Climbing your first 7a - FOF P2
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- So many climbers could climb much harder than they think!
First thing stopping them is self sabotage in the brain to stay in comfort! Starting from the Fear of falling what I covered in:
PART 1: • Overcoming the Fear of...
Followed by "I can't" / "I'm already at my limit" - which many of climbers don't even know where their limit is, because they never REALLY tried to find one. Again staying at mental comfort.
According to climbing data collecting websites it's normal to Red Point about 2 grades harder than your Onsight level. But this also depends on your current climbing grade.
More: www.thecrag.co...
Unfortunately, many climbers stay at their "comfort" on climbing trips with a believe that "I better climb a lot of routes than waste my time on a single hard route". This usually is just a mask for "I'm afraid to fall", "I don't want to suffer and find my limits"... you name it. And very often ends up in a lot of stressful climbs on the climbing trip. Going from bolt to bolt every time it gets hard.
Train your Mind to be challenged! And when your brain is at peace with you, you can decide if you want to climb many routes or spend more time projecting something really hard! YOU will make your decisions instead of being forced to stay at low-grades all the time.
P.s. By saying HARD climb I don't mean specific grade it depends on Your personal capabilities. For many climbing 7a (5.12) and above is hard, but for some it could be easy, because they've spend a lot of time bouldering... but they will find their Hard at different grades ;)
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Ben
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It is inspiring to see how hard Hannah tries and does not give up.
Yea she's a fighter!
Aaaaw thank you 🙈
Holy moly, your directing and editing skills are amazing. I've watched the belaying masterclass and now watching this, it all progresses so smoothly, and all the ideas are so well presented. The filming yourself explaining the method to her, and then using that to explain it to the audience aswell is a great idea, and so well executed. Big ups, man!
I'm not a climber. I am an endurance runner though. These past couple videos have been sent to a few other runners because the principles that you are sharing apply the more technical aspects of trail running. The only way to adjust to the fear is testing yourself and taking baby steps towards the goal. You have managed to illustrate this beautifully through what you love!
Amazing comment Buddy! I used to run as well, but didn't had mountains back then, so nothing scary... But I totally agree that principals of overcoming any fear are the same... small doses of exposure with good outcome ;)
Such a good video. I feel like for almost every type of climbing I have a different grade I can do due to fear. I have done a 7a+ boulder problem indoors. I've flashed 6c lead indoors. I can do 6c+ top rope. But outdoors the hardest I've done is 6a+. I overgrip everything, get really pumped, my hands stop working and I worry most about when I can clip and not about the moves.
It's sooo damn common! I have many friends like you ;) hope my tips will help you ;)
Thanks for the comment!
My hardest indoor boulder is around 7a but my hardest outdoors route is 7b+, and I feel I could do more. So lots of hope for you
Let me help you a bit, as a climbing coach.
If we have any problems, like fear, bad stepping technique, bad positioning, or beta we all feel pumped. You should climb many easy routes on different rocks to became better in all the aspects above. Many climbers don't know that one should practice falling, as well. Fear is coming always when you do something what you never did before. When you get used to the falling, then it is not such a big deal, just when you do it the first times.
Keep building your experiencies outdoor!
All the bests!
Thats insane. I almost exclusively do bouldering and my lead grade is 2 levels above my bouldering grade. I think you have some lead theory to catch up, such as resting, chalking up at the right times etc. But yea, on some outdoor routes, I also get scared on some easy shit but thats warranted, some of the distances between quickdraws are ridiculous.
@@alexbarcovsky4319 just an update from a year ago my sport grade is now closer to where it should be 7b projecting a 7b+ but my fear of falling is still quite bad, nothing like as bad as it once was.
19:18 was Adam Ondra nearby? :D
Just echo from 2:36... It still travels between valley walls to this day...
Definetely him :)
As i read this comment it happened lmao
That's exactly what I thought!
My thought as well.
"touch the wall - fall"
well, I got that part down
Step 2: now touch a bit higher and fall ;)
Step 3: repeat step 2
such beautiful nature
* nearby blood curdling scream*
such beautiful nature
Congrats! Very well produced, nice storytelling, and it's really pleasant to listen to you. I hope you make many more videos like this.
