A good exercise for this is to find a good jug to hold and then to try touching as many other holds as possible with your feet. Each hold has to be touched by both feet, either at the same time or right after another. Ideally your feet should never just dangle around. Helps with being able to keep feet on the wall.
Slabs are so much fun, even if my skinless shins and knees disagree. Thank you for that mini coaching session! Also, that "weighted foot never pops" fall looked hella scary.
Hah they are! I just got back from a slab session and had a great time trying out my new found footwork skills! Definitely still a few bruised shins though!!🥸😀
@@hannahmorrisboulderingSeemend to a help a bit already. Always just tried to jump and or cram both foot on for a foot swap but the rol on/off helped on some spots! Managed to repeat a few of my hardest climbs (top rope) but with less falls and/or a bit smoother climbing even though my upper body was already pretty banged up before the climbing session. Still really need to start thinking about keeping my heel down at some moments.
That's funny, I just watched Magnus and Eddie Hall in that gym on that blue with the volumes, so I was like "hey, I've seen that gym before!" Anyway, look at you, working with these guys! Thank you for taking us with you so we can profit from your in-person-training as well!
@@hannahmorrisbouldering Yours is pretty cool too though! And what you said about the warming up climbs, I try to do those easy climbs as clean and efficient as possible, because on the harder climbs my focus isn't necessarily on that but on getting up the wall any old how, and I'm pretty sure I got that idea from one of Louis's videos 😁
Dropping the heels is a game changer ! I've been recording myself climbing to see what works when it works and what doesn't, and I've been able to note which footwork or body positioning makes the difference. Helped me reflect on my climbing a lot !!
These workshop kind of videos are really useful. I have the feeling that I'm roughly around your level (different style though as I'm 6"2 and I move differently on a wall as a result) and recently I started really getting into getting my technique better compared to just getting stronger. And these videos have already helped me improve. So thanks!
These were the guys who came up with the 9c climbing test that Magnus (and a bunch of others) popularized a few years ago. And I feel your pain Hannah when you've just fallen off and your coach surprises you with a question along the lines of "What can you do differently?" I swear nothing will make your mind go blank more than a pop quiz after you've just been on a boulder. (Though I'm not sure if it's even worse when you flash the boulder and they say, "Nice, but what can you change to do it even better?")
Thanks for reminding me to buy the climbing bible. I just ordered it and I am very happy that someone made the effort to explain climbing a-z to beginners like me. I am sure it was a lot of good hard work! I am impressed with the clarity of Stian's explanations in the video and his ability to create a calm, concentrated atmosphere.
I swear every time I see one of your videos I'm thinking I need to add this to my climbing techniques or strategies! Thanks so much Hannah for another banging video!
I really appreciate your style of videos, Hannah, thank you for sharing your climbing journey with us! Watching you learn technique helps me to remember to try those things when I'm in the gym. I'll be looking out for similar slabs today to try some of these techniques for myself. I am also going to buy a copy of the Climbing Bible!
Some good tips for improving footwork here! At the very least for a newbie like me! 😀 Stian seems very knowledgeable, as well calm. Lovely as a coach 🙂
Hello, Hannah (and comment viewers). One note, one request, and one question: Note: I've found that in addition to the non-vertical axis Stian referenced, pushing hard onto the foot into a layback can typically stall a barn door. Not sure if anyone else has experienced this. Request: I was hoping to find a tip about footwork in overhangs, essentially in the "how to place/use it" and "when to move feet" similar to this format. Is that in another video? Question: How do you balance max rubber on the volume, applying normal force through the volume (thanks, Louis of Catalyst), and ankle mobility (might be gating to dropping the heel)?
Great video! Sometimes it’s the simplest changes that can make a big difference. I feel like this video works for beginners and more experienced climbers as well.
This is really excellent coaching... I'm really ill at ease on volumes but am now actually looking forward to trying these drills. Thanks for the lesson share!
I watched this video a couple of times and then went to the gym today and focused exclusively on the footwork techniques (mostly on traverses and volumes) described in this video. It was a game changer for me! I feel so much more stable in my feet. I look forward to building on these new skills. Thank you for this video! 🙌
Ahh that's so nice to hear Stephanie! It's really made a difference at the beginning of a session for me these past few weeks too. It helps me to focus on my foot placements for the rest of the session :)
Sincerely appreciate these videos where you share your experiences from these coaching sessions. Picked up some great tips that weren't intuitive to me that I am excited to apply to one of my projects!
