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@@rbatsenko Appreciate it! Start slow and build up over time. Keep us posted with your progress 💪

@@AlexTighe I think I'm gonna do just 2 weeks for now, because I'm going to Fontainebleau for a month afterwards so I'll prioritise climbing outside and then continue when I come back 💪 Will post updates in the comments 📰

@rbatsenko since you have an outdoor trip coming up, maybe you could just do a testing day a week or two before leaving. then wait until you return to start!

@@MyMusicSosa Which word? The only two words that aren't English are the boulder's name Zarzamora and the village name Albarracín. Guess those two are my Americanized Spanish accent 🙃

@ you confused the r’s lol zarzamora is a soft r and albarracin is a hard one, you flipped them. But no biggie lol

@@MyMusicSosa haha just wait until you hear my pero, perro, caro, carro 🤣...it's a lost cause 🤣

@ 😭 yeah that will get you

Haha yeah that's happened to me once or twice! Interestingly, I'm 99% sure I was using the most obvious large foothold for the crux move for the majority of the video. But when I came back, my friend told me to give a slightly lower worse foothold a try...and it worked immediately! I ended up doing the problem on the first go from the ground that night :)

Jeje gracias Jordi! Otro paraíso de granito 😍

Haha yeah La Pedriza is known for being sharp. And this one is "tame" for the skin in comparison to some problems 🤣

Yes, there IS a bus (50 mins aprox) to manzanares and the sectors are relatively close to the bus stop (20-30 mins). But other sectors are much further

@herbiejohnson No way!! That's super cool. La Pedriza is absolutely accessible by public transport as are several other climbing areas. I went all over the place in Madrid by bus/train before meeting Lucie and have walked to almost every sector imaginable in La Pedriza from the bus stops. Some are quite a hike like the other commenter mentioned, but nothing crazier than what you two did in Targa. Shoot meet a message on IG and I'll share more tips 🙌

@@lucaa4480 Some of the hand holds have gotten larger over the years allowing for a greater variety of methods to climb the boulder.

@@hyau23 Regardless of rock type or area, I evaluate each climb and individual move before selecting which shoe (or shoes) to use. For most technical heel hooks I'm grabbing the Drones, but for things that are a bit more footwork intensive I opt for softer shoes. Since I don't have other Mad Rock models yet, that means my blue Muiras. It was probably a 50/50 split between the shoe usage in Albarracín. When used, the Drones did fine!

@@tovawr Not a geologist but that's an interesting comparison!

@@hyau23 yeah I've seen people give it grades all across the spectrum. on one hand it's nice that it's accessable to more people, but on the other hand it's a bummer to see the effects of over traffic.

@@DiegoLeivaMarketingDigital eso es!!

@@evanteeo Hey Evan! Glad you found it helpful 🙏. Totally hear you about lots of folks boldly stating it must be avoided. I don't have any videos for stretching at the moment, but maybe I should think about making one!

@@lastshadow123 same piece of rock lol.

@@KryptonicHD really appreciate that!! had them a few months now and like them a lot. they do very well in wind with the wind muff as I found out one day where I did a vlog with 50-70km/h gusts 😂

@@OrangutangRockClimbing Shoot! Sorry to hear about your injury today. Sucks for sure. Since it's your ring finger, you might be able to do some climbing with just the front two like I did. Could be a great time to work on slabs! Hope it's a speedy recovery 🙏

@@AlexTighe Thanks! Maybe I'll finally learn to like pockets haha

Seguramente mejor que esa crema de almendra que compraste por accidente 🤮😂

@AlexTighe que cabron jajajaja aún la tengo ya se me había olvidado

Haha glad someone can relate! I have more than my fair share of stories of getting stuck on top of boulders....... 😅😅

Thanks Mark! I usually try to remind myself that those feelings are totally normal and just push through anyways...but some days are better than others 😅

@@JorgeReparaz todos 🍄

@AlexTighe jajajaj 💪🐗💚🙈

@@genichi9205 yeahhh 🤘! Habrá que visitarnos en Targasonne (2 horas de Barcelona) si vuelves a España!