And of course congrats to Hanna as well - starke Leistung!
Thanks Till! Super nice to get these comments!
And Yea I have a huuuge backlog of videos... Just need to put the time in ;)
Till West Daaaaaanke mein Lieber 🥰
You are welcome and really nice pronunciation of “komm schon!”!
Till West since I’m a German it’s not that hard ;))
Really excellent advice. So great to see the instruction taking place without it being too serious or tense, just instilling the idea of trying hard and having fun.
Thanks a lot!
We need to be serious only about safety, everything else - maximum happiness and fun?
I have watched this series of videos few times and always thinking it’s impossible for me to do that. And I just sent my first 7a last week! Before that, I had only red point one 6a and 6b.
These videos are really encourage me also give me the technical and specific tips. Thank you very much for making these videos.
This video was amazing!
The unedited climbing part was so tense! I peed a little at 19:45
Hahaaaa, I wanna see what will happen to you in the Next video ;)))))
@@HardIsEasy yeah! it was so intense!
Staying aware of deep constant breathing helps me
A great book to read is "The Rock Warrior's Way: Mental Training for Climbers." This book will help with your mental side of climbing.
The hardest aspect of mental and technical training for climbers is deliberate practice against reactive thinking. A few constant examples from lessons include forcing bobbled clips, climbing out of foot/rope positioning issues, and clipping at first available stance. On easy terrain (in particular in a gym), drop any nonsmooth clip, grab a hold, breath, and then try again. Any time a misstep has the rope threatening to flip, priority is to get the foot out in case of fall rather than simple avoidance of a fall. Find the space you’re likeliest to rechalk or shake out to clip, which might even be below the waist, to minimize unnecessary slack in the system but more reduce exertion for confidence.
In the same sense, the wondering if she should fall of she makes the next hold is that reactive thinking. Simply tearing the bandage off does not work because we can often death grip for a few moves to secure a bolt, but then we learn the sequence is brutal and terrifying, rather than just tapping a hold and leaping from the wall to reduce fall anxiety.
Great set of videos about this need for deliberate mental training. This does not merely come by experience.
Watching her make that climb was more exhilarating and entertaining that any movie I have ever seen! I am not a climber but I am interested in the sport. I am amazed at what you people can do! You are a special breed.
I love the dyno and slap the wall approach, way more realistic…can’t wait to try it out
This is my new fav channel. Im binge watching.
Finally good f*n climbing content! Thank you, guys!
Love it! This is the most important and most valuable climbing related video I ever watched. Thank you so much!
Youre such a good teacher! Climbing should be like this always. No beating yourself up, gentle & smart goes a long way!
Great improvement! You are a magician! And Hannah, I could not stop to watch You fighting with this route! Great job! I'm inspired, I will be next on 7a!
It's nice to see videos of regular people climbing hard!
Best climbing channel on youtube …. By far !!!!
We should all be so lucky to have this dude as a coach.
Great video, really funny and higly inspiring.
I'm an average 6c climber, planning of sending my first 7a since when I started training regurarly a couple of month ago.
Now that I saw your videos, and what Anna was able to do in such a short time, I think my problem is exactly what you described. I'll try to put into practice your advices to improve; if you eventually will plan a trip to Italy, some live advices could certainly help :)
Keep on doing this stuff, great job dude!
And, of course, great job Anna!
Great! Thank you!
P.s. she is Hanna :)))
ziotas5 thank you 😊 🙏🏽 wish you all the best for your 7a plans 💪🏽
Three things about this video:
1. You're amazing. Your videos helped me immensely on how to approach the climbs with a clear "head game"
2. Hanna Banana is brilliant, kudos to her for pushing herself
3. The belayers pants fucking rock and I need to know where he got them !!
I hope there'll be more, finding this channel has made my day.
Yea if you find where to get those pants let me know :DDD I want them as well :DDDDD And thanks for amazing comment - helps me a lot!
