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Lesson Level : 1
Struggle-up
Climbup 1
lesson
3m 35s
Video Details

When starting the climb, the struggle up technique is crucial for beginners, as it involves leveraging various methods to ascend a wall or climb. One effective method is the overgrip, where instead of holding onto the front, you grab the back of the wall. This approach enhances the pulling capacity, making it easier to ascend as it allows for better leverage and reduces the dependency on grip strength alone.

Another technique emphasized in the struggle up is to get one forearm on top of the wall as you ascend. By pushing your chest onto that arm and then pulling across, you can ease the transition and position your elbows over the wall more effectively. This staggered approach of elevating one arm before the other minimizes the difficulty of getting both elbows up simultaneously and facilitates a smoother climbing motion.

In conclusion, the struggle up technique comprises essential steps for climbing, focusing on the effective use of grip and body positioning. Understanding how to utilize the overgrip along with the sequential placement of limbs can lead to improved climbing efficacy and confidence when approaching the wall. These foundational skills are integral to progressing towards more advanced climbing techniques.

Key Points:

  1. The struggle up technique focuses on leveraging various grips to facilitate climbing, particularly the overgrip.
  2. Elevating one forearm first allows for better body positioning and easier transitions while climbing.
  3. Mastering these foundational skills is essential for developing increased confidence and effectiveness in climbing overall.
Note: This video summary is generated by AI from the video transcript and may not always be accurate.
The Lesson

Demonstrate any method of getting over a wall that is head-height or greater.

Wall width must be of standard brick-length or less.

You can use any body-part or grip but must finish standing on top of the wall.

You must repeat three times.

Challenge Details
Guidelines to successfully accomplish the challenge.
height.
Must be more than x1 times the height of a Head-Height
+ / -
You can use anything that is more than specified.
Multiplier
x1 times the specified amount.
Details
The height of the wall must be head-height or greater.
width.
Must be less than x1 times the width of a Brick-Length (215mm)
+ / -
You can use anything that is less than specified.
Multiplier
x1 times the specified amount.
Details
Wall must be standard brick-length or less.
repetitions.
You must complete 3 repetitions
+ / -
You can repeat more than specified.
Details
Three repetitions in total.
landing.
Your landing must be Both Feet (Ball of the foot)
Momentum
Your momentum should be Stopped once you have landed.
Details
Must finish standing on top of the wall with both feet.
Transcript
																									

														
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let's talk about the struggle up this is

													

																									

														
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generally the sort of first steps

													

																									

														
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towards doing a climb up and the

													

																									

														
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struggle up is uh pretty much using

													

																									

														
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whatever you can to get up on top of the

													

																									

														
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wall now there's a few methods that you

													

																									

														
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would want to try first um to sort of

													

																									

														
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help get you up the first thing which is

													

																									

														
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not always available and you shouldn't

													

																									

														
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rely on it all the time but it is the

													

																									

														
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overgrip so instead of grabbing on the

													

																									

														
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front of the wall you're grabbing on the

													

																									

														
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back of the wall um this really

													

																									

														
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increases the ability to pull up because

													

																									

														
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um yeah you've got something to pull on

													

																									

														
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whereas in this position it's much

													

																									

														
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harder because you're you're having to

													

																									

														
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use your grip strength pushing downwards

													

																									

														
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to enable friction help you pull up with

													

																									

														
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here you don't have to rely on friction

													

																									

														
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you've got something to pull against um

													

																									

														
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so yeah to begin with we can do this

													

																									

														
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from here this is so much easier to

													

																									

														
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climb up so that's one way to sort of

													

																									

														
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struggle up um but generally when we

													

																									

														
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when we're talking about struggle UPS um

													

																									

														
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it's more about you don't have that or

													

																									

														
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even if you do have that it's still hard

													

																									

														
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to get both elbows up at the same time

													

																									

														
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so the one way that you would want to

													

																									

														
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try and start with is getting as you're

													

																									

														
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on the wall you get one forearm on top

													

																									

														
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of the wall first and you sort of push

													

																									

														
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your chest onto that arm from here

													

																									

														
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you're then going to try and pull across

													

																									

