I’ve recently picked up climbing as a hobby (3 weeks ago) and I’m struggling to do the majority of the V3s that I attempt. I’m able to do V1s and V2s pretty easily, but there are specific techniques or tricks in V3s that I guess I haven’t picked up yet (e.g. crimping, heel hooks, dynos).

Do you folks have any suggestions or routines on how to improve and progress? How was your first experience with climbing?

Edit: Thanks a ton for the advice! It seems I’ve been spoiled by my progression from v0-v2, so I was expecting v3 to take a similar amount of time. It seems that I’ll need to think a lot more about these problems!

  • newde@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    Apart from @Mewtong@beehaw.org’s excellent answer – well actually his advice is pretty much on the money – please remember that you are only climbing for three weeks! You’ve hardly started. One of the other big things that really helped me improve was grip strength, and doing some small exercises at home to improve that. For example, buy a hand grip trainer and lay it on your desk so you will use it often. Or if you have strong doorposts: try to hang onto them a few times a day.