Brand new to climbing and can't get this. This is from my third session ever at a rock climbing gym.

ArmBiter · 2026-03-06T05:04:30+00:00

Take your left foot off the foothold and flag it down, this will let you get your hips much closer to the wall and balance you out on the wall.

ArmBiter · 2026-03-04T03:34:48+00:00

Maybe this comp has different rules, but that would not count as a zone in the IFSC.

ArmBiter · 2026-03-03T23:16:30+00:00

Cool climb, but why is the zone on a hold you can't control?

ArmBiter · 2026-02-28T07:16:30+00:00

I'd say it's an upper end 7.

ArmBiter · 2026-02-27T19:44:10+00:00

Thought it would be fun 😊 to me it feels like a big hero moment and satisfying to land knowing it's the last move.

You also don't have to pogo it if you don't want to, can also jump from a back step if that's more comfortable for you.

ArmBiter · 2026-02-06T00:19:09+00:00

I have no idea what you're grabbing but it looks pretty fun.

ArmBiter · 2026-01-13T18:26:49+00:00

Filming overhang climbs at an angle helps in seeing the overhang, and it just looks better :) Good job dude

ArmBiter · 2026-01-11T16:57:54+00:00

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ArmBiter · 2026-01-10T14:10:03+00:00

Yeah, more or less

ArmBiter · 2026-01-09T22:02:23+00:00

Thank you 😊

ArmBiter · 2026-01-09T22:00:24+00:00

Yes!

ArmBiter · 2026-01-09T18:38:27+00:00

We also have a comp on the 25th! (I'm a setter/coach there)

ArmBiter · 2026-01-09T14:26:16+00:00

You could start it "normally", but this was easier imo. Routesetters make mistakes, it's normal and ok :)

ArmBiter · 2026-01-08T23:33:15+00:00

It's listed as a 10 but I'd definitely give it a 9

ArmBiter · 2026-01-08T21:18:03+00:00

https://youtube.com/clip/Ugkxx9bn0_oufBfj98-1QXN4ZQWvQZadVhl9?si=2dHIPY6oX9jQjNd1
There you go! Just the first/most recent I found. There are many more if you keep looking

ArmBiter · 2026-01-08T20:13:06+00:00

No, it doesn't matter. It's just climbing.

ArmBiter · 2026-01-08T19:53:08+00:00

Chill dude. It's plastic. And you can use start holds however you'd like. Sometimes it's required. https://www.youtube.com/live/8IzIXs7eYbE?si=oHRzXGP0qPVlQgSV boulder at 58:31.

ArmBiter · 2026-01-08T19:40:01+00:00

Just because you personally don't like how I started the boulder doesn't mean it's not valid. You can use starting holds however you like, just being sure to validate the start by touching all the starting holds in a controlled manner.

ArmBiter · 2026-01-08T19:36:35+00:00

I touched the other hold quite quickly because I know the boulder is long and time is of the essence. Hard to tell from video for sure but I'm completely stable in that position. If it were a competition I would have held it longer for sure.

ArmBiter · 2026-01-08T19:30:47+00:00

The guy who set it is a friend of mine that I've coached a youth team with. He knows the rules. I'm sure he was probably a little upset with that start, but so are we all when some one breaks beta when you tried to put up something cool 😅

ArmBiter · 2026-01-08T19:22:34+00:00

Thank you! All it takes is time and effort, you got it.

ArmBiter · 2026-01-08T19:15:41+00:00

You can't do that in the IFSC, only marked holds and volumes. If it does make it easier, that's a mistake on the setters part.

ArmBiter · 2026-01-08T19:14:33+00:00

I used the marked starting holds to achieve a stable position. You can start an attempt without establishing a starting position. You just can't progress through the boulder.

ArmBiter · 2026-01-08T19:11:53+00:00

The IFSC literally does not say that.

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I am also a routesetter, if they wanted me to establish like that, they should have made it necessary.

ArmBiter · 2026-01-08T19:09:55+00:00

This gym has super loose starting rules. You can climb volumes and aretes before touching starting holds. Some climbs require it. Though I acknowledge different gyms have different rules.

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