														
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so you're in between your hands and then

													

																									

														
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you can push that single forearm first

													

																									

														
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means that you've got an elbow and your

													

																									

														
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wrists are over the top of the wall so

													

																									

														
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you know when you're trying to do a full

													

																									

														
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climb up the first thing is getting your

													

																									

														
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hands flat on top but this is hard to do

													

																									

														
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getting both so you're effectively

													

																									

														
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getting one up first and the forearms so

													

																									

														
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your elbow is already over the top of

													

																									

														
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the wall so I'll show you what this

													

																									

														
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looks like so from here and on the wall

													

																									

														
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I'm going to get one forearm I'm going

													

																									

														
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to roll up on top of it and then from

													

																									

														
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here I'm going to move across between

													

																									

														
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two hands and then I can dip up

													

																									

														
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and push to get my chest up so again

													

																									

														
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it's onto the forearm first so from here

													

																									

														
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you're doing this and getting used to

													

																									

														
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trying to get that forearm first that's

													

																									

														
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that's hard enough in itself um you can

													

																									

														
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combine the overgrip as well if you want

													

																									

														
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to so from here grab and then lean up on

													

																									

														
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top of it so you're pulling with that

													

																									

														
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arm then try and reenter yourself and

													

																									

														
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then push up so let's do it with the

													

																									

														
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other the elbow so you can see from the

													

																									

														
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other side so from here left I'm pushing

													

																									

														
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up on top of it bring the other hand

													

																									

														
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move between both hands and then I can

													

																									

														
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push up once I'm at that position I can

													

																									

														
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get a foot

													

																									

														
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up effectively that's the first steps um

													

																									

														
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or a a you know one of many techniques

													

																									

														
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of getting up on top of the wall but

													

																									

														
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this is struggle up um is sort of the

													

																									

														
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first steps towards doing a climb up
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let's talk about the struggle up this is

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generally the sort of first steps

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towards doing a climb up and the

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struggle up is uh pretty much using

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whatever you can to get up on top of the

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wall now there's a few methods that you

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would want to try first um to sort of

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help get you up the first thing which is

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not always available and you shouldn't

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rely on it all the time but it is the

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overgrip so instead of grabbing on the

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front of the wall you're grabbing on the

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back of the wall um this really

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increases the ability to pull up because

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um yeah you've got something to pull on

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whereas in this position it's much

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harder because you're you're having to

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use your grip strength pushing downwards

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to enable friction help you pull up with

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here you don't have to rely on friction

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you've got something to pull against um

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so yeah to begin with we can do this

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from here this is so much easier to

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climb up so that's one way to sort of

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struggle up um but generally when we

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when we're talking about struggle UPS um

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it's more about you don't have that or

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even if you do have that it's still hard

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to get both elbows up at the same time

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so the one way that you would want to

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try and start with is getting as you're

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on the wall you get one forearm on top

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of the wall first and you sort of push

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your chest onto that arm from here

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you're then going to try and pull across

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so you're in between your hands and then

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you can push that single forearm first

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means that you've got an elbow and your

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wrists are over the top of the wall so

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you know when you're trying to do a full

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climb up the first thing is getting your

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hands flat on top but this is hard to do

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getting both so you're effectively

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getting one up first and the forearms so

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your elbow is already over the top of

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the wall so I'll show you what this

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looks like so from here and on the wall

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I'm going to get one forearm I'm going

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to roll up on top of it and then from

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here I'm going to move across between

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two hands and then I can dip up

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and push to get my chest up so again

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it's onto the forearm first so from here

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you're doing this and getting used to

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trying to get that forearm first that's

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that's hard enough in itself um you can

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combine the overgrip as well if you want

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to so from here grab and then lean up on

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top of it so you're pulling with that

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arm then try and reenter yourself and

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then push up so let's do it with the

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other the elbow so you can see from the

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other side so from here left I'm pushing

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up on top of it bring the other hand

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move between both hands and then I can

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push up once I'm at that position I can

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get a foot

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up effectively that's the first steps um

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or a a you know one of many techniques

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of getting up on top of the wall but

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this is struggle up um is sort of the

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first steps towards doing a climb up