Climbing endurance is basically the ability to climb many moves in a row that are under your max ability without falling off. It’s what it takes to do long routes (or very long boulder problems) without pumping off due to lack of vascularity.
If you’re falling off the tops of routes on moves that feel downright easy when you’re not pumped, then some endurance training will help.
Luckily for us, Kris “Odub” Hampton of PowerCompanyClimbing.com wrote an 8-Week Endurance Training Program for TrainingBeta that has some pretty gnarly and effective workouts that increase your body’s ability to handle the lactic acid produced by climbing a lot of moves in a row.
Below is one of the endurance workouts from the endurance program that you can incorporate into your next gym (or outdoor) session. It’ll help you climb with more direction and challenge yourself more than you normally might. If you like the workout and want to do the whole 8-Week Program, check it out.
I hope this helps you gain a little more endurance and a few more letter grades! If you need even more help on that front, definitely check out Kris Hampton’s 8-Week Endurance Training Program!
When you fall, do you continue from there and finish the lap or just go back down to the ground for the 1-min rest and subsequent lap?