Absolutely appreciate this "basics" for footwork and how to think things through just as much as handholds. Thanks for sharing the knowledge and wisdom. Foot trusting is key, but I acknowledge it's difficult at first.
@@hannahmorrisbouldering I'm on the heavier side, so I've learned to trust my feet, I just need to work on techniques of using them more often, especially on overhangs etc. And flexibility to match.
I watched the Alex Honnold masterclass and I was disappointed because it was for beginners. Now, the learnings you got here were real masterclass content! Thanks so much. Maybe they will make a video complement to the Climbing Bible?
Stian reminds me of a dentist telling you to floss more. Yes, I should focus more on footwork or technique in every climb, in practice, when climbing with friends I focus on power more than technique.
It would need a childrens playpark spongy surface underneath. It could be climbing one side and climb training the other. Or all climb and climb training one side, and calisthenics/isometrics equipment the other.
Hi Hannah, indoor climbing seems quite pricey. I would like to see more outdoor climbing walls (& calisthenics gyms) in parks. For fitness, in addition to skipping.
I am a beginner, but find the idea of climbing as a hobby perfect, as it involves moving your whole body, while being stimulating enough to not mind moving so much.
What about the outdoor wall idea. What would be the right height, width, types of climbing walls/holds to use and climb training finger wall thingees to use on there? I'm thinking horizontal movement (roughly) would be the main focus, with height prob no more than 12 to 15 foot roughly. For safety and ease of use.
Can anyone explaining why more rubber is better? Because while it increases the contact area, the weight force stays the same. Therefore, the force per area (pressure) is reduced. Mathematically, you would get the same amount of friction, no matter how large the contact area is. The main reason formula 1 cars have super wide tyres is not because it increases friction, but because it makes them last longer and they have to change them less frequently. (It also indirectly increases friction, for instance if a small area of the track is wet/oily, a wide tyre increases chance to also contact dry road at the same time),
Exactly as you say. But if you place the tip of your shoe exactly on that oily part you’ll fall off. The coefficient of friction will vary over the surface so more rubber is a way of guaranteeing a certain amount of friction - sort of like an average, you spread the risk. Btw I’m not really a climber, but will be interested to hear from someone if they have another view. Seems like this is a common misconception among climbers, but look up in a high school physics textbook and you’ll see: friction does not depend on surface area.
I'm guessing it is to do with how much force you actually put through you foot and into the hold - more of your shoe rubber pushing into the hold generally allowing you to apply more force into it.
Could you design an 'ideal' outdoor climbing wall for an average size uk park, that covers beginner lvl and mebbees a bit more, relatively safe and budget friendly, and has fingerboard or whatever.
I just resort back to brute strength from my upper body if certain parts dont go well with me, this helped a lot because I saw how useful it is. will now improve my foot work too!
Could you do a video on footwork but on overhangs/cave/roof? 🙏
I’d love to!
That would be a good one!
A good exercise for this is to find a good jug to hold and then to try touching as many other holds as possible with your feet. Each hold has to be touched by both feet, either at the same time or right after another. Ideally your feet should never just dangle around. Helps with being able to keep feet on the wall.
Campus! (Only joking)
I'd love to have that too! I hate overhangs and I'm always struggling with my feet
Slabs are so much fun, even if my skinless shins and knees disagree. Thank you for that mini coaching session!
Also, that "weighted foot never pops" fall looked hella scary.
Hah they are! I just got back from a slab session and had a great time trying out my new found footwork skills! Definitely still a few bruised shins though!!🥸😀
Well, just in time for my climbing session.
Hope you find it useful! 😇
@@hannahmorrisboulderingSeemend to a help a bit already. Always just tried to jump and or cram both foot on for a foot swap but the rol on/off helped on some spots! Managed to repeat a few of my hardest climbs (top rope) but with less falls and/or a bit smoother climbing even though my upper body was already pretty banged up before the climbing session. Still really need to start thinking about keeping my heel down at some moments.
That's funny, I just watched Magnus and Eddie Hall in that gym on that blue with the volumes, so I was like "hey, I've seen that gym before!"
