All of us at SELF are saddened to learn of the passing of pole dance instructor Wendy Lee. Wendy was a bright and kind soul, remarkably nurturing towards the other athletes on set, and will be dearly missed by us all.
This is something I love about climbing. I have fallen out of practise for reasons, this vid recommendation has kinda refueled my drive for it. I am 5ft 9", 54kg, gangly and thin. I used to go climbing with a friend who was 6ft 2" and over twice my weight, very different body type. (I did have to clip two sandbags to myself to belay him down haha). But I also worked with a girl who used the same indoor centre we did, but this girl was 5ft 2", and "average" build. We all had such different approaches. But I loved that my friend R came to realise what holds he could suggest to me, and I the same for him based on our strengths. I was very good at the dynamic movements and gangly limbs helped reaches, also hypermobile but sweaty palmed with bad upper body strength. R was so much better at overhang walls than me, his grip strength also far better, he could get the tiniest grips in a pincer grip.
One reason climbing is catching on so quickly everywhere is because of the graciousness of the community. Giving first timers a challenge, but an achievable one is how you get em hooked. Unfortunately many people see advanced climbing featured and make the mistake of thinking climbing is beyond their reach. The majority of the climbing community wants you to know, that it's not out of your reach.
@@QuitRuiningMyRecommendations its cheap as heck to try. Certainly in the long term if one is so inclined there is a lot one can buy, but not much one must buy to give it a whirl. Often I think a good climbing gym is often beyond one's reach geographically speaking, especially in areas where outdoors climbing opportunities are more distant.
@@QuitRuiningMyRecommendations true, climbing shoes and memberships at climbing gyms are sooo expensive.. but given the fun and the health benefits it is worth it for me
Just so people that never climbed understand, making even 1 movement on a v2 on the first day and first try is super uncommon, even for people in very good shape, it's not impossible but it's very very rare, it's not a lack of conditioning or strength usually, it's just body awareness, people don't know how much they don't know about movements, until they do something different like this, that alone proves how pole dancing transfer well to climbing.
I tried climbing like this for the first time earlier this year and could only do v0s and v1s. I got less than halfway on a V2 but couldn’t finish it even after maybe an hour of trying. My long time climber friend kept encouraging me to climb the V2 but my arms started getting shaky and it was just too difficult! I felt kind of bad that day for not being able to complete it so it’s good to know it’s uncommon finishing V2 first day. These girls did awesome for sure.
I do Aerial Arts & am addicted to it 💜It is the one exercise you can get almost every muscle group while getting fit having Fun 🤩 I have tried rock climbing and I did notice the difference with gravity pull, it definitely is different, especially with flexing toes & pointing toe’s I can relate to what Wendy was saying 👍The abs on that instructor, I thrist for that 6pac 🙏lean body, WOW 🤩 Poletastic Ladies 🏋️♀️
my first time climbing i did v2 and v3s, wasn;t an issue. i dont think its a me thing, if you know you have arm strength why not go for a higher level?
@@CookieCreamCrumble if you are climbing a v3 in your first try, climbing with arm strength alone, and no technique, or leg strength which are usually a extremely important part in anything over v2, you actually went to a climbing gym that lies about difficulty and calls a v1 level difficulty V3, since there's no difficulty level police, many climbing gyms say that you are in a higher grade of difficulty just so you feel like a better climber and come back for more, there's also the slim possibility that some v2+ difficulties are just well suited to some people, and if you are extremely tall, short or light it may be that the difficulty is just not well measured for someone with a your specific body type, that's rare but it does happen, or maybe you are a born climber with world class talent, which some people are.
@@pedrothevenard I did a V3 on my first day, but I train a ton and generally have really good legs and upper body strength, but i could not do anything afterwards because I was gassed (also had friends showing me how to do it). Second time I went there i had watched a ton of videos online to learn techniques and I got a V4 that didnt require much strength . So it really depends on your overall fitness and body awarness i feel.
I’ve been a pole dancer for 9 years and I started rock climbing 6 months ago. I absolutely love it and feel like my pole skills were an asset to rock climbing
I noticed that they were already doing a lot of counterbalancing with their free leg on the first climb, which not a lot of beginners have a reflex to do.
I agree. They kept saying how they felt out of their element, but it didn't show. It shows what strength and body awareness can do. I've watched videos of others climbing for the first time (gymnasts, body builders, ballet dancers etc). and these guys were head and shoulders above the others.
