5 Most Common Climbing Mistakes FIXED by a Climbing Coach

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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[danielc]

If anyone has ever thought of having a coaching session with Be but hasn’t… DO! 🤩

[adrenalinjunkie]

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.

[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

[AllegraClimbingPsychologist]

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! 🤩

[amberblackford]

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!

[alisadavies]

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.

[csabi]

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.

[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.

[GourmetBurrito]

These videos with coach Be are amazing. Always come back to them

[pauladr]

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 💙

[camillejohn]

Coach Be gives a great breakdown of common climbing mistakes and how to work through them :) Thanks Hannah and Coach Be!

0:54 Warm-up: work your weaknesses pre-wall
3:14 Footwork: Improve precision and balance (helpful drills: silent feet, one touch, nose over toes)
10:53 Lazy-Bum: engage glutes and hips to extend reach
13:13 Posture: less Try-Hard TurTle, more Jolly Giraffe to extend reach
19:03 Technique selection: moving more efficiently

[adribier]

This is really the best climbing channel on youtube! I'm always learning something new.
Always a pleasure seeing Be again 😁

[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!!

[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 🤘

[marcoherrera-rendon]

I love how actionable these tips are. Thank you for sharing.

[loes]

I'm so glad you recorded another video together! Bee has been a tremendous help in my climbing journey, her technique drills just make so much sense, thanks so much!

[jakobbauz]

Be is such an impressive person... I'm not even talking about her climbing and coaching alone. Thanks for having her on your channel!

[pher]

These techniques make it look so effortless compared to the way I try. Great video to keep those in mind.

[flwi]

Today I learned I have a lazy bum 😂 Looking forward to trying these tips in the gym! Thanks for this interesting session! Be breaks complex moves down into easily digestible chunks. Always a highlight when she's on your channel.

[ImArchangelMichael]

I’m a beginner at indoor climbing. But I also have a bodybuilding background. One good way to get better from my standpoint is to also try v’s that you know you can’t finish. But the effort you put in will develops grips much faster therefore taking the fast route instead of fingerboarding. Plus you’ll have things click faster. Don’t worry about you looking silly not being able to get to far off the ground. You have goals. Focus