Anyway, look at you, working with these guys! Thank you for taking us with you so we can profit from your in-person-training as well!
Such a cool video huh! Was great to see them in my local, climbing routes that I recognise. 🤩
@@hannahmorrisbouldering Yours is pretty cool too though! And what you said about the warming up climbs, I try to do those easy climbs as clean and efficient as possible, because on the harder climbs my focus isn't necessarily on that but on getting up the wall any old how, and I'm pretty sure I got that idea from one of Louis's videos 😁
Dropping the heels is a game changer ! I've been recording myself climbing to see what works when it works and what doesn't, and I've been able to note which footwork or body positioning makes the difference. Helped me reflect on my climbing a lot !!
This channel is like my own personal climbing coaching haha. Thanks so much for sharing all of this knowledge with us!!
These workshop kind of videos are really useful. I have the feeling that I'm roughly around your level (different style though as I'm 6"2 and I move differently on a wall as a result) and recently I started really getting into getting my technique better compared to just getting stronger. And these videos have already helped me improve. So thanks!
Glad you like them!
These were the guys who came up with the 9c climbing test that Magnus (and a bunch of others) popularized a few years ago. And I feel your pain Hannah when you've just fallen off and your coach surprises you with a question along the lines of "What can you do differently?" I swear nothing will make your mind go blank more than a pop quiz after you've just been on a boulder. (Though I'm not sure if it's even worse when you flash the boulder and they say, "Nice, but what can you change to do it even better?")
That's really helpful. I always forget to plan my feet and how to position them. Thanks, Hannah and Stian.
Me too! Always a little ahead of myself but not in a good way haha! You’re welcome ☺️
Huge credits to Hannah for making this happen. This is really powerful learning for everyone. Thank you!
Thanks for reminding me to buy the climbing bible. I just ordered it and I am very happy that someone made the effort to explain climbing a-z to beginners like me. I am sure it was a lot of good hard work! I am impressed with the clarity of Stian's explanations in the video and his ability to create a calm, concentrated atmosphere.
Hope you get lots of good use out of it. It’s a lovely book and really useful for planning our more focussed sessions for improvement! ☺️
One
Of the best tutorial
Videos I’ve watched!! Thank you!!!🙏
OMG such good content for someone who is just starting with climbing!
Hope you find it useful! I definitely learned a lot even as an experienced climber - always new things to learn and improve!
I swear every time I see one of your videos I'm thinking I need to add this to my climbing techniques or strategies! Thanks so much Hannah for another banging video!
I really appreciate your style of videos, Hannah, thank you for sharing your climbing journey with us! Watching you learn technique helps me to remember to try those things when I'm in the gym. I'll be looking out for similar slabs today to try some of these techniques for myself.
I am also going to buy a copy of the Climbing Bible!
I hope you find it useful. Glad to hear you like the coaching videos too. 🤗
Love this video, especially the second part about volume foot hold, so inspiring and so clearly explained❤
Glad you liked it!!
You’re channel just gets better and better! So useful for a newbyass like me, thanks for being awesome!
Thank you so much. I really appreciate the kind words and I’m really glad you like the videos. ☺️
Some good tips for improving footwork here! At the very least for a newbie like me! 😀
Stian seems very knowledgeable, as well calm. Lovely as a coach 🙂
Hello, Hannah (and comment viewers). One note, one request, and one question:
Note: I've found that in addition to the non-vertical axis Stian referenced, pushing hard onto the foot into a layback can typically stall a barn door. Not sure if anyone else has experienced this.
Request: I was hoping to find a tip about footwork in overhangs, essentially in the "how to place/use it" and "when to move feet" similar to this format. Is that in another video?
Question: How do you balance max rubber on the volume, applying normal force through the volume (thanks, Louis of Catalyst), and ankle mobility (might be gating to dropping the heel)?
Great video! Sometimes it’s the simplest changes that can make a big difference. I feel like this video works for beginners and more experienced climbers as well.
Another great video, it reminds me that I should train on trusting to put my heel down on slopers.
This is really excellent coaching... I'm really ill at ease on volumes but am now actually looking forward to trying these drills. Thanks for the lesson share!
