Board Meetings | Better Working Goes: How To Send Faster
Pretty much all of us want to send more things.
And we want to send harder things.
So we pick a project and our heart is set on it. Maybe it’s a mini project that takes a few sessions or maybe it’s a mega project that is going to stretch across several seasons. The thing is, the length of time we spend working it often depends on the strength of our projecting game – particularly what we do on those important working attempts. Many of us either keep working things when we should have sent weeks ago, or we cut off the working goes and start redpoint attempts way too early.
The best climbers put themselves into send position with fewer working attempts, and know when they are ready to get it done.
So the question is:
How can we make better use of our working goes and send hard things faster?
EXPLORE FURTHER
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CHAPTERS
(00:00) Intro
(01:47) What is a Working Go?
(09:24) First Steps for a Good Working Go
(13:18) Notes, Tips, and Tricks for Easier Clips
(20:45) Intention, Nuance, and Attention to Detail
(29:22) Hoping To Get Lucky
(32:30) Not Enough Attempts
(34:18) Avoiding the Questions
(36:10) Trying To Do Too Many Things
(39:46) Cues and Intuition
(43:23) Never Improving the Process
(53:07) Punt Prevention
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Kris Hampton
A climber since 1994, Kris was a traddie for 12 years before he discovered the gymnastic movement inherent in sport climbing and bouldering. Through dedicated training and practice, he eventually built to ascents of 5.14 and V11.
Kris started Power Company Climbing in 2006 as a place to share training info with his friends, and still specializes in working with full time "regular" folks. He's always available for coaching sessions and training workshops.