns out! Tom 😊

[@aidanwood7407]

Could you show us when to start outdore

[@bigcirclepeezmo]

SEEND IITT

[@davide6520]

I want your t-shirt

[@kigashouse7176]

lol Is JP taking notes on how to read routes?

[@KoenigDerTacos]

What climbing shoes do you wear .?.

[@SNM34]

looks like Evolv Oracle

[@rabca.123]

I didn't know that Quentin Tarantino trains climbing

[@donalddarko3676]

Anyone know what shoes hes wearing?

[@Lukecaseyshaw]

I’m worse than JP at reading routes

[@BoulderingBobat]

Not possible.

[@avrilbaker3343]

Im confused, im from australia, i dont understand the grading of these in other places soo, is v6 harder than v4? Or the other way round?

[@joanneatoigue2418]

shelly baker v6 is harder.

[@peternijmegen6628]

Hi, why am i getting pumped so fast, and how can i solve that? In my belief, my first tries at a problem are the best because i am fresh then.

[@SeraphinoII]

Usually overgripping makes you tired fast! Try to be relaxed and imagine your hands as hooks they will just ancor the holds not gripping them;)

[@aries_9130]

*D A N K*

[@danflaherty1861]

Early viewer gang

[@jakemason358]

R, L, R, L, R, R, L, L, L, R, L. cLASsIcAL SEqUENce. mY pERSOnAl FAv

[@JulienVerheughe]

vewy nicee

[@austensimmons1610]

anybody know the song playing in the backround at 4:00 ?

[@thibeausuys2100]

DJ Boring - Winona :)

[@DavidFMG-ii1th]

What is a penultimate 4:24?

[@ColourFastTub]

David.FMG second to last

[@pruke8720]

DIscord gang