@@williamwu8575 They are by Simond and you can find them at Decathlon (big box store in many EU countries). I think they were around €50-55 last time I checked. I've been buying them for years 🙂

@ went to Decathlon today but they don’t have my size =( will keep an eye on these for sure!

@williamwu8575 bummer! you might be able to order them online and have them shipped to the store? then you could just return them if they don't fit right.

@@jordilliki habrá que repetir!!

@@JoeTigheOnline literally happy campers 😂

@jamescarter-x3p Hey James! I'd recommend reaching out to a sports nutritionist for advice on your specific needs as that is not one of my areas of expertise. Wish I could be more helpful!

@@JorgeReparaz una noche con la nube de Mordor y ya no hay magnesio 😂😂

@@AlexTighe jajajajaj ya ves... Haces bien , enseña como no hacer DAB en un video de estos , me gusta guapetón

@@JorgeReparazbuena idea papafrita 🍟

@masteroogway1210 It's a test of power endurance and the roof is completely horizontal. There's a move at the start that's kinda fingery before reaching the big flake in the middle. Then the crux move is a pretty big reach so you've got to make it there with enough strength left. Then don't punt the last boulder 😜

@@stevesmith8588 It's about a 3/4 pad or full pad crimp on a 60-70 degree overhang.

@ It looks manufactured. Sad.

@@melvinmccoy72 🙏🙏...I think it should be fine unless they get bumped by a flying arm from another player. They work just fine keeping the microphone inside the shirt with the magnet part outside. Not sure how it would sound if your camera is at one end of the court with your player facing the opposite direction at the other end (broken connection between the mic and receiver). I'd try keeping the camera at mid court to see what happens.

@@AlexTighe wouldn't it be better putting the mic on the outside of the shirt?

I've used them a few times with the mic inside so the shirt acts like a wind muff. I wasn't able to hear a difference. Def something to experiment with!

@AlexTighe Thanks

@@gasparmacalutas5689 stoked to hear you find it inspiring to try! start slow on big holds and work your way down. Good luck! 💪

@@AlchemyInstruments Great question! And I totally understand that folks have differing opinions on this one 🙏 I usually end up erasing old tick marks anyways because either they weren't placed how I'd use them (i.e. marking for the index finger versus the middle finger) or I just don't like them visually (I prefer tiny dots when possible). So I try to pay that forward to the next person hoping they might enjoy their own process of discovery too.

Oh yes, personaly I like to have the holds painted in colours. That reminds me from the gym...

@@AlexTighe oh ok those details make perfect sense! I definitely have to pay more attention to tick marks in those ways next time. Can definitely be a useful habit that will help with a nice burly send!

@@toastinos4205 I think it'd probably be just fine for volleyball! The only moment I could imagine it falling off would be if you dove for the ball and slid across the ground while having the mic too low. You could maybe get around that by wearing it on the necklace and tucking it inside your jersey!

@@pablozamora7686 Gracias por los vídeos 😘. Iba a mandártelo este finde pero lo encontraste antes jaja. Tus consejos eran muy buenos 😉🙌

Maybe, just maybe they could do 1000ft....BUT you'd need a perfect line of sight between the microphone and the receiver. Not sure if it's 1000ft, but I am pretty darn far away at 11:41. I actually rode the bike down the mountain three separate times. The noise cancelation feature didn't sound very good at all imo. The second time, Lucie was too far behind me (maybe 4-6 car lengths) so some parts got choppy. Then the third time she stayed close (the clips you see starting at 9:35) and it sounded nice!

