Love the tip about good technique in the warm up process. Cant stress this enough. You also warm up your mindset and you want to go to your hard routes with a confident, focused and precise mindset.

I've recently been trying to force myself to work on climbs that aren't in my style. Sure enough, I've noticed I've started to get more confident in those styles now. In a way it's nice because I can see fairly quick and visible progress in that particular area whereas the rest of my climbing is more or less at a plateau.

Elbows are very usefull many times! You can "easily" prevent barndoor effect by pushing elbow on the wall

Tip 1 is great - I've started practising my footwork on warm up climbs - as a new climber my footwork isnt great so just messing about with the holds and transferring weight, rather than simply climbing an easy warm up route, is really helping.

Tip #1 Really hit home for me, so use to just mindlessly warming up just so I can get to the harder stuff. I can really use that time to practice some techniques. And of the course, the other tips were just as helpful, thank you!

This was legit

Thanks for sharing. I really liked the advice on using the whole body. I am pretty much a beginner and sometimes used elbows or hips and always felt awkward (like a real beginner). Also like the idea to see all limbs the same way. Hope you will have more of these kind of advice videos in the future!

The last one is easier said than done. I keep falling on the last move to the top (lead climbing mostly) because I get too excited. I’m now trying to use rests not just to recover my arm/finger strength but also to actively breath and calm down. It helps a bit but I still fall from time to time on moves I should have been able to do.

Point one really helped me after the lockdowns. Coming back to the gym out of shape all that practice in the warm up climbs really helped the technique to come right back so I could get back into it much quicker.

Awesome vid- and great tips! Thanks! I did my first V8 Boulder this week (I’m psyched!) and I had to use my knee to hold my position on a bigger slopper before moving up. Also I find myself using my whole forearms on volumes, especially if I’m grabbing a higher edge on it and need to put weight on it.

I love it, there's always something to work on when warming up. Lately I've been doing long cave routes and focusing on controlling my breathing through every move. Thanks for the tips!

everything you say is great Louis! I had a session with you when I was visiting the uk in 2018 with an unusable finger. I got so much out of it I still use plenty of it still. I wish youd do more of these! im in new Zealand so coming for more coaching isn't that practical. hopefully next year!

Love the practising while warming up tip. I alternate between a few drills (below, only doing one at a time) when warming up on easy climbs, would love to know if there are some I could add Catalyst Climbing! 1) silent feet 2) sticky hands and feet 3) focusing on keeping straight arms and rolling shoulders etc as much as practicable, and pushing as much as possible from the legs 4) practising flags/drop knees etc 5) watching each foot to the foothold

Great tips Louis! Thanks for these. Looking forward to following the videos on the channel.

I’ll remember these when I finally get back to climbing again. It’s been over one year now since I last climbed 😭 I will have to strengthen up my tendons again like a beginner!

More power to catalyst climbing! Solid content!

Thanks man these tips have really help me a a lot !!!

Thank you, Louis. It's nice to hear some tips that pertain to aspiring climbers. Workout routines will make you a stronger climber but not always a better climber. I appreciate the mental game and technique. Keep them coming!

Love the tips and love the energy.

thanks for the amazing tips louis! spot on

Great tips. Thank you

Thanks Louie, really good tips! Moving back indoors a bit more so will be good to focus on these rather than just worrying about how dodgy my last bit of gear was... :)

Thanks for these Louis! This channel is going to churn out the next generation of crushers.

No Patreon or donations for your channel? I would really love to support you. Seriously, the way you communicate is just astonishing! Cannot wait for my climbing session today!

I like that - focus on doing the moves right. I plan to work on this.

Last one is the one I needed to hear. Lately I often find myself surprised by doing the crux part of the problem and then I fall on the next move because I already see myself at the finish hold 🙈

Great tips, thanks!

I'm a beginners beginner in bouldering and during my last session i noticed on one of them i did the technique where you turn your body to reach higher and it felt so good to do a good climbing move instead of just trying to brute force my way through. Especially cuz i don't have much power to brute force with.

Great video thanks for the tips

This guys gonna get popular, so easy to watch

Tip1, one of the best things that improved by climbing was finger injury (within the first year) because I couldn’t pull hard for months I really went back to basics and climbed a ton of easy climbs as efficiently as possible, I watched the Neil Gresham Masterclass DVD’s about a thousand times and worked drop knees, flagging etc and that technique stayed with me through the years to the point where even now, returning to climbing after 3 years off and 3 stone on I can still climb some hard problems that I can tech my way through (v5-7indoor) despite having no finger strength, power, endurance or flexibility. It’s quite funny watching some young athlete looking climber struggle on a problem and i rock up with a fat beely hanging over my trousers, sweat pissing out of me just from trying to get my shoes on and just teching my way up. Soon backfires though as soon as there’s the slightest bit of hard pulling and I can’t even pull on a v3 🤣

Great advice and I totally agree with idea about knees, Louis!

Good stuff! I always prioritize performing moves rather than topping a wall. Because you get to the top if you do the moves.

I use my knees and elbows a lot for flagging to do static moves. This may sound weird, but there is no risk for me since all the moves are done in a very controlled way.

Great tips, Captain!!

2:15 I have used a head jam between wall and a hold on a hard slab. Complete beta break, and the setter was watching me.

As a new climber, just having someone mention these tips, I know this is going to help out. Great video!

Been doing tip 4 quite a lot recently of working on my weaknesses, and I find this is giving me much more coverage in overall climbing skill. Vs being good at only certain styles. Tip 5 is hard to understand. During a project I might struggle on each move at a time. Making one move progression each session. A few sessions later, I am able to speed the first half of the moves, through power and aggression (with technique in muscle memory), so is that bad form then? I agree I do get very excited about finishing and knowing I am so close. In my opinion making a previously challenging move quite trivial is good practice?

thank you , really , great video

Awesome tips Louis

thank you!

These are great hacks. Loved #3. My infamous chinhook has gotten me out or some tight spots.

Tips 3 : use your whole body. I usually complete my topout with the classic "chin hook", work every time

Great advice!

Thank you

Hi just got something to fourths point. There are many ways how to climb, even the hardest boulders. So yes, it's important to work on our weaknesses but also to know my own style. Am I flexible? Strong as hell? Do I love to use my legs during climbing? Etc. So, yea, working on weaknesses is good, but breaking the beta with my own style is maybe even better :-)

Quality advice, thank you subbed

Tip 4: yeah I understand your point but also don't forget your strengths because with those skills you can reach your goals more "quickly" (to keep up motivation etc....)

Really like your channel. Anyone ever tell you that you sound sort of like James Veitch?

These are suuuuper helpful and good tips, for real. I will stole them from you guys 😅🙏🏻

Good tips keep em coming

Huh, these were actually really good tips/hacks.

Ye man totally

I confirm. All of those are overlooked so easily.

Just happy to see more content from my favorite youtube climber! (Sorry Magnus and Bobats! =p)

I love using my knees. Sadly it doesn't look as cool, but honestly, I am able to get around problems where my hip flexibility fails me. At this point people in my local gym have even dubbed me a 'knee climber' hahah

Louis I didn't expect you to classify legs as limbs! Arms are the only legs you need

Bum jams are the way forward

oh my. everything is my weakness atm 😩😩

... losing ~35kg would massively improve my climbing ;-)

Were chalk

im strong but i still suck at climbing

best thing to do is climb with terrible technique on hard climbs just to piss off people watching

Hey! Why did the algorithm keep this channel from me for so long? Not cool KZfaq.

I used a cockbar once.

kneeeeeeeees!!!!! nope

Be Bri'ish

I'm not impressed