I watched this video a couple of times and then went to the gym today and focused exclusively on the footwork techniques (mostly on traverses and volumes) described in this video. It was a game changer for me! I feel so much more stable in my feet. I look forward to building on these new skills. Thank you for this video! 🙌
Ahh that's so nice to hear Stephanie! It's really made a difference at the beginning of a session for me these past few weeks too. It helps me to focus on my foot placements for the rest of the session :)
And incremental improvements and overcoming fear/challenges is cool too
Thank you Hannah for this great and free content, I can suppose how much work is behind it.
You're so welcome!
Hannah. First time watching. Great job hosting! The climber did a great job of explaining ulternative methods of doing everything so we understand.
Such a great video and such an experienced climbing, Hannah! I'm a great fan of the Climbing Bible.Thanks for inviting Stian and Martin!
20:15 "One COULD relax" lol
Just wanted to say the production on this one was super good. Some great camerawork and color grading
Thank you very much. All credit goes to my partner Nathan for the camerawork ☺️☺️
Sincerely appreciate these videos where you share your experiences from these coaching sessions. Picked up some great tips that weren't intuitive to me that I am excited to apply to one of my projects!
Great to hear! Really glad the videos are helpful for your climbing and best of luck on the proj!
amazing video!! I loved guessing what to do or change along with you. :D
Glad to hear it!
Dudes asking the QUESTIONS. That question about doing the climb with no foot swaps and then seeing it in action sort of blew my mind.
Always love these coaching videos!
I'll also probably never hear "a weighted foot never pops" without seeing that fall in my head lol
Glad you like them! Haha, I replay it in my head every time I'm not sure about a foot placement and I'm 99% sure it's there to stay forever now. :D
Absolutely appreciate this "basics" for footwork and how to think things through just as much as handholds. Thanks for sharing the knowledge and wisdom.
Foot trusting is key, but I acknowledge it's difficult at first.
I can be pretty bad at forcing myself to weight my feet so this was definitely a masterclass for me! Glad you enjoyed ☺️☺️
@@hannahmorrisbouldering I'm on the heavier side, so I've learned to trust my feet, I just need to work on techniques of using them more often, especially on overhangs etc. And flexibility to match.
As always quality content and quality entertainment. Keep it up
Thanks very much ☺️☺️
I watched the Alex Honnold masterclass and I was disappointed because it was for beginners. Now, the learnings you got here were real masterclass content! Thanks so much. Maybe they will make a video complement to the Climbing Bible?
Great to hear! A video version would be amazing! :)
So good , thank you for sharing
You’re welcome! Thanks for commenting ☺️
This was so good!
Yay, thank you!
Extremely useful, thank you.
Glad you found it useful! Happy foot-swapping!!😎
Just in time I'm stuck on foothold that are so small and slippery for my big foot. Hopefully I can send it next time
Good luck with it - I’m sure you’ll crack it next session 😇
So much quality and insight in the content. Thanks a lot!
Much appreciated!
Bring back videos with Coach Be, please :)
Hopefully in the next couple of months 🥳
loving it! I learnt a lot from your video! many thanks!
this channel is such a gem
Thank you!
Great Teamwork! 🙌
Thank you 🙌
Very cool tips! I really want to try these out sometimes. Have been very bad on slabby walls since i started.
It’s definitely not my strongest style of climbing either but these tips really did help for me. Hope they come in handy for you on the slab ☺️
Great Video!! I learned a lot!
So good, thanks for sharing!
This was very good thank you so much
You're so welcome!
amazing explanation, thanks a lot both of you!
Glad you found it handy ☺️
eye opener
Stian reminds me of a dentist telling you to floss more. Yes, I should focus more on footwork or technique in every climb, in practice, when climbing with friends I focus on power more than technique.
Once again amazing content! Thank you so much
Glad you enjoy it!
amazinnggg video wow!!! learnt so much and i cant wait to try these out on my projects today
Have fun! Glad you found the video useful and good luck on your project 🤩
It would need a childrens playpark spongy surface underneath. It could be climbing one side and climb training the other. Or all climb and climb training one side, and calisthenics/isometrics equipment the other.
i need this man to train me!!! haha i just started bouldering two weeks ago. had my second session today and i just have so many questions! :)
Thanks
Hi Hannah, indoor climbing seems quite pricey. I would like to see more outdoor climbing walls (& calisthenics gyms) in parks. For fitness, in addition to skipping.
