Everyone knows that success projecting routes at your limit requires strong fingers, excellent power endurance, and the ability to hang on forever. While all of these physical traits can be improved through hard work and training, they are only half of the equation. Success projecting also revolves around using the correct tactics and strategies to give yourself the best chance to send. Plenty of climbers fail on routes they are strong enough and fit enough to send because they do not approach them in the most efficient way possible.
Here’s an article from Rock and Ice by climbing trainer Eric Hörst of Training 4 Climbing that lays out 6 tips for approaching a new sport route efficiently and trying to send it as quickly as possible.
“If you are new to the projecting game, I’ll first layout the basic strategy for effectively working—and sending—the rig! Next, I’ll give you some tips on how to best attack a route that doesn’t go down on the first day; and to conclude we’ll take a philosophical look at dealing with those frustrating long-term projects.” – Eric Hörst
The tips in this article cover breaking up a route into manageable sections, working the crux moves, resting between burns, and mentally preparing for the redpoint attempt.
Click through below to check out the whole article. These tips will help you refine your tactics and may just have you clipping chains on routes you thought would be long term projects left and right!
Click Here: Projecting 101 – 6 Tips for Sending
(photo courtesy of Savannah Cummins/@sav.cummins)
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