Yeah, that was straight up amazing. And you could almost immediately see the progress.

Can't wait for your video on 5/2!

You were amazing!

Having watched your videos for years - it’s really cool to see how much you’re improving lately. It’s visibly obvious that you already had the potential to move dynamically - it’s just now being unlocked.

You look so strong!

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That's super normal and pretty useful to survive! I suffer from fear of heights too and maybe some of the things that I do can help you: - Don't feel bad about being anxious or afraid just be aware of it. - Use any relaxation technique that works on you (e.g. diaphragm breathing) - Try to rationalize the risk: is it an awkward position to fall from? super high? nasty volume in your fall trajectory? low percentage move? - Now, minimize those risk: get a spotter, touch the next hold to see if it's good, check the fall, try a similar move in a less frightning position... - Climb there, deep breath, count down and GO! It doesn't matter if you stick it, just force yourself to move and not just let go and jump down - Analyze how you feel, breath. Was the fall that bad? Was the move that difficult? The hold that slippery? - If you really think you can hurt yourself, stop. Try an easier one. If not, try a few more goes but not too much to avoid stress overload - If you stick it, pat yourself in the back and... do it again! This will boost your confidence and train your brain that the thing that scared you no longer does. - ?????? - Profit!

@@NestorMandela Thank you for the very detailed comment! This was a huge help. :)

If bouldering; pick a route where falling is safe, before you get to the high crux, jump off, repeat until happy, repeat at higher increments. A coach would be very helpful.

I'm not sure how to beat Slab fears because even after getting to V4/V5 range, I'm still absolutely a nerve wrack when I get on hard, tall slab problems where the fall path is riddled with volumes and sharp holds (and the wall scrapes). On the other hand, I wouldn't think twice to go for a big move on overhang close to the top, 15ft off the ground. So if it's the height you are afraid of, it's all about exposure. When I started climbing, I'm equally scared of slabs and heights and didn't have a distinction between them. What happened to me was more passive than active. I'm naturally competitive. I go for moves that I can't make. And early on I fell from very high up a few times. It's exactly like people say -> it isn't that bad. But it was a process. In fact, it was a lil bad the first time because my whole body was tense when I fell and it hurt (groin the first couple of times, then spine another time), especially being 180lbs myself. Eventually I learnt to be (and mentally OK with being) loose. Nowadays when I come off the wall I instantly go from all the core tension staying on the wall to extremely loose with a lil orienting myself for the fall and 99% of time there's no pain involved. I no longer understand the phrase "brace for impact", it really should be "relax for impact", lol. I understand your question is that you don't have the natural push to experience it passively like I did. For which I highly recommend just practicing jumping off higher and higher as a drill in of itself. You should jump to the point where downclimb ALWAYS seem like a chore. The only reason for downclimb should be for 1. extra endurance practice or 2. health conscious for saving the joints as much as possible. And for no.2, if you always land and roll on your back, it isn't that bad for joints to begin with. It should contain no part of "because I'm scared to jump down". I'd say a big part is many beginners "think" they know how to land, but as my past experience indicates, if you are tense, you will experience some hurt. And if you are hurt (even minorly), you will fear and want to avoid it. It's a vicious cycle that every climber must eventually break out of. Keep jumping until you land so nice and comfortably that you almost want to go straight into a nap - I really do, especially when I just gave it 100%. I say this but there are some problems which end *ridiculously* high. I'd never recommend anyone practice jumping off above 15ft (and I'm talking about the hold your arms are on, not feet to ground), because while those can be practiced to reduce injury risk significantly, the risk is still ever present. I'd say practice until you are comfortable jumping off up to 15ft hand holds off the ground is more then good enough :)

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I'm actually only 5"7! 😂 Ondra is over 6" i think... I do have very long arms though!

@@CatalystClimbing Hmmm, I keep thinking in my head you look taller on camera but I think you are right about having longer arms and legs gives you the illusion of looking taller 🤔. Either way longer arms and legs in my opinion seem to give you an advantage to latch on to harder to reach places while climbing.

@@VarnaSaga I think my big personality makes me seem taller than I am too 😂