Love the format, would love the same with V8/V9! Also, next time you find yourself at Hochelaga on the spraywall, it would be awesome if you could put up some campus/paddles between V6-V9 (in normal grades, not the sandbagged grades of the board) if you have time! Im sure lots of people like myself would like to climb your boulders but are just not V11 climbers yet;) Anyways, keep up the videos they're getting better and better!
Nice one ! Really interesting hearing you try to pinpoint the tipping point between grades (though they are kinda subjective sometimes). Would be curious to see more videos like that, especially breaking from V6/V7 to V7/V8 !
Love the thorough analysis! I'm excited to see further videos for more advanced grades, specifically around V7/V8. I feel like I could probably project and send any V7 if I tried really hard and put an absurd amount of effort in the harder ones, but to me some V8s just look flat out impossible (even though I've done a lot of them and even a few V9s). It could very well be a matter of strength but definitely some technique issues as well. I'm sure a lot of people relate to this on many different levels. I'll keep an eye open for the upcoming uploads for sure!
V5 is 6c in Europe... looking quite soft grading in the gyms you are compared to the ones I am used to. Thanks for the video. It's nice focusing on routes/ having a closer look.
@@felixbaker8709 didn't think of that but you are right :D I am more thinking of the so called plateau of V5 v6 and how it compares to my current plateau of 7a. I wonder if it's the same thing , if v5s are that easy looking.
I often climb at a gym where Zach also trains when he's in Germany. At our gym people grade the boulders on an App (TopLogger) and the grades here are super sandbagged 😂 V4 (6B/+) would be something like shouldery rose move on crimps on overhang 😅
It is my opinion that his unbelievable skill is making these look way lower grade than they are. Just like people in my gym. Some make an extremely powerful boulder into a walk in the park.
This is a great start to the series. Maybe a suggestion would be to do a similar video on the kilter board for a more standardised setup, like 'how to climb Jimmy Webb kilter v3,4,5,6,7,8' or similar.
This was great in really breaking down grade differences, and from there knowing what is needed to progress from one to the next. Of course, this V4/5 leap is exactly where I’m stuck too so it’s even more helpful. Thanks!
Zach you’re the goat fr the amount of information you give and how you talk about it from a setting side as well. So good can’t wait for the v6/7 video
Z+M: I've always been a big fan of your channel since discovering it but you are really pushing the quality up and up. This was a really enjoyable watch thank you. I love seeing good climbers do climbs I might find tricky and having the commentary and explanations was hugely valuable. Looking forward to the next in this series.
nice insight for me was the one with the static bubble thing and the orientation of the holds thing. sometimes i am forgeting some hold and making the boulder harder, so was thinking, just for the analisys if you can skip a certain hold and break down the difference with-without that hold. at our gym we are constantly playing with this:)
Terrific channel. Enjoy you climbing the top level stuff but you have really hit a needed target with this instructional vid on these lower and more popular grades. Please continue with the instructional format. Thanks.
Thanks a lot Zach. Your videos are getting better and better everytime they are uploaded. We love these kind of lessons/ tutorial to improve our techniques and of course having fun too. 🙌🏻
Really great concept. As always, I appreciate the depth of the analysis! I am excited for more of these, if they are not too boring for y'all to make 😊
I'd love a training plan guide. There are already so many parts of how to do it in the comp climbing series, but one compact video with everything would be really good.
I would like something that compares the different grading between Europe, Japan and NA. Everything in Europe and Japan seems super sandbagged while many people in US keep posting stuff like "oh I just did a v8" yet it looks like a v5 in another gym
Love this style of video! Cool to see the new ideas play out, if you make this a bit of a series it would be cool to see how the grades stack up. Also it would be cool to see videos around training tools like board or spray wall using videos
Hey Zach maybe a future idea would be to do the easier grade climbs with an hinderance like a weighted vest, or only your left foot, vice visa. Reasoning being it would hinder your amazing V13 strength to only the strength of a v5 climber or the v grade of the video. Reason why I recommend that because it is very easy for you to just grab any hold on a v5 climb and do any type of move while an average v5 climber can just hardly do anything on the same hold which would force you to tackle the boulder as if you only have a certain level of strength.