Yeah it's such a testament to their strength, endurance and overall body control. No way could I have done that before a few months of regular climbing
Shoutout to the body representation in this video! Different heights, sizes, muscularity, etc. that was really awesome to see. Also I’ve never pole danced or rock climbed but this video made me wanna do BOTH
it is so much less scary once you get on the wall and send your first route! i absolutely recommend going out and climbing if you’re in a place where you’re able to do that! there’s plenty of online groups for beginner climbers and lots of hyping each other up :) never think that you can’t do it because i promise you that you can!!
I think you'll surprise yourself when you get on the wall! it'll be fun and you'll have challenges, physically and mentally. getting over the fear of falling is a big thing in this sport for absolutely everyone at every level, but also falling is 90% of the sport when trying hard. it's basically a ton of falling safely. have fun at this expensive playground!
wow impressed they are so naturally good at this. never made the connection of grip strength with pole dancing and rock climbing. as a rock climber I gained new respect for pole dancers. they did kind of skip on the fun of figuring out the puzzle on your own though. the girl in green killed it, having more weight makes it more difficult but she has some muscles. I constantly get my butt kicked in the gym by 60lbs kids, you gain humility quickly. they honestly impressed me first time climbing.
A coworker of mine climbs off and on, and he mentioned to me his fiancee also climbs with the same regularity. Went climbing with them a while back and turns out she does pole fitness as another hobby, and she is impressively strong.
I mean u r hanging on the pole for the whole routine which can an hour or so long. Which require so much upper body strength and poles r slippery so they need better grip to stay on it. I always had much respect for pole dancers coz I have no upper body strength
Adriana has such incredible grit on the wall. She's just throwing herself at the problems and managed that dyno like a she'd been doing this for months.
As a climber this was so wholesome to see. I'd love to climb with these ladies. The best attitude to have when learning to climb is a will to try hard and they have that in bucket loads.
I have no words for the perfection of this combo. The good vibes and mutual respect. The natural ability and sheer enthusiasm. I knew this video would be good, but it far exceed my expectations!
I love the diversity and versatility in climbing when it comes to how we approach a route. I'm glad she eventually mentioned keeping their hips in to the wall, as soon as I figured that out it made a huge change in my climbing. Also I love that the dancers mentioned how much they were using their legs, I noticed a ton of male climbers don't know how to or choose to ignore their legs and instead focus on pure strength. I used to get compliments on my flexibility but for me it was a necessity, engaging my legs was a requirement to make any progress.
The relying nearly purely on upper body strength is so true for some ppl! Have to admit I am climbing for few months and whenever I encounter a problem that is challenging me in terms of difficulty I am less thinking and more of brute forcing it with my pulling strength, so when doing v4 often thats what I do, while on v2-3 I am much more technical and efficient
I knew these ladies would be more than strong and flexible enough to kill it like they did. I’m more impressed that they did it with long nails. When you know, you know. Well done ladies!
These ladies are so likable, such a good vibe. I was just to watch a couple of minutes of the video and I ended up watching the whole thing. I was truly wishing for them to reach every goal all the time.
I loved it, they did so well! It looked really scary, and they all did a really good job! Can't wait for the next episode, I guess the climbers will not like the feel of the pole rubbing on their inner thighs which probably hurts a lot if you're not used to it
I don't know, I've gotten some pretty significant bruises while climbing! Maybe not armpit or inner thigh, but all the rest of my legs have gotten pretty colorful at some point 😂You can hit some wierd places on climbing holds when you fall off unexpectedly!
I watched the Pole dancing part first and am baffled about how different the pole girls' energy and confidence is. They seem very intimidated here as opposed to the overwhelmingly bright stage-like presence when they were instructing. Crazy. Everyone involved can be so proud of their accomplishments here! and RIP lovely Wendy
So impressed by the pole dancers! They took to climbing so well. Adriana was especially a determined and a natural climber. A dyno before learning how to dyno!
I'm in love with everything happening in this video. The way the climbing instructors built all the pole dancers up (and encouraged them to root for one another during their own climbs) and celebrating the unique ways that each woman found to overcome each obstacle was just so awesome. And then the pole dancer ladies being all in and willing to try stuff that was new and way different than what they normally do, and using their pole knowledge to help them adapt was just super fun to see! Strong women build up other women!
I'm really happy they included a short girl like Adriana because I feel that it requires a different technique. Sometimes your arms can't reach and you have to propel yourself to the next rock. That's just my thoughts as a short girl myself. I've only rock climbed once and it was at a fair and I only got three feet of the ground 😅
This is the most satisfying video I have ever seen since the beginning of 2022. The female atmosphere, the sorority, the support between each others… it makes me wanna cry I’m serious 😭 wonderful women out here ❤️
As someone who has more weight than I should have, I already love that Adriana does pole dancing and now even tries to climb! They all just were so awesome!!