@@AlexTighe Thanks!! what great tech packed in such small device! appreciate the quick response

Ah YES! Lucie and I speak together in Spanish so it's hard to switch to English for filming. I always forget vocab 😅

@@skylerferguson2625 thanks! And absolutely. This protocol was adapted from a PhD study by Eva Lopez (Spanish climber who also made the Transgression/Progression hangboards I use in this video). Her work revolved around the half crimp. I've tweaked and adapted her basic routine over the years trying it in half crimp, open four, three finger drag, and full crimp. Ten second hangs can be a good starting point as you won't be able to lift as heavy a load as you would for say a 5 or 7 second hang. Try avoiding total failure by respecting the buffer zone of using a weight you could theoretically hold for 12-13s. If it's your first time, start slower than you think. You can always increase intensity down the line 😉

Always appreciate your comments! One you left before was part of the motivation to through this vid together 😉. Hope some folks find it insightful! I do know a few other guys who competed on the NCAA D1 mgym circuit that turned climbers after 'retirement'. But it's definitely a small handful!

@AlexTighe Great to hear that. I try to support small creators, despite the fg yt constantly pushing stuff from say Mag M (that i never watch) in front of my eyes. Algorithm... Hope it catches you. You guys (gymnasts) must have had quite a jump start on rest of standard climbers.

@@middle-agedclimber Can't deny that some aspects of gym helped, but others...like the constant search of perfection...have their pitfalls... 😅

@@williamwu8575 Hey William! Thanks for chiming in. Great question for sure. My strongest grip is with all 4 fingers in a slightly open hand crimp (not half crimp, but not a three finger drag). The first few cycles of hang boarding I did with maximum weight, I let my fingers grab the hold whatever way felt best. The numbers def went up, but what I didn't realize is that I was actually training something I was already good at. I wouldn't say what you're experiencing is necessarily bad or something that you need to avoid in your climbing. It's natural for you and that's great! However, think about the style of climbing you want to be doing. If your gym/area has lots of flat edges where a half crimp would be helpful (e.g. Moonboard 2016 yellow holds), perhaps you could try forcing it on the hangboard by using less weight or a pulley system to take weight off while your body gets more comfortable. You could also see if keeping your thumb tighter to your index while doing your hangs (not wrapped over the finger though) helps you maintain half crimp form.

@ thank you for relying! I will try pay attention to my grip form and force strict half crimp on hang boards in the future. I do want to get better on edges… thanks again for giving the comprehensive advice =)

@@williamwu8575 For sure! Keep me posted if you think of it. Always happy to answer Q's if I can 🙌

@@AlexTighe I love your videos! Actually ordered a pair of madrock drone 2.0 lv after watching your review. Hopefully they fit!

Really appreciate the comment. Hope you found the vid helpful!

@@AlexTighe Absolutely!! Thanks for taking the time to review and share.

@@spage0 Haha TH-cam at it's finest?? No idea why these comments got started but it's pretty funny and def beats the "V2 in my gym" fad. I have to look lots of them up 😅. Bindu is 8A+ que Cosmos is 8A.

@@stephenfletcher4117 it's suspiciously perfect 😅😅😅. apparently it was way smaller years ago!

You're welcome 🤗! I think the Hollyland Lark M2 might be a great option (and budget friendly) for yoga. We've used the microphones quite a bit since this video, even wearing them for an entire day of climbing/hiking without removing. I usually use the receiver with my camera and the USB-C receiver for doing voiceovers directly with my laptop. It's only fallen off once, but we were loading our van with climbing gear and the microphone was physically bumped which we felt right away.

@@EKdlwoasred 💥💥💥

@@CliffHangers89 thanks Connor 🫡🙌

@@JustaConceptOfTime a game of patience for sure! appreciate the comment 🙌

@@herbiejohnson Thanks Herbie! Still a few open projects in this area. Maybe next summer it's time to start exploring a few other high alpine choss we've found on maps 😜

@@escaladaalavida Gracias Lobo!! Otro sitio que te espera una visita 🐺