Climb Smarter to Climb Harder #bouldering

Louis Parkinson delivers climbing advice that every climber needs to listen to.

[SidneyPatrickson]

"Why did you fall off?"
"a fairy tickled my foot"
"Okay new rule.."

[owenpatel]

I completely love this advice from Louis - I don’t always follow it but find it very useful, especially those two questions, when I’m struggling with a boulder problem

[Mordofatal]

I think as a beginner I often don't answer these questions before giving up or falling off, this is a great reminder, thanks!

[jeewoo]

Louis showing ALL the traits of a good coach 🙌🙌

Pushing your coachee out of their comfort zone, identifying problems and coming up with action plans!

[stretch]

Man, he delivers that information like a flowchart in his head, and the flowchart is like a climbing route all mapped out. Brilliant the way our skilled practices translate beyond their most obviously definable boundaries

[RimshotKiller]

You just have to love Louis, always positive yet no bs. I like his approach, even though I don't like to limit my attempts at climbs I really like. Having a minimum number of attempts on problems I hate however has been a great change of my mindset!

[InternetRando]

Growth mindset summed up in words and attitude!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[joshwilliams]

Louis is an absolutely fantastic teacher! I really wish I had someone like him at my bouldering gym. I'd pay money for lessons!

[irismartyn]

Wow, honestly that's super solid advice. Simple, yet easy!

[Azylys-]

Actually one of the best advice I heard ! Been climbing with that in mind ever since <3

[ILovetheYOUTUBYS]

This mindset of learning and trying is applicable to literally everything in life. I love it. ESP the “I’m not good enough” excuse, “Find another answer” is amazing advice, not being good enough is never an excuse when you’re learning. You’re there to GET GOOD ENOUGH lol. I’m a pretty big video gamer and I see that same defeatist mindset all the time in competitive games and it makes me so angry when someone is just like “ugh I can’t hit them I’m not good enough” TOUGH! Figure it out another way or keep trying

[ffflusteredqr]

I just wrote this down in a note so I can keep it in mind for my next gym day. Excellent advice for both improving *and* for staying positive.

[declan]

This is brilliant advice for absolutely everything.

[Film_Quest]

This is fantastic advice not just for climbing but for life in general, great stuff!

[ridhishetty]

As a rookie climber this is so helpful. Often when I compare myself to other climbers that have visibly more upper body strength / are lighter, there’s so much anxiety I feel with the choice of trying this out. I’m going to be more mindful and think about these two questions when I’m on the wall this weekend ❤

[jama]

This is great, it could be discouraging to real early beginners but to a keen student this is amazing

[DAJ]

This was so good that I had to listen to it twice. I'm new to indoor climbing and this advice was incredibly helpful.

[morgancampbell]

honestly, the two questions point is applicable to most things in life. Its a core principle in how i approach a lot of things

[rokorokero]

Probably the single most important piece of advice I've ever gotten anywhere about climbing (plus the mindset can be applied elsewhere). Really changed how I approach the wall and how I walk away from it

[ravinscouser]

Not even a climber but this is awesome advice for any sport or endeavour 🙌