She's honestly showing everybody up in terms of grit too. Every climb she was gassing out, going for one more hold, and even nailed that dyno like shed been climbing for a year. Weight isn't health!!!
The second climber (red hair tips, blue top and black legins) has the body and the movements of a ballerina or rhythmic gymnast 😍 The way she uses the legs and the feet🩰 makes her look like vertical dancing.
"They can be so cute and so strong at the same time" i love that! The whole time i was thinking this is so cute and endearing and impressive and inspiring at the same time!
ok finished the whole vid and now im adding bouldering a challenging climb to my fitness bucket list, neeeeeeed to get over my fear of heights. these pole ladies have such a great can do attitude!
I don't know why this video popped up in my feed. I used to climb years ago and haven't watched videos on climbing in a while, let alone pole dancing. I'm very impressed with these ladies and they did really well for their first time!
As someone who's been doing pole for 3 years, this is such a great crossover to see. I definitely find pole easier than bouldering - really cool to see the nuances in body awareness between each sport!
First off, R.I.P. Wendy Lee. And thank you for sharing your passion with others. Secondly, I just want to say that I love this concept and I guess its really a collaboration of two schools of movement. So cool!
I absolutely love all of the positive and loving energy in this!!! it's always amazing to see professionals in a certain talent try new things! would love to see the climbers try pole dancing!
the rock climbing community is so great and everyone is so supportive, the best part about it is when everyone encourages you to push yourself. if you’re thinking of trying rock climbing go for it! its not as intimidating as it looks but it is nottt easy at all
As someone who has done a bit of climbing and a bit more pole dancing,this video was perfect and highlights how empowering the women in both communities are❤
@@emmanuela5619 With this being so public I don’t want to say in respect for the family 🙏She was known in the industry and very talented ❣️and will be missed
As a pole dancer and a climber, I thoroughly loved this video! Thank you so much for creating this video and for the positivity with which it is presented 🙏🏼 I’m so proud to be a part of both communities which are both welcoming and supportive of others 🙌🏼 I love how learning to rock climb has challenged me to be a better poler and how pole dancing has given me such a gift of flexibility when I climb! There is so much great cross training between these two sports to explore 💓
I don’t have a single athletic bone (or muscle) in my body, but watching this video gave me much hope that someday I might be able to do both tock climbing and pole dancing. It looks so fun!
when i was 15, my dance teacher invited me to join her in pole dancing training as a form of workout (im an amateur contemporary/folk dancer) but i didnt go. At 16, i started going to the gym and there we had a rock climbing wall. Sadly i wasnt strong enough at that time. Both is literally on my bucketlist, to be strong enough to successfully (and safely) complete a course or routine. 🤞🏼
I thought the comment section would be full of hate for pole dancers (I'm also a poler) but am so glad to see how respectful and wholesome everyone is. You've restored my faith in the internet community x
I'm surprised they didn't mention that as with pole dancing you wanna try to keep the pole as close to your body as possible to get maximum stability and don't get momentum to spiral out of control. I'm always amazed by these series of how good humans can get at different arts.
I'm not surprised they did well. A lot of pole dancing movements are quite analogous to rock climbing movements, but just in a very different context. So a lot of the same muscles are involved.
I love that this video celebrate joy, expertise,acceptance, fitness, education, honesty, beauty, fun everything I needed to be inspired to stay active.
I love love love the energy here, everyone is so supportive. I need to get back into climbing, and I'd love to get into pole. I'd love to see these same dancers teach these same climbers. (edit: also, I love how these climbers are instructing the dancers. They're so thorough and the instruction gets more indepth as they go? It's so clear these climbers collaborated to make this experience as educational and fun and safe as possible. Incredible)
Im new to rock climbing, and this is actually really helpful in teaching terms and techniques. Its really cool to watch these dancers learn climbinf and see how the physical skills translate.
We love diverse women teaching and supporting each other 🧡 I teared up. I want the dancers to teach the climbers! (As a bi woman, I am so attra and to each of them omg help)
Starting out my pole journey the past 3 months and ive been matching it with going back to the boulder gym to build up that strength. Honestly climbing and pole compliments each other so well
I actually got taken aback watching Sabrina. Her mannerisms/gesticulation, smile, and even her teeth remind me so much of me and my own movements. This whole vid was fun to watch. They all went for it, and that was great.
The dancers did a really good job of explaining how they feel and how the experience was, super cool, and really fun to watch. And now I really want to try climbing again. I went a few times when I was younger and was told that being tall can actually be much harder, but I'm not sure if thats really true, or maybe more true just for the start? Either way, this made me want to try again!
