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Rock Climbing skills
19 skills, beginner to advanced. 16 of them can be checked from a phone video with honest form analysis — no fake scores.
Beginner
5Straight Arms & Body Position
The single most important habit in climbing is to hang from STRAIGHT ARMS whenever you're …
Analysis
Footwork: Edging & Smearing
Footwork is the most important climbing skill — your legs are far stronger than your arms,…
Analysis
Center of Gravity over Feet
Climbing is really continuous CENTER-OF-GRAVITY management — keeping your weight (your hip…
Analysis
Relaxed Grip & Resting
Beginners 'death-grip' every hold, which pumps the forearms in minutes. The skill is using…
Analysis
Safe Falling (Bouldering)
Falling is part of bouldering, and learning to fall well is a genuine safety skill — nearl…
Analysis
Intermediate
5Silent Feet & Precision
Precise footwork is what separates smooth climbers from those who slip and pump out — and …
Analysis
The Rock-Over
The rock-over is how you stand up onto a high foot — you shift your center of gravity UP a…
Analysis
Flagging (Counterbalance)
Flagging is using a non-weighted leg as a COUNTERBALANCE — and it's the only way to stop a…
Analysis
Hips to the Wall & Backstep
Getting your HIPS to the wall is the key to climbing steeper terrain efficiently — and the…
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Static vs Dynamic Movement
Efficient climbing uses BOTH static and dynamic movement, and choosing the right one conse…
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Advanced
5Heel Hook & Toe Hook
Hooks turn your foot into a 'third hand.' A HEEL HOOK places the heel on a hold and ACTIVE…
Analysis
The Drop-Knee
The drop-knee (Lolotte) is a powerful twist-lock that glues your hips to the wall on steep…
Analysis
The Dyno
A dyno is an all-out DYNAMIC move — a controlled jump/lunge to a hold that's too far to re…
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Overhang & Steep Movement
Steep and overhanging terrain is where body TENSION becomes everything — gravity pulls you…
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Reading & Sequencing Moves
Reading a route — 'beta' — is planning the sequence of moves, hand/foot placements, and bo…
Insane
4Movement Efficiency & Flow
At the top level, 'technique' means EFFICIENCY — moving up the wall with the least wasted …
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Advanced Rests (Kneebar/Bicycle)
Advanced positions let you REST or generate force in ways that free up your hands and save…
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Finger Health & Grip Awareness
Fingers are the #1 injury site in climbing (up to ~40-52% of injuries), and the signature …
Antagonist & Shoulder Prehab
Climbing relentlessly trains the PULLING muscles and the finger flexors, creating imbalanc…