5 Most Common Climbing Mistakes FIXED by a Climbing Coach

Published 2023-05-15
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We recently teamed up with climbing coach, crusher and all round wonderful human Be Fuller for a session on the most common climbing mistakes Be sees as a coach with years of experience coaching climbers of all abilities.

Whether you're a beginner climber looking for some tips to help you on your way to learning technique, or an experienced climber with some inefficient habits holding you back, avoiding these common mistakes and engraining the fixes can help you improve your climbing. From foot placement to body positioning, we cover a wide range of the most common mistakes and provide actionable advice on how to correct them.

Thanks so much to Be for sharing her practical tips and insights based on years of experience working with climbers of all levels. If you're thinking about looking into climbing coaching, I highly recommend booking a session with Be.

Contents:
00:00-00:38 The Most Common Climbing Mistakes | Meet Be, Climbing Coach
00:38-03:18 Work Your Weaknesses | Getting the most out of your WHOLE climbing session and identifying your own specific climbing body
03:38-07:13 Footwork for Climbing | Precision and effective placements as you climb
07:13-08:16 Packing a Hannah Morris Bouldering order with Squarespace
08:16-09:38 Nose over toes | Aligning your centre of gravity to climb more efficiently and with better balance
09:39-10:38 Applying the Nose Over Toes climbing drill to steeper terrain, how to climb in balance
10:38-12:55 Climbing with engaged glutes
12:55-13:30 Using the 3 second hover rule as a drill to improve climbing technique
13:30-19:08 Best posture to climb harder
19:08-20:06 Underuse of the inside edge flag in climbing
20:06 Which climbing technique should I use?

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All Comments (21)
  • @danielc925
    If anyone has ever thought of having a coaching session with Be but hasn’t… DO! 🤩
  • At this point pretty much all my climbing knowledge is stuff i learnt on this channel when Be was guest starring. Something about how she breaks down information makes so much more sense to me and i always know exactly what I'm meant to be improving with her recommended drills.
  • Can we talk not only about the pedagogical skills that Be has (those were obvious already) but also her mental coaching skills as well? The "work your weaknessess" refraiming was brilliant! 🤩
  • @amberblackford9999
    More Be! I love the easy to understand way she breaks everything down, her fun little mnemonic names for things, and the clarity of her demonstrations. Be has had a noticeable effect on my climbing even though we're thousands of miles away. I wish I lived across the pond ❤ Thanks Hannah and Be for another great collaboration!
  • @alisadavies8943
    I would love a video on 'work your weaknesses' warm-ups - for a beginner, its hard to know what to be looking for, so the kind of excercises to be trying for like you say, different body parts and broad types of climbing.
  • @Kelulaclimbs
    I love seeing women climbing because at my climbing spot it’s all mostly men and it’s harder to relate to since I’m just not as strong, so they don’t really use efficient techniques as much. Like I see them climbing not using their feet and I don’t have much strength so seeing this really helped!! Thank you
  • @csabi5117
    I think I’m safe to say that your videos are among the most educational and interesting climbing content someone can find wherever. The sessions with Be have been so eye-opening and so tremendously helpful for a new climber like me that I feel like I shouldn’t be able to watch something like this for free. I’m having the technique videos with Be on repeat before every session and if I had to be honest, I may be enjoying the improvement in efficient climbing more than sending a hard boulder! You two have made sure that I’m never gonna stop loving this sport.
  • @ryanfitzalan8634
    I always recall being told that you want to consider climbing just like going up a ladder or a flight of stairs, you want to almost try and walk your way up the climb. I think a lot of what Be is saying is reiterating that with more complex details. Think like the mountain goats that only use their hoofs on edges as thin as quarters.
  • @simonrobbins815
    Great to have Be on again, all your videos with her are great. Even when explaining simple things that I've heard a million times before, Be brings a great perspective and new focus, like "silent feet" during the warm-up also being about finding stable & efficient body positions.
  • @pauladr609
    Thanks Hannah for featuring Be again! Her knowledge, clear explanations and finesse while climbing are top-notch! 💯✨ Warmest greetings all the way from Patagonia, Argentina 💙
  • @knapkinn
    So much good info! Been feeling like I’ve hit a plateau not progressing too much past v6-7 and realized after watching this how many small things I’ve neglected that I need to work on to be more efficient and push past it. Easy Sub 🤘
  • @nicoomycousin
    Bee's correction at 24:07 reminds me of ballet turnout. In order to achieve the coveted 90° turnout, ballet dancers engage their core and push their hips up and forward to rotate their leg at the hip. I was taught to send "the crease where my buttcheek meets my leg" forward and through the front of my hips. Her active bum technique looks quite similar and I can see how rotating your leg would help you rock over and keep close to the wall--it's just like a plié.
  • @scottmason1937
    Fantastic video again, you make an awesome team. More please! Thank you 💪👍
  • @kimll88
    Love these sessions with coach Be. Very good tips to help beginner climbers. I personally am now able to send overhanging problems from practicing straight arms and bringing my hips into the wall.
  • @tiff8346
    this is such a fantastic video! clear, thorough explanations of the technique and theory. will b coming back to video in the future and trying these out!
  • @adribier
    This is really the best climbing channel on youtube! I'm always learning something new. Always a pleasure seeing Be again 😁
  • @stefans.2308
    That was a really great, helpful and informative video, thank you! Be is an amazing coach and I love the way she explained everything.
  • @jamesbee6898
    One of the most helpful videos I've seen, deffo going to apply some of this to my climbing - thanks both!
  • @Natalanium
    Love these videos with Be! Not only does she have great technique and a great understanding of climbing, she also has a great understanding of climbERs and how to translate the science of climbing into drills and explanations that are useful at every level. It just makes every single video with her so encouraging and inspiring to watch - wish she could coach me every time I go!!
  • @dalingvg21
    Your so lucky to have be coaching you, this info took me Ages to learn. Listen n practice Be is giving you gold here