I’ve hung out and climbed with the main person in this vid years ago. Trippy af to see this pop up in my feed! Glad to see everyone having heaps fun! 🙌🏽🥰
The fact that they climbed it first try is amazing! I first tried it at 16 and I was super athletic back then and did cross country and weight lifting and couldn't make it past the start it was so scary 🤣
Bring those climbers to the pole! I absolutely loved the support and comradely I just witnessed. Thank you for brightening up the internet for me today. ❤️❤️❤️
I did rock climbing for the first time a year ago. Once you get past v2, it's gets a lot harder. Respect to these ladies for getting as far as they did!!
Love this so much! The pole dancers are so fun and adorable! I’m glad I’m not the only pole dancer that likes to twerk at the top of climbing routes 🤣 I was not surprised at all with how well they did. Pole dancing takes a ton of upper body strength! My second day climbing, I spent the whole session on a V4 and didn’t stop until I completed the route. My friend may have been a bit jealous 😅 I was also impressed with the climbing instructors and their amazing crash course! I’m sad to hear about one of the pole dancers passing away. Sending love to her friends and family.
All of us at SELF are saddened to learn of the passing of pole dance instructor Wendy Lee. Wendy was a bright and kind soul, remarkably nurturing towards the other athletes on set, and will be dearly missed by us all.
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Rest in peace 😔
Oh nooo.... may she rest in peace
Rip Wendy, you seemed like a lovely soul
!! Ohno rest in peace..
As a short girl I really liked watching how Adriana (the girl in green) approached the climb vs the taller girls.
She had such humor. And that split fall was a pure flex.
She is such a badass! 😍😍😍
This is something I love about climbing. I have fallen out of practise for reasons, this vid recommendation has kinda refueled my drive for it.
I am 5ft 9", 54kg, gangly and thin. I used to go climbing with a friend who was 6ft 2" and over twice my weight, very different body type. (I did have to clip two sandbags to myself to belay him down haha).
But I also worked with a girl who used the same indoor centre we did, but this girl was 5ft 2", and "average" build.
We all had such different approaches.
But I loved that my friend R came to realise what holds he could suggest to me, and I the same for him based on our strengths.
I was very good at the dynamic movements and gangly limbs helped reaches, also hypermobile but sweaty palmed with bad upper body strength. R was so much better at overhang walls than me, his grip strength also far better, he could get the tiniest grips in a pincer grip.
She is amazing!
Lol..Low key I was watching it because of her. I love the unexpected and she has some strong core muscles.
Please get the same girls to teach the climbers pole dancing!!! This video was so wholesome I loved it 🧡
Omg yes ! Waiting on that
Samee
that'd be so fun
They will. These always come in two parts with the groups switching it up. It will be fun, I'm certain.
Hmm pole is difficult. It takes so much strength and I wonder if it can be taught in 1 day...
One reason climbing is catching on so quickly everywhere is because of the graciousness of the community. Giving first timers a challenge, but an achievable one is how you get em hooked. Unfortunately many people see advanced climbing featured and make the mistake of thinking climbing is beyond their reach. The majority of the climbing community wants you to know, that it's not out of your reach.
It is $$$$ out of reach for most people.
@@QuitRuiningMyRecommendations its cheap as heck to try. Certainly in the long term if one is so inclined there is a lot one can buy, but not much one must buy to give it a whirl. Often I think a good climbing gym is often beyond one's reach geographically speaking, especially in areas where outdoors climbing opportunities are more distant.
@@QuitRuiningMyRecommendations true, climbing shoes and memberships at climbing gyms are sooo expensive.. but given the fun and the health benefits it is worth it for me
I feel like there's 20 hidden puns in your comment, OP
And the drugs
everyone is so beautiful and strong in thisvid omg
OMG yessssssss🥰
100%
strong lmfao
@@begga9682 do you know how much strenght it takes to pull your whole body up a wall / pole?? Then sftu
@@clairejohnson5674 q
Just so people that never climbed understand, making even 1 movement on a v2 on the first day and first try is super uncommon, even for people in very good shape, it's not impossible but it's very very rare, it's not a lack of conditioning or strength usually, it's just body awareness, people don't know how much they don't know about movements, until they do something different like this, that alone proves how pole dancing transfer well to climbing.
I tried climbing like this for the first time earlier this year and could only do v0s and v1s. I got less than halfway on a V2 but couldn’t finish it even after maybe an hour of trying. My long time climber friend kept encouraging me to climb the V2 but my arms started getting shaky and it was just too difficult! I felt kind of bad that day for not being able to complete it so it’s good to know it’s uncommon finishing V2 first day. These girls did awesome for sure.