UnicycleSoul thanks for point 2 a lot ;)
Point 3: these pants he got from me and I found them in a second hand shop. Not one of these super fancy and expensive vintage shops, was more like one of these social ones. My advice: go to these stores and check out the women’s sports section ;) I payed 1€ for it 😍 and flea markets is also a good choice 👍🏽
Me gusta mucho como vas narrando y explicando las cosas que pasan durante el video. Muy top, y a seguir dando caña!! 😉
I watched the vipassana video and now this! I love how you make your videos, and how you are naturally explaining everything you know.
Thank You Fatima! My pleasure ;)
*I hate heights but like the sport, inside on a wall is enough for me. I climb the mast of my Sailboat and dread it each time. The more I climb the more I get used to heights, Conquer your fears*
You are a very cool guy, I spend on looking lots of videos of my new passion, and I really apriciate how humble you are, precise and simple!
Thanks mate!
Heey so nice of you to write this! I'm very pleased ;)
Well I’ve got to say these are without doubt the best most helpfully informative climbing videos I’ve ever seen,
Beautifully explained in both practical and psychological terms.
I’m 55 and feel like I could learn to climb
Thank you for breaking my limit in english! I realized only after one minute that subtitles disappeared and still continued to watch. I did not know that I can)
Haha, that's great! I'll continue being lazy at making good subtitles :)
I needed to see this 15 years ago. I could never get out my head and relax. Great video.
This outdoor climbing trip is inspiring.
I am a sport climber and have been for many years and i haft to say that your videos are one of the best on internet really entertaining and well made overall, thanx make more, so happy that youre back👊👍🧗♂️
Wow coments like this really make me happy to try out this youtube thing...
Your comment about falling on easy routes at "old school" crags is spot on haha. Teaching a beginner to lead at my local crag is a sketchy experience at best. The easiest bolted routes all have 15+ feet to the first bolt, and then ground fall potential once you are close to the 2nd. 30+ foot ground falls have happened, and no one wants to be the one to add another bolt to the route. Luckily with the rock formations it seems like every route is juggy to the top where there is typically a difficult roof or bulge.
Those scenes with no music are my favorite ones, with just the sound of nature and the climber struggling from time to time ^_^
Good job! That's exactly what I was looking for on TH-cam. Videos interesting for novice climbers like me (6a / 6b) with lots of interesting and valuable information! thank you ! and keep it up! Greetings from Poland
Thank You! Glad you found value out of TH-cam ;)
I love seeing two friends ganging up on their third friend and blaming each other for it. You all are so cute! Also so fun to see climbing projects!
Amazing. It's been a while that I realized what I need the most is to train my mind (also power endurance xD) and not strength. Gonna try those falling strategies when I feel hampered by self-doubt. This was one of the best climbing content I've seen on TH-cam. Thanks! =}
PS: going to Spain in a few months and Chulilla is a possible destination.
Amazing buddy! If you like long technical crimpy routes Chulilla or Siurana are both a heaven!
Tupan good luck with training 🏋️♀️ 💪🏽
A good video for giving hope to the 6bs fearful climbers ;)
One of the best climbing videos I have seen...great team! thanks & congrats!
Omg, I'm so happy reading this!
Lluis Mangot thank youuuu 🧡
That video was soooo much fun to watch, thank you guys! It showed many, many things, which sometimes stop us from trying hard. Thank you!
Heeey, thanks for telling this!
Amazed. your videos really made me think I can do it. I'm starting to lead trad routes, and it's been super hard on mind issues...
thanks for sharing knowledge!! Regards from Argentina! wear helmets!!! Love.
Great, thanks a lot! And I have to say I don't do trad, probably falling on gear is different, but the basic principles of fighting any fear in life is just small doses of fearful situations with good outcomes... And work the way up
Thank you for that video, it is really motivating! I liked the cute part where Hannah missed the foot hold but reajusted and kept fighting ! :) I can do up to 7a top rope, 6c+ lead indoors, and 6b maxxx outdoors due to fear of falling (I simply never accept to fall so I won't go; i felt 3 times outdoors haha).
