HOW TO CLIMB V7 • Analyzing essential V7 techniques

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Timestamps:
0:00 - How to position your feet
3:30 - How to use side-pulls
5:14 - How to smear effectively
6:43 - How to use intense under-clings
10:08 - How to grab blocked holds
12:56 - Unique grip technique for blocked holds
16:12 - Hangboard/grip training recommendations
20:29 - How to grab small spike holds
23:19 - How to try low percentage moves
26:17 - How to step on slopey volumes
27:45 - How to hold slopers
29:50 - How to reverse-bicycle

[FlarkeFiasco]

This is one of the best climbing teachers on YouTube, and I've basically seen them all. Very well rounded, and every tip if helpful across the board for every person or body type.

[emilholck]

Seriously the most underrated climbing channel there is, and Zach is just such a natural teacher

[gilles-arnaudbourge]

I am an experienced climber, I did not expect to end up viewing your videos with so much interest.
You are a very good teacher: concepts are clear and well presented.
It is a real pleasure to watch your videos.
Congratulations for your work !

[ferrocile]

I love these grade analysis videos. Would love to see you revisit prior grades with different route settings in time. Talking through the beta and techniques required is helpful.

[kaiyow]

This is by far the best, most applicable advice I've seen from a climbing video. No more recycled garbage "do quiet feet, try this feet first exercise...", just real advice WHILE on the wall.
Just recently broke into the V8 range, can't wait for your video on them :D

[raph]

the first tip made me realize that whenever a hold is long, we must consider all the positions and their advantages. It would be nice to see one video where you take a seemingly impossible boulder and improve 50 times the beta until it looks easy, just to prove the point that there are always ways to improve the beta. The problem with comp and training is that we either don't have time or don't have the energy budget to climb a hard boulder so many times. Of course some boulders are straight forward and based on pure strength so it wouldn't apply to them but others are very technical and there you can make wonders. At my level, it feels important to master the details because I can't rely on pure strength and because my instincts are not evolved enough to find the best beta easily, so many boulder are not attainable without a kind of beta break that better climbers don't bother looking for

[jchoi]

I LOVE those micro beta tips. I just got stronger by watching this

[MCBeremus]

Your channel should have more views and subs. The way you deliver information is top notch. I climb V9 and even in the V5 video, I had ONE tip I now use every sesh. Thanks for you both.

[Almountainmama]

Love the “how to climb Vx” series!! It would be fun to watch also how to climb slabs from V0 to V7!!!

[kostas]

such a great video. I am a beginner (v4) but I still find this this very interesting and so well explained. Not that I will climb a V7 any time soon

[MegHilbs]

This is one of the best technique videos I’ve seen on YouTube. Amazing job !

[mikel.mp]

love the precise specific advice for each boulder from a pro point of view, even if V7 what seems to be 7a+ in europe is something I can only dream of climbing for now. still a lot of tips I can take for easier climbs.

[Esudao]

Thank you. I usually never watch these types of videos because they often feel like "been there, done that". I appreciate the details!

[LukeFloats]

Genuinely such amazing content. Thank you! I'd love to see a board training video V7 - V10 tips please !!

[simeoncheshmedjiev-shraik]

I've been watching climbing videos for several years now and this is the first time i see this channel. It's absolutely amazing and full of useful and helpful tips and tricks. Great job, you guys, keep it up. You have a new subscriber. :)

[eshamard]

Another great video, thanks mate! Sometimes it’s not so intuitive where you can use bicycles or some other techniques if you have no experience. But good to know about all of them so you can just practice and find what works for specific route

[uncleiso]

I finally passed my v7 plateau so I'm very much looking forward to the v8 video. These videos are always filled with such great advice

[raivelon]

Wow, these videos are awsome, they are fun to watch as you make everything look so easy and I definitely improved my problem solving thanks to you, thank you

[thechisensei]

im not so sure about this but it's either: a) you're super strong you make them look simple. b) the V7s in this video are actually graded a bit higher. c) the V7s in our gym is relatively hard (but not Japan hard). tons of lessons to learn from your episodes, as usual. thanks!

[robdb]

Casually dropping knowledge bombs. Thank you !