Free Climbing How-To Videos

Every video here is free, and none of them ask for an email or an account. They come from my YouTube channel, where I teach the same movement work I use with the climbers I coach one on one.

There are two sets below. The first is the progression: how to get to V3, then how to stop stalling there. The second is the mistakes I see most often at the gym, including the ones I spent my first year making.

Getting to V3, then getting past it

Five videos, roughly in the order climbers need them. If you are new, start with the V0 to V3 video. If you are already flashing V3 and it has stopped feeling like progress, skip ahead to the V4 to V5 drills, because the thing holding you back has changed.

How to Level Up Your Climbing

After learning these key skills, I started climbing V3's in 2 weeks. You don't need strength training or a book's worth of knowledge, just a few key things that will make climbing soooo much easier.

I also include two things you should do once you are climbing a V3 so that you can continue to develop your climbing skills without focusing on more/new techniques or strength training.

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Go From V0 to V3 In 2 Weeks

Send Edition September 5, 2020 11:11 pm

Drills are key to developing climbing skills for V4-V5 progression and these are 5 that will help you develop the technique and strength needed to climb at that level. I’d recommend completing at least one of these drills during each climbing session for optimal development.

Question of the day: What do you do to recover from climbing after each session? Leave your response in the comments below this video!

0:00 Skills needed for climbing V4-V5
0:16 Drill 1
1:02 Drill 2
2:00 Drill 3
2:51 Bonus Tip
4:01 Drill 4
5:08 Drill 5
6:31 Question of the day

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How To Train For Climbing V4-V5: 5 Drills to develop technique and strength

Send Edition September 7, 2021 2:00 pm

Congratulations for flashing your first V3. If you're like most climbers, you may notice that the progression to V4's is a lot steeper and it may even seem impossible. These three techniques will help you overcome that steep progression so you can start sending V4-V5 routes.

0:00 How do you level up once you reach v3 grades in bouldering
0:43 Lock-offs help you reach a little higher + tips for building strength
3:01 High-feet open doors for different beta options but it requires flexibility
5:04 Rooting is mindful climbing and can help push and pull you in the right direction
6:22 Applying these techniques is a great way to develop them and level up your climbing

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Are You Flashing V3's? Now Focus On This | Technique for V4-V5 Progression

Send Edition August 23, 2021 2:00 pm

Footwork is a key to improving your climbing. I asked hundreds of climbers on Reddit, Facebook and in-person what footwork drills they use. These 17 footwork drills were my favorite and will help you improve your climbing.

00:23 Drill 1: Quiet Feet
01:07 Drill 2: Pivot and Hip Taps
01:35 Drill 3: Feet Only Ladder
02:11 Drill 4: Blink or Fail
02:59 Drill 5: Down Climbing Repeats
03:46 Drill 6: Spearing Pushes
04:27 Drill 7: Coined Feet
05:44 Drill 8: Foothold Stare
06:27 Drill 9: Traverse Challenge
07:07 Drill 10: Tennis Ball Hands
08:15 Drill 11: Switch Feet Hop and Squish
09:19 Drill 12: Match Hand/Foot
10: 28 Drill 13: One Leg Up
11:07 Drill 14: Take It High and Low
12:03 Drill 15: Flagging Everywhere
12:51 Drill 16: Hips n’ Rooting
14:08 Drill 17: Perfect Repeats

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How to Train Footwork for Climbing

Send Edition April 1, 2021 12:00 pm

Climbing V3 is a great accomplishment but if you aren't climbing V3's consistently, then you need to watch this. Today, we focus on the skills you need to climb a V3 instead of the grade that you're climbing.

How To Flag:
https://youtu.be/kZiB_T_WspE

Body Tension Using Drop Knee:
https://youtu.be/G8igGVRT79w

Climb V3 in 2 weeks:
https://youtu.be/GEM4XHGApjc

0:00 Focusing on Skills instead of the grade
0:45 The four types of switching feet skills
1:48 Be intentional with pivoting your feet
2:20 Smearing and the start of most V2-V3
3:39 How to rock over with your hip movement
4:26 Start practicing drop-knees for more advanced climbs

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Not CONSISTENTLY Climbing V3's? Watch This

Send Edition July 12, 2021 2:00 pm

Written versions of this material: 17 Footwork Drills for Climbing, Neglected Techniques Necessary for V4 to V5 Progression, and Top 3 Climbing Techniques Simplified.

The mistakes that cost you the most

Four videos on what goes wrong and how to fix it: body position, flagging, steep ground, and the first year mistakes I made myself. None of these need strength you do not already have. They are habits, which is why they change faster than almost anything else you could train.

Has Your Progress Plateaued? This Might Be Why…

The wrong body position can prevent you from sending your climb and these are common mistakes I've seen beginners, including myself, make when they are learning to climb.

Have you made any of these mistakes? Be sure to comment below with your experience.

0:38 Mistake #1
1:35 Mistake #2
2:33 Mistake #3
3:34 Mistake #4
4:50 Mistake #5

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5 Mistakes Every Beginner Makes With Their Body Position

Send Edition October 28, 2020 12:40 am

Flagging is one of the best ways to maintain balance and position while climbing. Unfortunately, there are a few common mistakes that can prevent you from making the hard moves and send your current project.

0:00 Flagging mistakes
0:24 Mistake #1 Not Flagging Hard Enough
1:16 Mistake #2 Using the wrong flag
3:21 Mistake #3 Not Smearing With Your Foot
3:54 Mistake #4 Using Bent Arms
4:43 Mistake #5 Not Flagging or Flagging When It Isn't Efficient
5:12 Mistake #6 Hips are Too Far Away From The Wall

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6 BIG Mistakes when Flagging AVOID them!

Send Edition January 31, 2021 5:00 pm

I used to avoid climbing on steep overhangs because I thought it was super exhausting but that is probably because I was making a bunch of mistakes while climbing overhangs. Here are 6 mistakes that I've made and that I've seen others make while climbing overhangs.

0:00 What are overhangs
0:36 Mistake #1: Being Scrunched up or too stretched out
1:51 Mistake #2: Hips away from the wall or too close to the wall
2:44 Mistake #3: Not engaging your shoulders while climbing
3:15 Mistake #4: Climbing with bent arms
4:02 Mistake #5: Hip orientation stays square to the wall
4:53 Mistake #6: Keeping your toes on top of the holds

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6 Common Mistakes Climbers Make on Overhangs

Send Edition April 15, 2021 5:51 pm

It's true that I made A LOT of Mistakes during the first year of my climbing adventure. Luckily, once I realized these three mistakes and corrected them, I was finally able to make progress in my climbing.

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3 MISTAKES Made During My 1st Year Climbing

Send Edition February 3, 2022 2:00 pm

Written versions of this material: When to Flag in Climbing and How to Do It, 22 Climbing Techniques and How to Do Them, Tripod Position in Climbing, and 7 Common Mistakes in Rock Climbing for Beginners.

Where this fits in your training

Watching is the easy part. Doing one of these on purpose, in the session you were already going to have, is what changes your climbing. The Climbing Training Hub shows how tracking, rest, drills, and strength fit together, and which one to fix first.