These videos will surely help me and I will focus on falling safely starting now.
You are on a great start already ;)
Small progressive steps wins long term. And it's ok to back out - if it's your decision ;)
Wooooow, your friends are from north-rhine-westphalia, my home base! Or at least they have been there bouldering. nice!
I’m from cologne :)
@@hannathone8637 yay, wo kletterst du regularly?
Ninfreddo in Hilden in der Bergstation
Simply awesome video, Ben! Good editing skills and lovely story telling! Have fun!
Ačiū, smagu pamotivuot tave ;) greito kojos remonto tau ;)
having climbed in different countries over the last years I noticed that grading can vary quite a bit. I dont mind falling which is definitly a huge factor in climbing harder routes. But as you mentioned some grades are not really representing the hardest move (not every time) but also the endurance&technique of a route. The type of rock and the climbing style also matters a lot. If you are not used to crack, slab, overhang, layback, tufa, crimps, slopers,etc those feel way harder. Traditional climbing areas from the ~70/80/early 90ies are generally graded harder than recently bolted crags. I love climbing on tufa overhangs and climb harder grades than in my home crags with mainly pockets & technical slabs.
Thank you for explaining that back clip scenario. Be aware of the slings and make sure there is no twist. Will do. Thank you again.
Great video! May I give you some tips, as a climbing coach?
We have different views, pieces of idea, but maybe this will be usefull.
After this nice fight I would suggest to Her climbing the same route, (or some easier routes in this style) to get used to the "language" of the route with more stable relaxed technique and style. She has to learn the habit of climbing with more trusted feet and better body positioning. It was a nice barrier breaker, but now I think it is time to build new foundation of confident, relaxed climbing. After many repetitions She will feel easier and easier the route and it is important to learn that each repetition can teach you something, and you became stronger on this longer endurance routes. When you see the relaxed, masterfull style, then you can go to the next hard route. ;)
Keep posting this nice content!
All the bests!
Hey thanks a lot, I really appreciate your input!
Your tips would work perfect in gym or longer climbing trips, but since we had only 10 days no one would want to do the project again...
And... We had bigger goals to kill - coming in next vid ;)
And thinking more... after very very hard send not many would have motivation to do it again...
I think it would work better on routes a bit bellow limits.
Greetings from Spain,
Ben
@@HardIsEasy I see. Short trip can be different. Maybe in a gym quickdraws are closer, so falling can be smaller problem. My students learned the rule:
1 top is coincidence
2 top in a row, on the same route/ boulder is luck
3 top in a row is knowledge! ;)
I love Chulilla. Had the best time of my life climbing there. So many wonderful sectors and routes. Great feel. Magical place. I will return hopefully one day 🙏🏼
LOVE THE WAY YOU TEACH. I'M88 AND WISH I COULD HAVE LEARNED.
Dude, such a nice video! I'm really impressed with the quality and the usefulness of the tips you gave. Mad props! Зачёт! :)
Thanks Maksim! Super happy to get coments like this
Loved this and the last Video! Thanks for that! Just started climbing last year and working mostly on my head instead of biceps:D but it's very inspiring to see Hanna climb and how you are pushing her.
Ignore byceps :D and if you are weak it's even better - you will learn technique, since you can't compensate movements by strength ;) Enjoy and thanks for the comment ;)
Sina T as you can see in the end of the Video my biceps is a not existing thing 😂 🧡
@@hannathone8637 that gave me so much hope! :D
Hey man, I'm a brazilian climber and I've been studying English... watch this video was a good and fun way to improve my knowledge in English and rock climb! Guys, you rock!
Bringin' back the 80's pants!
After watching previous part and being 3 minutes into this part I have to say that it is epic.
Also the thumbnails for both parts are outstanding. I love the shots.
Aaand I'm a guy :)
Really fantastic video! Enjoyed this a lot more than other climbing videos with a lot more budget, crew, big names...
Great way to show how a little change of mind can totally transform your climbing.
