My Followers Control My Climbing Sesh

Hey friends! Today, I bring you WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT. Thank you to everyone who submitted their requests; I am so humbled by the engagement I see on my youtube and instagram despite being the little baby channel that I am! In this video, I hope to serve you some bouldering realness as I struggle through these little mini challenges up on the wall :)
How's it going?? It's been a minute since I uploaded, and I apologize, but DANG if bouldering content isn't hard to film!! Especially when my gym is so crowded that I can't just flash out my camera and start chatting with it :)
I've been doing well myself! Work hasn't been too stressful and the prospect of some outdoor trips (!!!) has me in high spirits.
Hope you're having an amazing week so far. What's going on with you and your life tho!! Let me know in the comments below and I'd love to say hey :--)
💌LINKS💌
My home bouldering gym: touchstoneclim...
My first pair of climbing shoes: amzn.to/2tKIBkm
My first pair of climbing shoes (moderate): amzn.to/2Xw1ZPE
My chalk bag: amzn.to/2T7Q24f
My crash pad: amzn.to/2NSoNEG
Climbing tape: amzn.to/2NTWqpK
My climbing hand balm: amzn.to/2Xy7eyj
Acupressure finger rings: amzn.to/2GUKzap
Canon G7x Mark II: amzn.to/2SBgr5d
Rode VideoMic: amzn.to/2H8EDtG
🍋MUSIC🍋
All songs are by my boi Cameron and his band Ginger Root! I do not know him personally, but I have fangirled aggressively AT him both on his youtube and in person after his shows. Contrary to popular belief, I did NOT attend a Mac Demarco show just to stalk Gabe and Matt (of aforementioned band) and ask for their pictures.
The songs, in order, are Mahjong Room, Hazel Street, and Two Step. They can be found on his new record, Mahjong Room, which is full of ridiculously funky stuff, so please show your support and give it a listen!!
Ginger Root: / lewcml
Mahjong Room (Full Album): • Ginger Root - Mahjong ...
🌿SOCIAL🌿
⭐️ bouldering instagram: / jennsends
⭐️ personal instagram: / jenniferlangen
🐚 FAQ 🐚
I edit my videos using Final Cut Pro X, and I film using a Canon 80D and a Canon G7X Mark ii.
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Bouldering and all other related activities are potentially dangerous. You should understand that when climbing, or training for climbing, there is the possibility of physical injury. If you engage in these activities, you agree that you do so at your own risk, are voluntarily participating in these activities, assume all risk of injury to yourself, and agree to release and discharge Jennifer Langen from any and all claims or causes of action, known or unknown, arising out of Jennifer Langen’s negligence.
later,
J

[@uberstuff5]

Can't believe you actually got a fireman suit just for this video! Mad props.

[@JenniferLangen]

uberstuff5 I’m always trying to do the most for my videos!!! 😭

[@zachariahtroy6259]

i dont mean to be off topic but does any of you know a method to log back into an Instagram account..? I stupidly forgot my account password. I would appreciate any assistance you can give me!

[@zakaigatlin5812]

@Zachariah Troy instablaster =)

[@zachariahtroy6259]

@Zakai Gatlin thanks for your reply. I got to the site thru google and I'm in the hacking process atm. I see it takes quite some time so I will reply here later with my results.

[@zachariahtroy6259]

@Zakai Gatlin It worked and I actually got access to my account again. I'm so happy:D Thank you so much, you saved my account!

[@anikareilander6927]

Genuinely wish you had a new climbing video every day, love your vids Jenn

[@JenniferLangen]

UGHH wish I could just film and edit climbing videos every day too, thank you so much Anika 💖

[@hydra66]

The toe tapping thing- I envy your flexibility Well done on committing when trying the bat hang. I wouldn't know where to start with those

[@JenniferLangen]

Thanks so much! And with so many things in climbing, you don't quite know what to do until you're on the wall and your body moves on its own :-)

[@crimpychris]

stumbled across your vids, super fun to watch :D

[@christophergentile4386]

bat hang is jus two toe hooks and confidence

[@kacheekyy]

that was a really good attempt with the bat hang! I would be too scared to try it. do your shoes have a good amount of rubber on the top? that might help with more grip. also ill def be following your insta! I feel like I should make a climbing acct too - I hate spamming my normal acct with boulders hahaha

[@JenniferLangen]

Right!! That's why I made the second account in the first place. Like, my high school friends don't need to see entire training montages on my story... do they? And yeah I feel like my shoes have decent amount of rubber but I was actually trying to engage my ankle more than the middle or toe of my foot -- could definitely try that next time!! :-)

[@KevinG1221]

@jennsends Literally in love with your little animations. Hillarious! Hahaha Hope you can have some time to make more recent videos since I stumbled upon your vids. late. Sowy. Goodluck on your climbing ventures! ✌🏼