I do Aerial Arts & am addicted to it 💜It is the one exercise you can get almost every muscle group while getting fit having Fun 🤩 I have tried rock climbing and I did notice the difference with gravity pull, it definitely is different, especially with flexing toes & pointing toe’s I can relate to what Wendy was saying 👍The abs on that instructor, I thrist for that 6pac 🙏lean body, WOW 🤩 Poletastic Ladies 🏋️♀️
my first time climbing i did v2 and v3s, wasn;t an issue. i dont think its a me thing, if you know you have arm strength why not go for a higher level?
@@CookieCreamCrumble if you are climbing a v3 in your first try, climbing with arm strength alone, and no technique, or leg strength which are usually a extremely important part in anything over v2, you actually went to a climbing gym that lies about difficulty and calls a v1 level difficulty V3, since there's no difficulty level police, many climbing gyms say that you are in a higher grade of difficulty just so you feel like a better climber and come back for more, there's also the slim possibility that some v2+ difficulties are just well suited to some people, and if you are extremely tall, short or light it may be that the difficulty is just not well measured for someone with a your specific body type, that's rare but it does happen, or maybe you are a born climber with world class talent, which some people are.
@@pedrothevenard I did a V3 on my first day, but I train a ton and generally have really good legs and upper body strength, but i could not do anything afterwards because I was gassed (also had friends showing me how to do it). Second time I went there i had watched a ton of videos online to learn techniques and I got a V4 that didnt require much strength . So it really depends on your overall fitness and body awarness i feel.
I’ve been a pole dancer for 9 years and I started rock climbing 6 months ago. I absolutely love it and feel like my pole skills were an asset to rock climbing
Same! I’m doing both now and it works really well together!
I noticed that they were already doing a lot of counterbalancing with their free leg on the first climb, which not a lot of beginners have a reflex to do.
Hello guys, do I need to weight lift and build muscle strength before starting pole dancing?
I believe it is! Using core strength, arm strength!
@@user-kq2we1ex3h thank you so much.
Very impressive … I’m a climber and have never seen beginner climbers crush it like these pole dancers did. Well done ladies!
I agree. They kept saying how they felt out of their element, but it didn't show. It shows what strength and body awareness can do. I've watched videos of others climbing for the first time (gymnasts, body builders, ballet dancers etc). and these guys were head and shoulders above the others.
@@derekryden6574 i think gymnasts are up there as well!
Yeah it's such a testament to their strength, endurance and overall body control. No way could I have done that before a few months of regular climbing
They get these absolute beginner climbers to do some pretty advanced stuff for first-timers. Really impressive!
That’s what I’m saying lol
Just because they know that they’re capable and fit
They already have the strength and skills to do it just different applications
I was watching in awe. Their pole dancing definitely make them far more advanced than most beginners!
I think it's because you have to have a lot of strength and body awareness as a pole dancer, they just had to use those skills in a different medium
Shoutout to the body representation in this video! Different heights, sizes, muscularity, etc. that was really awesome to see. Also I’ve never pole danced or rock climbed but this video made me wanna do BOTH
Same to everything you just wrote 😊
This looks so hard and scary and yet they did it so flawlessly (and with so much style as well) !!! 🤩
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it is so much less scary once you get on the wall and send your first route! i absolutely recommend going out and climbing if you’re in a place where you’re able to do that! there’s plenty of online groups for beginner climbers and lots of hyping each other up :) never think that you can’t do it because i promise you that you can!!
I think you'll surprise yourself when you get on the wall! it'll be fun and you'll have challenges, physically and mentally. getting over the fear of falling is a big thing in this sport for absolutely everyone at every level, but also falling is 90% of the sport when trying hard. it's basically a ton of falling safely. have fun at this expensive playground!
The girl in the green always falls gracefully. She always does a pose . It was great.
wow impressed they are so naturally good at this. never made the connection of grip strength with pole dancing and rock climbing. as a rock climber I gained new respect for pole dancers. they did kind of skip on the fun of figuring out the puzzle on your own though. the girl in green killed it, having more weight makes it more difficult but she has some muscles. I constantly get my butt kicked in the gym by 60lbs kids, you gain humility quickly. they honestly impressed me first time climbing.
A coworker of mine climbs off and on, and he mentioned to me his fiancee also climbs with the same regularity. Went climbing with them a while back and turns out she does pole fitness as another hobby, and she is impressively strong.