Also, awesome fight from Hanna. She looked like she was about to peel off for a full 5 min and kept climbing!
O man, such a great comment! Thanks a lot! This was in fact a no budget video :D Just lots of fun :)
And Hanna is a beast inside :)
Iain Kelly thank you .)))
Now she only has to learn to stay relaxed during clipping. And also don’t clip 1m above your head on bad holds. It’s actually safer when your harness is almost at the quickdraw because you have to take out less rope.
Pretty smart comment with regards to rope lenght. I never thought about that and will keep it in mind next time! :)
True, but one has to find good cliping holds higher.
I love her self encouragment at 18:54 or so hahahah "Come on, come on Hana, you can do it"! Amazing vídeo I'm getting a little bit more comfortable falling just by seeing this series :D
Yeaaa so cute she does that all the time :DDDD
Lots of useful tips for projecting hard routes :) Thanks :)
Thank you as well ;)
My sons and I love watching your videos. They are so informative and beyond helpful. If you ever find yourself in the states. We would love to link up and show you some of our favorite places to climb in the pacific north west. Keep making the awesome content and stay safe.
Amazing episode and congrats Hannah, you re a beast! So awesome that you conquer your fears.. big inspiration :)
Anne R thank you soooo sooo much 🧡
I recently discovered your channel and boy, am I glad! One of the best on TH-cam, for sure. Educational, inspiring and well explained.
I noticed that you explained the back-clip at 16:40 (great you did that), but she did it because the quickdraw was, in my opinion, placed backwards, meaning that the gate should be facing the opposite direction where you will climb, and here it was facing where she was gonna climb. Considering it was twisted, that's why she clipped it this way.
Keep making these awesome videos!
Yey, I'm glad TH-cam made you find my content!
And yea you are right it's better to clip draws gates facing away from the climb direction... But that doesn't prevent back clipping issues anyway ;)
Thanks for the coment;)
Dude I love this video it is so helpful to me as a beginner climber and Hannah is a total inspiration plus she is so funny. Thank you!!
This video was terrific. Some of the best climbing instructional video I've seen, and funny as hell! Can't believe it took so long to find you on TH-cam but I'm 100% subscribed now. Oh, and now I really want to go to Spain...so thanks for that.
Wow, thanks a lot! Sometimes I'm surprised, by such comments, def motivating to make more content. ;)
You're a good teacher/fear-guide👍
Wow! Awesome! Rock looks beautiful and her technique, stamina and enthusiasm are great to witness!
Andreas Hofmeyr thank you Andreas 🥰
Your videos are absolutely amazing. Such good insight!
19:19 If you listen closely, you can hear the call of a wild Adam Ondra in the distance.
you sir, are a master at training fear! Awesome stuff!!!
Thank you!!!
Such a joy to watch, as well as super educational
Damn, the route with the chimney looks awesome. But also the one she redpointed, its just such nice rock. We mostly have Granite here, with some cracks, a lot of slabs, but this looks totally different. Would love to climb that. Also, 40m sport climbing route going almost straight up, with a little overhang? Gorgeous
such a cool video. thanks!
Amazing Job again Ben 🧡 thank you so so much!!! Can’t wait for april ;))
Nice editing and story telling!
Great videos, great shots, good energy, thanks guys 👍
I really like the new style of your videos! Move on and take my like.
Apreciate it! And thanks! Every like and comment helps a lot ;)
Thanks for this. Well produced video.
Damn your latest two vids in this series are really getting me psyched to go climb !
Actually it even dos the same to me :DDD
TopperH yaaaaaas agree 😂😅
Would love to see videos about the different types of climbing (sport vs bouldering vs whatever else there is) and what the numbers mean. I could probably find this on other channels but really like your presentation style.
Fantastic video.!!!! Great channel.!!!! We have needed something like this for years.!!👏
I feel worse the more I fall. But its a good point that if you never fell there you would be more scared and get panicky...in theory. Also that harder routes are safer.
Do smaller falls first ;) that might help more
@@HardIsEasy I have tried that. I do okay with small falls. But beyond a certain length or number of falls I have to stop, or just bail. I am usually okay with one fall, if it's not too long.
