Technique tips from 5 climbing professionals

Aidan Roberts, Jen Wood and other professionals give you tips in this video on how to improve your climbing technique.

Everyone agrees that the technical aspect of climbing is of central importance. But how do you improve in this area in a targeted and conscious way? What are the most important techniques? These and other questions are answered in this video.

5 professional climbers give technical tips

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