I mean u r hanging on the pole for the whole routine which can an hour or so long. Which require so much upper body strength and poles r slippery so they need better grip to stay on it. I always had much respect for pole dancers coz I have no upper body strength
@@kanikagaral7637 had no idea. an hour long is crazy. with rock climbing you go then stop and chill out then go again after a minute
@@christopherpeterson9175 I mean u know strippers have to.perform whole night. So yeah they need stamina and upper body strength
@@kanikagaral7637i agree in everything except impliying that routines are long because strippers preform all night long.. pole dancing ≠ strippers
Adriana has such incredible grit on the wall. She's just throwing herself at the problems and managed that dyno like a she'd been doing this for months.
As a climber this was so wholesome to see. I'd love to climb with these ladies. The best attitude to have when learning to climb is a will to try hard and they have that in bucket loads.
I have no words for the perfection of this combo. The good vibes and mutual respect. The natural ability and sheer enthusiasm. I knew this video would be good, but it far exceed my expectations!
I love the diversity and versatility in climbing when it comes to how we approach a route. I'm glad she eventually mentioned keeping their hips in to the wall, as soon as I figured that out it made a huge change in my climbing. Also I love that the dancers mentioned how much they were using their legs, I noticed a ton of male climbers don't know how to or choose to ignore their legs and instead focus on pure strength. I used to get compliments on my flexibility but for me it was a necessity, engaging my legs was a requirement to make any progress.
The relying nearly purely on upper body strength is so true for some ppl!
Have to admit I am climbing for few months and whenever I encounter a problem that is challenging me in terms of difficulty I am less thinking and more of brute forcing it with my pulling strength, so when doing v4 often thats what I do, while on v2-3 I am much more technical and efficient
I knew these ladies would be more than strong and flexible enough to kill it like they did. I’m more impressed that they did it with long nails. When you know, you know. Well done ladies!
Sometimes these feel quite scripted/forced but I felt that the personalities of the pole ladies really shone through! Really fun to see :)
The twerk counter was so funny and cute
These ladies are so likable, such a good vibe. I was just to watch a couple of minutes of the video and I ended up watching the whole thing. I was truly wishing for them to reach every goal all the time.
Same! I only intended to watch for 2 or 3 mins but they got all my attention. I was so excited whenever they reached a milestone during the climb!
I loved it, they did so well! It looked really scary, and they all did a really good job! Can't wait for the next episode, I guess the climbers will not like the feel of the pole rubbing on their inner thighs which probably hurts a lot if you're not used to it
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Ooof or their armpit 😂
They did do a rock climbers vs pole dancers a few years ago.
th-cam.com/video/yV9zAlk72PY/w-d-xo.html
they are gonna have bruises in places they never had it before.....
I don't know, I've gotten some pretty significant bruises while climbing! Maybe not armpit or inner thigh, but all the rest of my legs have gotten pretty colorful at some point 😂You can hit some wierd places on climbing holds when you fall off unexpectedly!
Love this video because we always talk about how the pole and climbing community overlap lol would love to see the climbers try out pole now
They did an episode a few years back
th-cam.com/video/yV9zAlk72PY/w-d-xo.html
The amount of core strength in this video is incredible !
I watched the Pole dancing part first and am baffled about how different the pole girls' energy and confidence is. They seem very intimidated here as opposed to the overwhelmingly bright stage-like presence when they were instructing. Crazy. Everyone involved can be so proud of their accomplishments here!
and RIP lovely Wendy
There was so much respect and support on both sides, I loved it. Both are amazing sports!
So impressed by the pole dancers! They took to climbing so well. Adriana was especially a determined and a natural climber. A dyno before learning how to dyno!
I think the one dancer explained it really well about her flex muscles. I hope that the climbers will try the pole!! Well done ladies!! You all rock!!
I'm in love with everything happening in this video.
The way the climbing instructors built all the pole dancers up (and encouraged them to root for one another during their own climbs) and celebrating the unique ways that each woman found to overcome each obstacle was just so awesome.
And then the pole dancer ladies being all in and willing to try stuff that was new and way different than what they normally do, and using their pole knowledge to help them adapt was just super fun to see!
Strong women build up other women!
I'm really happy they included a short girl like Adriana because I feel that it requires a different technique. Sometimes your arms can't reach and you have to propel yourself to the next rock. That's just my thoughts as a short girl myself. I've only rock climbed once and it was at a fair and I only got three feet of the ground 😅
This is the most satisfying video I have ever seen since the beginning of 2022. The female atmosphere, the sorority, the support between each others… it makes me wanna cry I’m serious 😭 wonderful women out here ❤️
As someone who has more weight than I should have, I already love that Adriana does pole dancing and now even tries to climb!
They all just were so awesome!!
She's honestly showing everybody up in terms of grit too. Every climb she was gassing out, going for one more hold, and even nailed that dyno like shed been climbing for a year. Weight isn't health!!!
