We Asked 5 Pro Climbers How to Improve Climbing Technique

[@loremaxime2603]

Yeah yeah improving technique is great and all, but the advice I really want from Ollie is how to pickup such amazing shirts

[@elenahaug7800]

Thank you for the video. It was useful 😊 what I should definitely work with is to repeat the same climb several times. Especially the challenging ones.

[@TheMegaMrMe]

can we get some sport climbing tips for people that are average height but have long legs and arms? with lots of body muscle and strong legs? all my friends pick the weirdest (for me) climbs and stay away from "harder" routes. I don't even get to try them because I get pulled into stuff with sit starts and moves where I will bump knees together 😅 Best advice I got so far was to find climbs that are my style. But no-one ever wants to try those

[@Whueso]

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[@aaronhauptmann869]

I have learned that there is little consensus on what actually constitutes technique in climbing.

[@soccutd77]

Technique is just knowing what you want to do and being able to execute it, maximizing efficiency. Because climbing movement is vast and multifaceted, you’re not gonna get a one sentence description from everyone that aligns.

[@aaronhauptmann869]

@@soccutd77 thank you for the one sentence explanation that clears everything up ....

[@PauliHeisenberg]

@@aaronhauptmann869 To be fair, he did technically provide a 2 sentence explanation that clears everything up, and he did say you won't get a one sentence description from everyone.... so he ain't wrong 🙃

[@soccutd77]

@@aaronhauptmann869my point is that “what technique is” is simple, but also incredibly broad. “How to improve your technique” is more complicated and not able to be summed up in one sound bite because there’s a lot of good tips to improve in all sorts of areas.

[@aaronhauptmann869]

@@soccutd77 sorry, sarcasme doesn't come off in txt very well. I understand the concept. On a serious note, I feel the more general term would be better split into, 1. Skills 2. Tactics 3. Movement patterns. All three fall under technique, but the general discussion on how to improve technique gets a bit lost by a lack of agreement or accuracy in what aspects of climbing we are actually talking about.

[@TheXeeman]

the best technique is to be strong. being stronger allows you to be more in control of your movements thus better climbing overall. and also prevents injury. technique goes out the window if you are not strong enough to grab on to a hold.

[@billy44talent]

Such a caveman take 😂

[@pyr0m4st3r6]

@@billy44talentit’s not totally untrue though. You can have the best technique in the world, but if you can’t grip the hold then you can’t use any technique

[@00PlPu00]

The best technique is climbing 9B boulders and 10A sport. Wait, that is not a technique, just like being strong isn't.

[@soccutd77]

Strength unlocks technique and technique focuses strength. They aren’t separate from each other, but they certainly aren’t the same thing. Being strong gives you options. Choosing and executing the right options is technique. Giving you more options is not the optimal way to pick the correct one-and the same way, being strong is not the best way to improve technique. Of course, having no options is a guarantee you will not pick the correct one, but again, not the same thing.

[@RM-xq7gf]

And strength goes out the window if your technique is bad

[@mattparkerav]

The members of the lattice team who are interviewed in this piece have a variety of peak bouldering grades but they all seem to have a peak sport grade of 8c. I'm curious as to what makes 8c a stopper grade for this diverse crew.

[@bodnarism]

What?

[@mattparkerav]

@@bodnarism they all have a stated max sport climb of 8c but their bouldering max grades vary.

[@denislejeune9218]

@@mattparkerav 8c then

[@adityakrishna4359]

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