Hanna should read audio books as side hustle haha sucha nice soft voice
Wow, thank you haha! Podcast incoming?!
Really great instruction!
For some reasons, I cannot save this video to my playlist.
I am a beginner, but find the idea of climbing as a hobby perfect, as it involves moving your whole body, while being stimulating enough to not mind moving so much.
It is, you're totally right. Such a great sport!
this is such an informative video. Thanks
Glad it was helpful!
could've watched an hour of this! super helpful :-)
Yay, glad you found it useful!
good one thanks
Great video!!
Thank you!
What about the outdoor wall idea. What would be the right height, width, types of climbing walls/holds to use and climb training finger wall thingees to use on there? I'm thinking horizontal movement (roughly) would be the main focus, with height prob no more than 12 to 15 foot roughly. For safety and ease of use.
wow amazing celebrities. I got the climbing bible books about a year ago, when you mentioned them on a previous video
Hope you’ve found the books useful! ☺️☺️
Great video xx
Thank you!!
Can anyone explaining why more rubber is better? Because while it increases the contact area, the weight force stays the same. Therefore, the force per area (pressure) is reduced. Mathematically, you would get the same amount of friction, no matter how large the contact area is. The main reason formula 1 cars have super wide tyres is not because it increases friction, but because it makes them last longer and they have to change them less frequently. (It also indirectly increases friction, for instance if a small area of the track is wet/oily, a wide tyre increases chance to also contact dry road at the same time),
Exactly as you say. But if you place the tip of your shoe exactly on that oily part you’ll fall off. The coefficient of friction will vary over the surface so more rubber is a way of guaranteeing a certain amount of friction - sort of like an average, you spread the risk. Btw I’m not really a climber, but will be interested to hear from someone if they have another view. Seems like this is a common misconception among climbers, but look up in a high school physics textbook and you’ll see: friction does not depend on surface area.
We don’t use math here. Just go based off myths and feels
I'm guessing it is to do with how much force you actually put through you foot and into the hold - more of your shoe rubber pushing into the hold generally allowing you to apply more force into it.
only if the coefficient of friction is constant with force
@@frazzzzz no, the force is always your weight force
Could you design an 'ideal' outdoor climbing wall for an average size uk park, that covers beginner lvl and mebbees a bit more, relatively safe and budget friendly, and has fingerboard or whatever.
Those shoes he was using on the slabs look comfy af. More slipper than climbing shoe.
I knew some things said but it was very interesting ! :)
Glad you thought so 😀
Too good
Nearly a half hour for so few boulders... makes me think how much of each boulder I am missing when I climb
A weighted foot may never pop but mine like to slide a lot
can someone give me the song at 3:00 ? shazam dont work on good music lol
thanks Hannah.....
You’re very welcome, hope you find it useful!
13:07 All you need is a shoulder injury then you would have time to practice footwork. Just saying about a friend 😢
Oh! 😔 Injuries really suck. Hopefully nothing too long lasting.
So many Norwegians in England recently 👀
The elderly will remember something similar happening in the 8th century ;-)
Whoever was behind the camera, the mic was clipping >.
25 years lol . Ok let me not even close to compare with my whole 2 weeks of climbing 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤦🏽♀️
😊🤙🏼
Basically, climb like a sport climber 🤣
4:05 Bad angle 😳
How so?
@@hannahmorrisbouldering Not as far as climbing, 🤣 I just never seen a wall hold like that. The grey one.
This is perfect for me after I just slipped and took a ground fall while leading
Ah no! That doesn’t sound like fun 🥺 hope you’re okay!
@Hannah Morris Bouldering all good, rolled out! Thank you for the kind words and some of the most relaxing, thoughtful content on YT!
Just want to say your channel is great, it's been a big help. Keep it up!
Thanks Nik! Appreciate it ☺️
Takk skal du ha, veldig bra videoen! Hilsen til norske klatrere 😃
Hannah, your first footswap was so perfect, I need to go and try it right now 😂
Haha Nathan and I just got back from a session at the wall practicing the drills too - we’re hooked ☺️
I wish Nathan (and his really cool pants) were in this video.
I just resort back to brute strength from my upper body if certain parts dont go well with me, this helped a lot because I saw how useful it is. will now improve my foot work too!
Great to hear!