@@OccamsLaser1 Totally!!
The second climber (red hair tips, blue top and black legins) has the body and the movements of a ballerina or rhythmic gymnast 😍 The way she uses the legs and the feet🩰 makes her look like vertical dancing.
"They can be so cute and so strong at the same time" i love that! The whole time i was thinking this is so cute and endearing and impressive and inspiring at the same time!
ok finished the whole vid and now im adding bouldering a challenging climb to my fitness bucket list, neeeeeeed to get over my fear of heights. these pole ladies have such a great can do attitude!
I don't know why this video popped up in my feed. I used to climb years ago and haven't watched videos on climbing in a while, let alone pole dancing. I'm very impressed with these ladies and they did really well for their first time!
As someone who's been doing pole for 3 years, this is such a great crossover to see. I definitely find pole easier than bouldering - really cool to see the nuances in body awareness between each sport!
First off, R.I.P. Wendy Lee. And thank you for sharing your passion with others. Secondly, I just want to say that I love this concept and I guess its really a collaboration of two schools of movement. So cool!
Girly in green was soo good! As a ex pole dancer but someone who loves watching rock climbing and ninja videos this was great!
I would love to see the rock climbers do a day of pole!!
I saw someone comment recommending they do this and it’s just really cool to see that SELF actually listens to their viewers!
These pole dancers were incredible climbers. Getting halfway up a V2 is no joke. I'm very impressed, and glad they all had fun!
I absolutely love all of the positive and loving energy in this!!! it's always amazing to see professionals in a certain talent try new things! would love to see the climbers try pole dancing!
Girly in green is a natural 🔥
This was so cute! I loved how supportive they were of each other. I would love to see a video of the rock climbers learning pole techniques!
Katie Jo! How crazy to see you after 20 years of high school on a climbing TH-cam. My son climbs and your instruction is amazing!
Falls down into a split! 2 seconds in and I’m like TALENT! TALENTED ❤️
Yes! Two sets of badass, strong women hyping eachother up!! Thankyou for this!
the rock climbing community is so great and everyone is so supportive, the best part about it is when everyone encourages you to push yourself. if you’re thinking of trying rock climbing go for it! its not as intimidating as it looks but it is nottt easy at all
As someone who has done a bit of climbing and a bit more pole dancing,this video was perfect and highlights how empowering the women in both communities are❤
This ladies got me screaming to the phone, rooting for them!! What a nice vibe!!
The energy in this whole video is the most uplifting thing 💕
I want an update later about how many of these three dancers took up climbing as a hobby.
Unfortunately I just found out that one of the ladies Passed away, very sad, Too young May she RIP🥲
@@brendabrashko5953 What... Which one :(
@@brendabrashko5953 really, which one 😢
@@emmanuela5619 With this being so public I don’t want to say in respect for the family 🙏She was known in the industry and very talented ❣️and will be missed
They made it public in the video where the climbers learn pole dancing.
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I think the climbing community makes climbing so much better! The support and cheering are EVERYTHING here, love it
I love women lifting up women, cheers! Tough, strong, nimble, agile! She said it all.
As a pole dancer and a climber, I thoroughly loved this video! Thank you so much for creating this video and for the positivity with which it is presented 🙏🏼 I’m so proud to be a part of both communities which are both welcoming and supportive of others 🙌🏼 I love how learning to rock climb has challenged me to be a better poler and how pole dancing has given me such a gift of flexibility when I climb! There is so much great cross training between these two sports to explore 💓
I hope the rock climbers get a turn in the dance studio! And I hope they all become regulars at each other's gyms/studios 💕
I don’t have a single athletic bone (or muscle) in my body, but watching this video gave me much hope that someday I might be able to do both tock climbing and pole dancing. It looks so fun!
when i was 15, my dance teacher invited me to join her in pole dancing training as a form of workout (im an amateur contemporary/folk dancer) but i didnt go. At 16, i started going to the gym and there we had a rock climbing wall. Sadly i wasnt strong enough at that time. Both is literally on my bucketlist, to be strong enough to successfully (and safely) complete a course or routine. 🤞🏼
I thought the comment section would be full of hate for pole dancers (I'm also a poler) but am so glad to see how respectful and wholesome everyone is. You've restored my faith in the internet community x
This is a perfect example of something I didn't know I needed but obviously did
These ladies are all so adorable! I think their baseline level of athleticism really helped them. They were all so lovely
Well done ladies, I've done some wall climbing and it's not easy. You showed how strong you all are.
I love the energy of all the ladies. They seem like such an amazing friends to have but Adriana stole my heart. She is adorable !
