How to climb 9a
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Climbing technique
Many climbers have grade based goals. These are wonderful to have as part of your list. But think of others. How good is your footwork? Can you mantle? If you want to improve at any of these things set goals. Choose a route that requires improved footwork and strive to do it. Go to Castle Hill and climb 20 problems at any grade with the word mantle in the guidebook description. Whatever it is think of a way to use goals to mark the way, even if it only is as you look back.
Next time you are at the climbing wall give this a go...I challenge you. As part of your warm up find a friendly piece of boulder traverse wall. Take 2 minutes to traverse the wall following the 5 steps below. You will see improvements in your rock climbing...or
In the Autumn of 2003 I was sitting is a class room trying in vain to listen to a lecture from a middle aged Canadian kayaker. After staring out of the window for an hour the lecture had passed I packed up and sped off in my little red Mini. The lesson; the importance of reviewing. Maybe what follows is what he spoke of. See Sir, despite my gazing out of the window at the view I did listen.
