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General Climbing Discussion

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Technique Improvement 3-Mar-2004 At 1:28:44 PM CJ
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Gareth,

As far as modelling technique is concerned, firstly get your hands on a bunch of climbing videos and criticallly analyse what it is that makes these particular climbers so competent. Also have in the back of your mind some of your own areas of weakness (or strength), and try to incorporate, perhaps at a more simplistic level, these elements of good technique into your own climbing while minimising bad techniques. This is perhaps best done on moderate boulder problems close to the ground where you are stress free and able to concentrate more on the movement or flow of a sequence.
Secondly, another thing is to watch good climbers "live" at the crag. See how they prepare themselves and approach a climb. I personally have some vivid early memories of watching HB and his amazing mastery of a rack of wires or watching Stefan Glowacz virtually float up Have a Good Flight Direct at Araps. Things like this will stay with you for a long time.
From a different perspective though, attempting to copy or mimic what others do may be unrealistic or somehow detrimental in some cases. We all have different characteristics and physiological make ups... so if you're not a super powerful or fast twitch in make up, it may be somewhat unrealistic to spend too much time analysing Klem Loskot videos!
Personally you could also ask yourself a series of the following questions. How do I climb when I'm climbing well? What are the charactersitics of good climbing? - flow, smoothness, efficiency, continued momentum, relaxed posture / breathing, a level of quietness? What else? Can I improve my footwork? Where are my shoes wearing out? (perhaps points to some sloppy footwork if the rands are trashed and the sole is peeling). Am I able to find efficient resting positions while climbing? Am I putting too much effort into getting through tough sequences? Are there better ways of getting through a particular climb or problem? and the list goes on...etc.
Address these and come up with some of your own and it all should start to come together... in time.

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