That was so heartwarming to wacth, the level of support, the climbers really truely cheering them up
I love how the climbing terms are explained not only by the clippers but also as text on the screen
I love how Favia was genuinely happy and excited when they did a good job
I'm surprised they didn't mention that as with pole dancing you wanna try to keep the pole as close to your body as possible to get maximum stability and don't get momentum to spiral out of control. I'm always amazed by these series of how good humans can get at different arts.
I love the positive energy in this video. What a great group of women!
the core strength is admirable. Just a bit more time on the wall and they would all be smashing grades fast.
I'm not surprised they did well. A lot of pole dancing movements are quite analogous to rock climbing movements, but just in a very different context. So a lot of the same muscles are involved.
They talk about core and grip strength but there's also the use of momentum and balance (like in flagging) that def looks very similar!
Wow, I love the confidence, strength and fun of all women in this video. And all of them are beautiful, inside and out.
I love that this video celebrate joy, expertise,acceptance, fitness, education, honesty, beauty, fun everything I needed to be inspired to stay active.
Why did I get emotional when they all made that 2nd climb? This was so lovely and they all did an amazing job!
I love love love the energy here, everyone is so supportive. I need to get back into climbing, and I'd love to get into pole. I'd love to see these same dancers teach these same climbers.
(edit: also, I love how these climbers are instructing the dancers. They're so thorough and the instruction gets more indepth as they go? It's so clear these climbers collaborated to make this experience as educational and fun and safe as possible. Incredible)
Im new to rock climbing, and this is actually really helpful in teaching terms and techniques. Its really cool to watch these dancers learn climbinf and see how the physical skills translate.
We love diverse women teaching and supporting each other 🧡 I teared up. I want the dancers to teach the climbers! (As a bi woman, I am so attra and to each of them omg help)
Now I want to see the climbers to pole dancing!
Starting out my pole journey the past 3 months and ive been matching it with going back to the boulder gym to build up that strength. Honestly climbing and pole compliments each other so well
I actually got taken aback watching Sabrina. Her mannerisms/gesticulation, smile, and even her teeth remind me so much of me and my own movements.
This whole vid was fun to watch. They all went for it, and that was great.
I think all you girls are awesome. Love to see people trying something new and expanding their boundaries!
The dancers did a really good job of explaining how they feel and how the experience was, super cool, and really fun to watch. And now I really want to try climbing again. I went a few times when I was younger and was told that being tall can actually be much harder, but I'm not sure if thats really true, or maybe more true just for the start? Either way, this made me want to try again!
I’ve hung out and climbed with the main person in this vid years ago. Trippy af to see this pop up in my feed! Glad to see everyone having heaps fun! 🙌🏽🥰
The fact that they climbed it first try is amazing! I first tried it at 16 and I was super athletic back then and did cross country and weight lifting and couldn't make it past the start it was so scary 🤣
awww the ladies looks like they had a great time.
Bring those climbers to the pole! I absolutely loved the support and comradely I just witnessed. Thank you for brightening up the internet for me today. ❤️❤️❤️
I believe Wendy Lee recently passed away
For those asking, this video was actually long over due. The Rock Climber tries pole dancing was released 3yrs. ago.
The core strength of these women!!
Love this. There are a few moves in pole that require a flexed foot like starfish but not too many. Most are pointed toes.
This was so good!! All the girl power and cheering on!!
I love this channel, its lovely that people in different speciality sharing n exchanging skills n passion
Diversity, strength, beauty, feminity in one video! My Fave so far in this Channel! 💓
Kind of a big ask to try and bat hang in rentals 😂. Can't wait to see how the climbers do with pole
I did rock climbing for the first time a year ago. Once you get past v2, it's gets a lot harder. Respect to these ladies for getting as far as they did!!
this video is so fun and full of positivity!
Now I'd love to see the rock climbers try pole dancing
I love this!! Specially seeing someone closer to my body type (green shirt) killing it on the first try.
Wow! ALL of these ladies are AWESOME! 😍 Bravo!
Love this so much! The pole dancers are so fun and adorable! I’m glad I’m not the only pole dancer that likes to twerk at the top of climbing routes 🤣 I was not surprised at all with how well they did. Pole dancing takes a ton of upper body strength! My second day climbing, I spent the whole session on a V4 and didn’t stop until I completed the route. My friend may have been a bit jealous 😅 I was also impressed with the climbing instructors and their amazing crash course! I’m sad to hear about one of the pole dancers passing away. Sending love to her friends and family.
I loved this series, but especially the women who came to rock climb! Their personalities made me watch the entire thing lol
so much support and love in this video I love it!!!