Tall Climber VS Small Climber - Whats Better Outside?

Don't worry magnus will call you back after his morning inhalation of magdust and 20 1 arm muscle ups

Not often I see a climbing video which makes a decent representation of what it actually feels like to climb, especially outdoors and especially for a fellow 6.3" lanker. This was great, good honest fun with a bit of fear and fumbling along the way. Just how it it actually goes down for most of us.... Nice one!

Love the videos with Jon

As a 6'6'' European struggling in gyms in Asia, I love this content. I immediately feel when I have a problem due to height in a specific boulder, but it is a little bit harder for me to identify the patterns of boulder problems that make it systematically harder for taller guys (the last boulder in this video was a great example), and I totally miss content online how these systematic challenges can be solved for tall guys (e.g., alternative techniques, in what way to do things differently, etc)

I'm an intermediate climber (V5/6) and 5'0"/153cm. Most of my experience is indoors and I'd agree with Josh that being tall is easier up to a certain grade and then it starts to level out. I'd also say it depends on how far outside the "average" height you are. If you're wildly tall, you can have trouble fitting into even "normal"-sized boxes or being unable to use your bigger muscles because you're too cramped. If you're wildly short, then you have to make up for it a lot with spanned strength, dynos, strong fingers for deadpoints, and creative foot technique.

big fan of the outdoor content, would love to see you on some routes!

awesooooooooome! i love your collabs with jon!

once i started climbing outside, especially on slabbier climbs, i was very grateful for my height (6'3). it's hard to explain, but being just tall felt good - i was glad to be tall on the wall for once. high feet weren't that high, the next handhold was closer, and moves just required less adjustment. that being said, this video is very vindicating... the advantage of short climbers is fully on display on some of these. it feels like every other climbing content creator is very short and only talks about how being short makes climbing soo much harder for them (the irony being that all climbing creators are short). i would venture to say that any time a move isn't reachy, it is easier to be short. a well set climb balances the two extremes, but nature really felt much more democratic than the 5'6 twink setting boulders in my gym.

7:27 Jon looked soo cute running away 😅

Yess!! I've been waiting for another video with Jon!

AYYYY sickkk vid last time year i discovered jonathan bc of the collab glad to see you have hium back :)

More outdoor content needed! Thank you Josh :)

Been using the Magdust for a couple months now, very good!

I would say that up to like 5'8 height is advantage than it becomes cumbersome as bigger hand are less ideal for tiny crimps + more weight being loaded on those holds.

John is great to watch. Shorter climbers may be able to create tension a little easier than taller climbers under some circumstances, steep stuff mainly. I'm 193cm and my climbing never looks good but I love it.

lol i am 6 foot 7 and get absolutely shut down by strange sitstarts or boulders where you are kind of compressed. I laughed so hard when you were just sliding on the floor with your butt on the last boulder bc i feelt like that too many times. On the other hand i am really good at slabs where i can just balance on my feet and reach up to watherver hold i like.

Depends on the boulder, the thumbnail deliverance is notoriously hard for short climbers

Tall guy / short guy thing aside. This is really good outdoor content. Nice one!

I really like the chemistry between you two

Cool vid! Up to Stanage next week let’s hope connies are are good 🤞🏼