10/10 the video I needed to see, trying to climb 6B+ and beyond right now 😊 will try the mini slopper-foothold tip into one routes I have been falling of for the past two weeks.
Love the format. I'm currently at my V5 plateau phase, where V4 are almost a send but V5 requires way more thinking going into it. Also trying by myself is frustrating because I don't see the beta right away and I have to fight it to be able to understand what is asked of me in terms of movement. For sure when someone else is showing me the moves, it's way easier and I can send it 50% of the time depending of the type of V5 . Crimps require way more finger strength on V5 than unlocking a body movement such as you explained in the video and I really think that's why there is a plateau at this level. Finger strength is now becoming a limiting factor. But could be also because I'm bad ahahahah!
Your v4s look like v2-3s in my gym. In my gym the v4s start to play with unstable positions but still not bad. Currently I'm finding it difficult to read/find positions on many v5s and those are often climbs that push my strength limits. Looking forward to the progression of this series for more tips.
I’m trying to send my first v4 and having a heck of a time. I’m finding a lot of committing moves are shaking my confidence and it’s frustrating. I’m flashing all v3s so I know it’s only a matter of time. Thanks for the analysis video.
After you do 6/7 --- 8/9 and 10/11, will you do 0-1-2-3 together in a short, keypoints-focused, format? While I'm certain most if not all of your _current_ audience climbs above these grades, I feel it would nicely complement the series, for a possible wider audience aka (non-athletic/movement-based sport) people new to climbing who we could recommend these videos to! Imho, the lower the grade, the most difference you feel in what the setters try to teach. Let's say V0 - placing feet. V1 - handholds at different angles. V2 - smaller holds, either feet or hands and smaller boxes. V3 - starting to use heels and toes, incorporating dynamism. You get the jist. Each of these are massive things to incorporate as a beginner. Unrelated question: have you considered doing these in voice-over mode? Not that I'd personally prefer it, I'm just curious. Both have their (dis)advantages. If so, why did you chose to do it vlog-style in the end? Cheers mate!
Yep we’ll probably do the lower grades too! And I’ll definitely be referring back to this list for some inspiration ;) This video was kind of a vlog/tutorial hybrid but going forward with the tutorial videos I do plan on doing them in a voiceover style 👍
Love the format, would love the same with V8/V9! Also, next time you find yourself at Hochelaga on the spraywall, it would be awesome if you could put up some campus/paddles between V6-V9 (in normal grades, not the sandbagged grades of the board) if you have time! Im sure lots of people like myself would like to climb your boulders but are just not V11 climbers yet;) Anyways, keep up the videos they're getting better and better!
Haha ok I’ll do my best to remember the next time I’m at hoch 💪
@@richardsonsclimbing Same with Chabanel actually!
Man these videos are getting really good Zach! I enjoyed watching this! V6/V7 next??
Yes!!!
Nice one ! Really interesting hearing you try to pinpoint the tipping point between grades (though they are kinda subjective sometimes).
Would be curious to see more videos like that, especially breaking from V6/V7 to V7/V8 !
Yep more grade breakdowns coming 👌
Thanks for this video! Great for people like me who are climbing at this level currently. Would love to see the teased V5-V6 next :D
Very cool to get some tips on more ‘common man’ climbing grades. Love it!
Love the thorough analysis! I'm excited to see further videos for more advanced grades, specifically around V7/V8. I feel like I could probably project and send any V7 if I tried really hard and put an absurd amount of effort in the harder ones, but to me some V8s just look flat out impossible (even though I've done a lot of them and even a few V9s). It could very well be a matter of strength but definitely some technique issues as well. I'm sure a lot of people relate to this on many different levels.
I'll keep an eye open for the upcoming uploads for sure!
Yes the v7/8/9 level is a super tricky transition- I’m excited to tackle that video ;)
V5 is 6c in Europe... looking quite soft grading in the gyms you are compared to the ones I am used to.
Thanks for the video. It's nice focusing on routes/ having a closer look.
V1 in my gym 🤣 But yeah I was thinking the same thing.
@@felixbaker8709 didn't think of that but you are right :D I am more thinking of the so called plateau of V5 v6 and how it compares to my current plateau of 7a. I wonder if it's the same thing , if v5s are that easy looking.