You look like a so great partners climbing !
Thanks for your vidéos its so much quality :)
I felt her emotions when she clipped to his anchor
I really love the new quality of videos ;)
awesome video as usual. I've been doing fall practice in the gym recently and im definitely starting to get more comfortable. Im taking a trip to kentucky to climb at the red river gorge soon so ill really be able to test my fears then. Cant wait for the next video!
Thanks for great comment as usual ;) Yea next one gonna be epic :)))
Well done Hanna!! Very inspiring!
Wen Sylvestre thank you so much 😊 🧡
What a funny channel biceps at the end cracked me up. New sub ✌️
Inspirierend! Danke euch, das wird mir definitiv weiter helfen😊
I didn't content on the last video but as a female feel obliged to speak up.
I've been on one climbing wall, a long time ago, and I didn't like it - I'm not so good at the athletics or spatial awareness. But I wasn't afraid of falling because of the harness and belayer. I was looking forward to that part and wished I could have gotten higher for a longer fail!
19min 20sec. Adam ondra screaming :D
Finally excited about a TH-cam channel! More content please! Come climb In Washington!
Thanks ;) Huuuge backlog of vids to be edited... ;)
Awesome videos thanks for the helpful points.
Great video, thank you! Love your positive attidute! I will try some of your tips next weekend✌️
Thanks for the comment! And let us know later how it went ;)
Very well done! Your lessons are invaluable.
Thank you Jerry! Super happy to hear this!
“Hanna banana” this quote got me 🤣
Awesome video. Love the technique. Probably be trying it today at the gym.
Great vid, really like the aproach :) And now you have to learn how to fall from the failed second clip, that is 6m above the ground(many old routes here in Europe) and you fall to the ground. And of course a fellow that keeps you up is a beginner. I have seen 10m falling to the ground(the rope bands a bit at the end so it wasn't totally free fall). So the fear is real. If you are lucky you wouldn't recognize it at the beggining and after that it's completeley harmless :) After 3rd clip your are totally fine. Yep you can sometimes roll over and end up with your head down, but it is fine :) Learn to fall before you climb high! In life and in climbing.
Thanks! And... Well... If you don't want to put your self in danger... Don't climb stuff that's dangerous for you ;)
Travel to places that have normal bolting or use a stick clip to clip 2nd bolt from the ground.
There's not much fun falling before 2nd clip.
And sure... good belaying def can reduce risks, but... ;)
@@HardIsEasyThanks for the response :) The advise: "don't put yourself in danger, but put yourself to the limit" is pretty naive for me. Don't get me wrong, I love climbing, but sometimes in live there are more valuable things than pushing yourself to the next level :) Not about your video. It's 100% legit and correct if someone are not sure about their fears.
@@HardIsEasy TH-cam is not a dicussion group, so to be precise. If you overcome your fears in small steps you can achieve amazing things - true. If you truly belive that you can do smth... - true. If you believe in yourself... - true. If you have a good state of mind... - true. If you make your fears rational - try another thing.
@@DanLeniwiec Oh, yea, of course... but this gets a bit philosophical... like why do even bother climbing... I'm not saying everyone needs to push them selves to next grades... or what ever... My only statement in the video is that if you want to climb harder you can and it's more mental than most think.... And I hope ppl get some inspiration from my videos :D
@@HardIsEasy Surely they do! It took me a year to overcame the fear of falling. Back then when I was learning how to climb no one was teaching about how to get used to falling. I like the idea very much. When I overcome my fear...well, I stop few inches from the ground with my head down...but it didn't hurt so I keep going. This girl've made 7b and my best is 6c+ so...Have a great day/night and spread the joy :) Good luck :)
I was inclined to say I was somewhat afraid to fall when I started climbing but then I took a moment to clearly remember my first climb. It was an indoor wall using an automatic belay system and It came back to me that I insisted on downclimbing the first couple routes because I couldn't make my body trust the system. It's funny that even memory can work against you if you don't take time to use it properly.