[@leonthenice3568]

I‘ve stumbled across your videos just a couple of weeks ago, but I really, really like the style you create them in. The explanations, the music, the climbs - 10/10! Also, for Bathangs you don‘t want to hang from your toes, but try to have your weight hang from you toes‘ first knuckles (or the part of your climnbing shoe where the rubber part ends and is replaced with leather). Another sidenote: cuteness 10/10 for the campusing. Gotta start somewhere ;)

[@JenniferLangen]

Woooooww good tips!! Had no idea I could engage my toe knuckles like that... And haha yay could def use style points for campusing to make up for my lack of strength

[@robertliu94]

For bat hangs and toe hooking in general, it's generally best to try and straighten out your whole leg before you load it with weight or drop into it as slowly as possible. It's usually not actually lacking ankle strength and it's more just the sudden load being more than. I like to think of it in terms of catching a hold dynamically vs going to the next hold statically. It also feels much more controlled and less scary.

[@jessehyde8924]

Keep it up! Loving the videos!

[@JenniferLangen]

hehe thanks so much!! :--)

[@6AxellexA9]

Hey cool Video. What helps to get better withe bat hangs is to learn to trust your feet. Play withe easy problems and make up your owne route. Hange withe not the full wheight. I hope you know what I mean. (My english skill is on a low point) :D

[@anner6063]

Hey Jenn, if you decide to keep on training on the campus board i'd recommend to keep your feet on the wall for the beginning. way less stress on the fingers - and way bigger succession (?) rate, yay! Thats how I've seen it in a couple of videos and when I tried it, it felt way better on my fingers. also I believe it trains the range of motion the way you might train pull ups by doing negatives :)

[@JenniferLangen]

omg i completely didn't even think of that! i'm going to try that next time. i also read somewhere (after i published the video) that the best time to practice campusing is at the beginning of a session and not the end... still trying to figure it out!! thank you so much for the tip, i'm going to the gym right now so i can try it out for myself :-)

[@anner6063]

Haha, thats the spirit! Well yeah, I've seen or read the same and it makes sense to hop on the board when you're still fresh... but I wanna do all the fun boulders! And if I have to decide I prefer to neglect the training area xD

[@wyvern132]

I think bat hangs are more doable with straighter knees, although it’s kinda scary

[@maxschomas7005]

Underrated video

[@rachellee7248]

love u jen! learned so much watching this vid! it’s so good to see u doing things that u love ❤️

[@JenniferLangen]

ugh thanks so much bae still waiting for the day i get to take u with me!!

[@neilyeewei7811]

Cool outfit

[@Autumn_Sunn]

I've been studying for end of run tests this week and this was a welcome break :) Probably a good call going on the slab with the mono challenge. I think the middle finger is generally chosen since it's the strongest single finger, but still easy to get hurt if you're not properly warmed up and/or overdo it!

[@JenniferLangen]

For sure!! I also heard that it's better to keep your middle and ring finger together rather than your middle and pointer finger together... not sure the anatomical reasoning behind that, but I try to stay on the safe side wherever possible :-)

[@TheXeeman]

i think bathangs are all about core strength. if you can plank for 2 mins you should be good!

[@lagule]

the muscles that pull your ankle up are the most important to my eye concerning bat hangs without a foot lock hold

[@crescentfuze]

With the bat hang, first off, never with heels! Which you figured out anyway, but yeah just dig in the toes and try and curl you ankle as best as possible around the hold. For flat shelf type ones, it is just ankle strength to try keep your feet perpendicular to your legs and keep your centre of mass below your feet. To protect yourself if you fall (particularly if you are fully extended or higher up), you want someone to spot so they can stop your head/neck hitting the floor first, in this one though you are still quite bent so you are landing on back which is better than head!

[@natchen2380]

your vids always make me want to head to the gym straight after!! and i don’t even have a gym membership!!

[@JenniferLangen]

not yet you don't!!!!!

[@SolNarrator]

Bat hangs (much like toe hooks) requires you to straighten out your legs so you can maximize the friction caused by your shoes, the hold, and the downward pull (gravity). That's a way to 'stick' yourself without falling. The move may require some core tension as well as you want to angle yourself directly under the hold. You're at a decent start. Keep at it and you'll definitely get it! Good luck :)

[@karlabacklund9920]

ooh the techy black slab looks so cool! and fun to see you try the "toe" training game :)

[@JenniferLangen]

IT WAS SUCH A FUN SUGGESTION i would for sure do it for every warmup if the gym were empty :--)

[@yvetteevans6172]

I actaully think that the one finger exercise might have been really good for you! I noticed immedietly that you really started to utilize your feet well. I'll probably be trying that and the toe touch on thursday.