I often climb at a gym where Zach also trains when he's in Germany. At our gym people grade the boulders on an App (TopLogger) and the grades here are super sandbagged 😂 V4 (6B/+) would be something like shouldery rose move on crimps on overhang 😅
It is my opinion that his unbelievable skill is making these look way lower grade than they are. Just like people in my gym. Some make an extremely powerful boulder into a walk in the park.
@@stellar9553 I know that, so I just try to look at the holds + wall angle + movements to guess the difficulty of those climbs ^^
This is a great start to the series. Maybe a suggestion would be to do a similar video on the kilter board for a more standardised setup, like 'how to climb Jimmy Webb kilter v3,4,5,6,7,8' or similar.
The small foothold advice was great!
This was great in really breaking down grade differences, and from there knowing what is needed to progress from one to the next. Of course, this V4/5 leap is exactly where I’m stuck too so it’s even more helpful. Thanks!
Zach you’re the goat fr the amount of information you give and how you talk about it from a setting side as well. So good can’t wait for the v6/7 video
Ayyy thank you 🙏
OMG as soon as I was thinking I want Zach to upload alreadyy 😭, Time to watch!!
Z+M: I've always been a big fan of your channel since discovering it but you are really pushing the quality up and up. This was a really enjoyable watch thank you. I love seeing good climbers do climbs I might find tricky and having the commentary and explanations was hugely valuable. Looking forward to the next in this series.
🙏❤️
nice insight for me was the one with the static bubble thing and the orientation of the holds thing. sometimes i am forgeting some hold and making the boulder harder, so was thinking, just for the analisys if you can skip a certain hold and break down the difference with-without that hold. at our gym we are constantly playing with this:)
I've started to do one V6 in the gym now every once in a while so looking forward to the video about going from v5-V6.
Terrific channel. Enjoy you climbing the top level stuff but you have really hit a needed target with this instructional vid on these lower and more popular grades. Please continue with the instructional format. Thanks.
Excellent video! V6/V7 would also be cool!
Very helpful explanation on how to use sloapy footholds better! Great format btw 💪
Thanks a lot Zach. Your videos are getting better and better everytime they are uploaded. We love these kind of lessons/ tutorial to improve our techniques and of course having fun too. 🙌🏻
This is my skill level! I like the tip of holding tension all the way through i definitely agree
Loved the format and looking very much forward to the next video!!
Great video. Really well explained. Very useful and helpful considering that this is exactly the level I'm at with my climbing.
Really great concept. As always, I appreciate the depth of the analysis! I am excited for more of these, if they are not too boring for y'all to make 😊
They are fun for sure!
Nice! Do you plan on making a V6->V7 progression tips video at some point?
Absolutely!
@@richardsonsclimbing Sweet! I look forward to it.
This was such a great video! Thanks, Zach!
I vote for more V4/V5 content for blokes like me, please :)
I'd love a training plan guide. There are already so many parts of how to do it in the comp climbing series, but one compact video with everything would be really good.
I appreciate these vids! love the comp climbing stuff too. good luck with your future events!
Love this video man! I’m starting climbing v5 and I learned a ton! I can’t wait for the next one Zach! Cheers
I would like something that compares the different grading between Europe, Japan and NA. Everything in Europe and Japan seems super sandbagged while many people in US keep posting stuff like "oh I just did a v8" yet it looks like a v5 in another gym
I feel like there’s a lot of v5 content these days which is amazing because that’s me 😊
Love this style of video! Cool to see the new ideas play out, if you make this a bit of a series it would be cool to see how the grades stack up.
Also it would be cool to see videos around training tools like board or spray wall using videos
Hey Zach maybe a future idea would be to do the easier grade climbs with an hinderance like a weighted vest, or only your left foot, vice visa. Reasoning being it would hinder your amazing V13 strength to only the strength of a v5 climber or the v grade of the video. Reason why I recommend that because it is very easy for you to just grab any hold on a v5 climb and do any type of move while an average v5 climber can just hardly do anything on the same hold which would force you to tackle the boulder as if you only have a certain level of strength.
