Instantly CLIMB better with Route Reading (Visualisation)

In this video, Tom goes through the basics of Route reading (visualization).

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[Jar]

PRO TIP FOR BEGINNERS:
Something i worked out myself when i was just starting - count yourself in bolt holes! One of the hardest things to do when starting out is picturing how far you can reach when standing on something - try standing next to the wall with one hand straight up in the air, then count the number of bolt holes between that point and the ground....BOOM you suddenly have a you sized measuring stick for every climb in your gym!

[inMuro]

P.S. Maybe a video on preventing injuries for beginning climbers?

[inMuro]

Haha so the other day I was talking to someone at my gym, and after some time I admitted that I watch "quite a lot" of climbing on youtube, and she said "yeah, i've bingewatched all of bouldering bobat". Bonding climbing moment right there. Thanks guys for another great video, really learnt some serious shit in this vid!

[AusVersehen]

What helped me improve my route reading a lot is trying boulders repeatedly and each time with a different beta. Makes you think very hard about all the different ways the holds can be used. And it can also be a fun game if you compete with someone else to come up with more betas than the other one.

[Scammell]

A video on climbing equipment for beginners - how/when to use chalk, how to clean a route that's been chalked or that you've just finished climbing with chalk, different kinds of harnesses/chalk bags, climbing shoes etc etc

[cjfanning]

You should do one of these for outdoor boulders.

[AllByEar]

Antagonistic exercises (if you do any) and injury prevention! I'm a recent V3-V4 climber who just started, and I dont want to stop :)

[nogard]

We had a V4 traverse on a 45º wall at my gym, and I was able to flash it with very little problem. Then my roommate tried it, and he and I are virtually equivalent in terms of climbing skill, and he struggled with it a ton. And we realized that it came down to him going left hand to something in the middle of the route whereas I went right hand. It changed the entire complexion of the problem, so route reading is definitely important, especially if you're not wanting to burn yourself out on superfluous moves and body repositioning.

[JenEFur]

This was super helpful. I’ve been bouldering for about a year now and my improvement is slow but there :D Really useful tips there. One thing I do as well is climbing a boulder the most efficient I can. If I barely topped a problem I climb it again and again until it becomes easy and smooth. This helped me a lot think about the right body position and technique in general. Love the Tee Tom! Team Dabrats <3

[tinkerbellgurl]

I’m totally new at this bouldering stuff and have been really getting into it because of yalls videos! Very helpful information, thank you!🙌🏼

[muffeCx]

OMG! I think this is the most detailed and frickin' perfect information I've gotten in a climbing video! My head went like 'ooooh' and 'that makes so much sense' and 'wow, that makes things SO much easier'. Thank you so so much for this !!!!

[aspuzling]

My best tip is this: Use your left foot to go for a left hand hold, and your right foot to go for a right hand hold OR if this is not possible, use the opposite foot and flag the other foot. I often see beginners get their feet mixed up, I really wish you would do a video on this tip as it's a really good rule of thumb to have.

[glassboxdorito]

would love to see a video on warm ups!

[codyyoung]

I watch this video whenever it came out when I started climbing and it helped so much and I’m so glad I found it again it’s still helpful

[meg]

Great video, thanks for the tips. 😊
Loving Tom’s shirt!

You said something I think is super important, knowing what can be done, what your body is able to do, what is too far, etc. by reading, trying and failing (or not) is the key.
Without doing it a lot (A LOT) of times is almost imposible lear how to read a rout.

My advice: when is possible, I get close to the wall and look if I can reach a hold or no. Same with footholds, I spread my legs on the ground to see if they are close enough to stand.

[petermitrano]

Tutorial on HOW TO FALL. In my experience most gyms don't teach this, and it's gotta be #1 or #2 for bouldering injuries (twisted ankle)

[giancarlovallieres]

Yo guys I’m a casual V5 climber sometimes I climb V6 but barely what tricks would you recommend to bust through that plateau I’ve been there for a while btw most entertaining bouldering channel imo! Keep up!

[steinsgate_osrs]

if you continuously fall off a problem. it may be helpful to step back and replan. maybe work only a certain section or use other easier holds to climb up and feel what the holds feel like before giving the entire thing a send attempt

[MrDavidFitzgerald]

This the exact thing I couldn't find any information on. Great video