[@MoooseBlood]

If you're still interested in learning how to fall safely look into Judo/JiuJitsu breakfall techniques.

[@santiagoreyes1545]

The thing I found most useful for bathangs and toe hooks is to always keep your legs straight

[@Jeremy-uw1np]

Super cool channel, it's fun watching you progressively get better. And remind me of all my ups and downs with climbing. I was thinking you should try to get a little bit of an angle on the clips of climbing. So there's more depth to the walls and holds. An by changing the angles it will keep people coming back because it's different. Oh yeah, I haven't seen you talk about breathing. It helps with everything. ( the head game to even your pump ) Can't wait to see what's next and don't forget to have fun!

[@JenniferLangen]

Jeremy Hissom hey, thanks so much! i love changing up the angles of the climbs, as i’m the one who’s filming myself, it can sometimes be hard to film myself in an interesting way. but it’s also nice being able to control everything just the way i like it! i’m gonna try to keep getting better and better for the future, again, thanks so much for the support :-)

[@leonolium]

Bat hangs: Try making sure your legs are straight and core is engaged before you let go with your hands :)

[@phoebekat205]

wait the pink climb looks really cool and i wanna try it ahaha

[@SnowmansApartment]

When i heard dynos... I have a really cool dyno at my local gym rn.. but i had to take a 4 week break due to an injury.. Kinda sad because i just almost got it.. :D Hope it‘s still there when i‘m back this weekend.. I know i can do it with enough tries xD!

[@JenniferLangen]

Oh no!! It's always the worst when your project gets reset. That just happened to me this week; I was super bummed about it. You can for sure do it! Hope you have a speedy recovery :-)

[@llama5595]

What leggings are you wearing? They’re super cute

[@imazingg]

My friend just taught me the toe-touch warmup thing the other day!! It's so fun and really makes a warm up session so much more interesting

[@quitefranklybb]

I remembers these problems! I did so many attempts!

[@kigashouse7176]

Just found your channel, I have been climbing for a little over a month now and im trying to get info on technique anywhere i can. My progression has really jumped from v0 and vb to v2 and 3's already. If u have any advice for a beginner like me who is not exactly lean lol... and not exactly young either it would be appreciated.

[@kigashouse7176]

plus just watched your goals video and just realised the bouldering brats are just females from the bouldering bobat lol haha so out of the loop rofl

[@myanrckay5959]

I applaud the honesty of your videos Jenn. You are bringing something truly unique to KZbin climbing vlogs. Thank you!!!

[@myanrckay5959]

Do you have a Patreon / other funding mechanism? I realise that may not be your goal with this project of yours, but I think you deserve support!

[@nzivelin]

Nice video, the easiest way to get into a bat hang is to hang arms extended (palms backwards like you were doing) and feet down facing away from the wall. lift your feel up while squeezing your core to get one foot and then the other in place. Really set yourself putting as much weight on the feet as possible with core tight. The let go with one hand and then second (don't move down yet). When only supported by your feet start going down by releasing tension from your abs nice and slow until you reach the hold with your hands.

[@nzivelin]

one last thing, try and keep your center of weight directly under your feet and the hold, any shifting to the side will make feet slide off

[@Scraebler]

The setting of the bat hang route was rad

[@samalmo-milkin161]

What gym do you climb at

[@col8179]

9:10 and your the best

[@funkkern8512]

clicked on all da ads

[@JenniferLangen]

thank u i need a new microphone as u can tell!

[@aznnuh]

the ginger root feat. is sending me

[@JenniferLangen]

"will she send it" well u have ur answer right here folks!! glad to always have u along for that description box easter egg hunt 💖

[@dontleavemex5]

I always look forward to your videos! They give me such inspiration to boulder more and get past my fear of falling off the wall. You make everything look so easy and graceful! One day I hope to look like that climbing ^ . ^

[@JenniferLangen]

AHH omg thank you!! I don't always feel graceful but have def prioritized climbing more gracefully over climbing more "powerfully", whatever that means! I might have to try to get a bit physically stronger soon though .__.

[@Sean-mc4iq]

Close to first dang...

[@JenniferLangen]

ahhh i'm sorry 'garbage eater' had the upper hand and got first since he was sitting next to me right as i hit upload :'// so you get the TRUE first comment :-)

[@infamoustatic]

haha wow ur flexible

[@JenniferLangen]

LOL on the ground i can barely touch my toes, idk how i summoned this flexibility on the wall

[@garbageeater4752]

got the 'ol first comment again

[@JenniferLangen]

add it to ur resume!! :-D

[@martinmullis2391]

@@JenniferLangen my CV is overflowing with first comment credits

[@Jack30697]

very gud bideo