TBP 249 :: How to Break into 5.11 Climbing with Coach Alex Stiger
Date: January 10th, 2024
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The New 5.11 Breakthrough Course
Coach Alex Stiger is hosting a 4-part series all about how to break into 5.11 climbing. She will do 4 90-minute zoom calls starting January 16th all about what holds people back from sending 5.11 consistently and exactly what you can do to break your 5.10 plateau.
The cost is $147 (2-payment option available). This is a live series, but all of the calls will be recorded and placed into an online course for you to review at any time. You’ll also get a ton of other resources in that online course, plus a bonus Q&A call, and a bonus live coaching call with one of the participants.
On top of all of that, you’ll be invited to join a community chat portal where Alex will be answering all of your questions for a month and analyzing people’s climbing videos throughout.
How to Break into 5.11 Climbing
In this episode, I talk with Coach Alex Stiger about the most common mistakes made by climbers who are trying to break into 5.11 climbing. 5.10 climbers make up the bulk of Alex’s clientele, so her experience with this group is vast. In this episode she outlines the most important things you need to do in your climbing and training to reliably climb 5.11’s.
While you might predict that strength training is one of the main tools Alex uses with her clients in this situation, it is not, as she says it is very rare to find a person who is climbing 5.10 who can not climb 5.11 with the strength they already have.
So while we spend a few minutes talking about strength training, you’ll find compelling evidence in this episode that that may not be your issue. Here are some of the other topics we discuss:
- How to practice technique and skills
- Which technique and skill drills to do
- How to practice staying composed while climbing
- Honing the skill of resting
- How to decrease intimidation of the grade
- How to learn from your falling experiences
- How to structure your climbing days and weeks to reach this goal
- Why repeating climbs that are sort of hard for you is an important strategy
We talk about a lot in this episode, and I highly recommend it if you’re at the 5.10 level or below, or if you’re just not consistently climbing 5.11’s and you’d like to. Even if you are climbing 5.11’s consistently, I think a lot of her tactics will help you!
If you’re interested in learning more about this topic in a really immersive way, check out the 5.11 Breakthrough Course coming up January 16th.
Show Links
- Enroll in Alex’s 5.11 Breakthrough Series
- Work with Alex as your coach
- Have questions? Email alex@trainingbeta.com or neely@trainingbeta.com
Photo Credit
Photo of Neely Quinn on a 5.11a at the Pier in Red Rock, NV by @jonathansiegrist
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