That’s a good point, and I think it would be super interesting! Good recommendation I’ll remember to try this 👌
10/10 the video I needed to see, trying to climb 6B+ and beyond right now 😊
will try the mini slopper-foothold tip into one routes I have been falling of for the past two weeks.
Love the format. I'm currently at my V5 plateau phase, where V4 are almost a send but V5 requires way more thinking going into it. Also trying by myself is frustrating because I don't see the beta right away and I have to fight it to be able to understand what is asked of me in terms of movement. For sure when someone else is showing me the moves, it's way easier and I can send it 50% of the time depending of the type of V5 . Crimps require way more finger strength on V5 than unlocking a body movement such as you explained in the video and I really think that's why there is a plateau at this level. Finger strength is now becoming a limiting factor. But could be also because I'm bad ahahahah!
More of this type of video pls :D
This is high quality climbing TH-cam content right here. Sending this to all my plateauing friends!
😎🔥
New camera looking great :)
Your v4s look like v2-3s in my gym. In my gym the v4s start to play with unstable positions but still not bad. Currently I'm finding it difficult to read/find positions on many v5s and those are often climbs that push my strength limits. Looking forward to the progression of this series for more tips.
loved this one!
Would love to see a V16/V17 analysis for when I hop on Burden of dreams one day!
Fantastic！！！Many thanks!
Appreciate this vid. V5-V6 vid soon pls will me and lots of ppl in their plateaus 😂
Sometimes I feel like gyms just flip a hold upside down and call it a day to increase the difficulty a grade haha
Great Video, thx
I’m trying to send my first v4 and having a heck of a time. I’m finding a lot of committing moves are shaking my confidence and it’s frustrating. I’m flashing all v3s so I know it’s only a matter of time. Thanks for the analysis video.
cool stuff!! would you do a video on coordination dynos?
Yeah that’s a good idea!
that guessing grade would be a v2 in my gym
After you do 6/7 --- 8/9 and 10/11, will you do 0-1-2-3 together in a short, keypoints-focused, format?
While I'm certain most if not all of your _current_ audience climbs above these grades, I feel it would nicely complement the series, for a possible wider audience aka (non-athletic/movement-based sport) people new to climbing who we could recommend these videos to!
Imho, the lower the grade, the most difference you feel in what the setters try to teach.
Let's say
V0 - placing feet.
V1 - handholds at different angles.
V2 - smaller holds, either feet or hands and smaller boxes.
V3 - starting to use heels and toes, incorporating dynamism.
You get the jist. Each of these are massive things to incorporate as a beginner.
Unrelated question: have you considered doing these in voice-over mode?
Not that I'd personally prefer it, I'm just curious. Both have their (dis)advantages.
If so, why did you chose to do it vlog-style in the end?
Cheers mate!
Yep we’ll probably do the lower grades too! And I’ll definitely be referring back to this list for some inspiration ;)
This video was kind of a vlog/tutorial hybrid but going forward with the tutorial videos I do plan on doing them in a voiceover style 👍
Good video. But the grades shown in this gym look a little soft. These climbs would be V2-V3 in my gym
begging for a smiliar video but for around V8 V9
That would be great!
That’s the plan 👍
I really like the format of these video's. I can't just reach a lot of hold on V2 climbs in my gym, are they just setting tall?
Thanks!
Maybe they are 😭
hahahah the ending is gold
Hey, i was recently looking for some kneebar tutorials and tips, maybe thats a plan for a video??
Yeah we can try to fit that in a video for sure!
Thank you so much for this. How many v5s do you think you could do in a 2 hour session?
Haha maybe all of them in the gym!!
@@richardsonsclimbing so you don’t really get tired at this level?
This gym is huge, which location is it? i want to try it out
Le Crux Laval
Could you do a break down of each grade from 6-10?
Yep that’s the plan!
@@richardsonsclimbing yooooooo hype !
Is there already one on V6/7 by now?
Yep got it filmed and is coming soon!
V10-v11 next ?
Haha eventually!
tfw im stuck at V6/7 :(
Is this the second rose bloc location?
It's Le Crux Laval
^
i thought so too, but i saw "Le Crux" logo at the end of the video!