Rock climbing

- Keep arms straight- Twist with the hips (TWIST LOCK)

o If reaching with the right hand Twist so you are under your right foot Flag with the left foot against the wall Make sure right hip is against the wall This keeps the left hand potentially locked in, decreased required grip strength

- Do not keep hips parallelo If keep parallel, ass goes out away from wall and places all strain on your ARMS!

- Only time hips are parallel is for when you set up in between moves

Foot Outside Edge:

- Use the OUTSIDE edge of the foot to grab the toe spot (see picture below)o Foot is right underneath you, so much more push from it

- BUT Don’t keep swapping/matching feet to get to outside edge!o If keep swapping, waste energy to matcho Plan aheado Or use FLAGGING

- If stuck on inside edge, bring the other foot across in FRONT of you- Naturally tendancy to use foot hold on the left side our body with the left foot

o WRONG Hips forced parallel BAD!- Same for right

o WRONG Hips forced parallel BAD

Drop knee

- Flagging is great when you only have to use one foot hold- But what if you need to use BOTH to get good distance/grip- Use DROPKNEE! (Hang straight Inside edge Swivel, drop knee, outside edge

o Drop knee on the same side you are reaching up witho Make sure hips are 90 degrees to the wall.. see pictureo When learning.. DO NOT PULL UP TO GET TO THE HIGHER POINT TO DROP YOUR KNEE!!

Lose any advantage when pulling up RESIST urge to pull up, hang straight Place drop knee foot as inside edge Swivel on foot as outside edge as you pull up to grab above

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3 points of contact

- 1 hand, 1 foot, one flag

First left leg went onto step on INSIDE edge MISTAKE

- Bring your right leg across and in front of left leg and then flag- This turns left leg into outside edge

Drop the knee on the SAME Side you are reaching up with!