
Clifton College
2 instructors, 9 students this week.
I ran the cardio element of the warm for the group, by getting the group to follow my actions as we lapped the bouldering area behind Clip n Climb. Sam then ran the mobility element of the warm up.
I like this set up as myself and Sam have different ways of doing the various elements of the warm up and by switching roles each week, we learn from each other.
We then split the group down in to a group of five and a group of four. I took the group of four and after recapping the safety rules. I got them to climb 4x VB - V0 problems. I could see that they were still not that confident on the wall, so we went over to the cave area and talked about keeping your weight low, climbing on straight arms and pointing your toes. I followed the IDEAS acronym and made sure I did clear demonstrations. The group did not think they could open their hips to frog, or move their knees as I did to drop knee. I explained the movements are easier to perform that what they look like and got the group to climb the green traverse. We then did the traverse again, but without the green footholds, forcing the group to be mindful about their foot placements and how to twist in and out of their frame to assist with efficient movement. A couple of the climbers did bring their weight on to their arms a coupe of times, but this is to be expected at this point in their climbing journey.
We then looked at some slab problems from VB-V2, building on what we had learnt in the cave and applying it to vertical movement, rather than lateral movement.
Area :
Bloc Climbing - Bristol