Problem of the Week #9

by: Chris Mireault

Here is a simple V3 that has decent flow and a progressively harder finish. Set your feet correctly up top on this one and your good to go. Enjoy.

Come and climb it today at the Boston Rock Gym in Woburn, MA.

Problem of the Week #8

by: Chris Mireault

The “Advent Candle Route,” as some like to call it, has a straight-forward problem with a really nice sidepull/undercling. I find this problem perfect for laps or for a nice little challenge. Difficult for some, not so much for others. Either way it’s a problem worth climbing.

See for yourself! Come climb it today at the Boston Rock Gym in Woburn, MA.

PROBLEM OF THE WEEK #7

By Chris Mireault

Back by popular demand, it’s the problem of the week at the Boston Rock Gym.

Here is a popular V3- that seems to be getting a lot of attention lately. Straight forward movement and many choices for beta. An all around fun problem.

Enjoy.

Glue Hands With Silent Feet.

By Chris Mireault

The next time you’re on the climbing wall, try this basic skill building exercise, it’s one of my favorites! It’s called “glue hands with silent feet” and it goes something like this.

First off let me explain “glue hands.” To initiate glue hands, pretend you have glue on your hands, simple enough right? Now every time you grab a climbing hold, try not to move your hands from the original position that you first grabbed the hold until it’s time to reach for another hold. That’s it!
This exercise is geared to make you think twice about how you grab a hold. Rather than just feeling the hold out and hoping for the best, you will have made the perfect placement the first time. Ideally this will train you to use hand holds better the first time around.

The other exercise is called, “silent feet.” Silent feet involves making perfect foot placements on foot holds without making any sound during placement. This act of silently placing your foot requires much more concentration and will require much practice at first. This exercise is also geared at having you, the climber, make your foot placement correctly the first time around.

Once you get the hang of silent feet you should start to move with more fluidity and grace. Also in theory, the better the foot placement and less foot scraping, the longer the rubber on those expensive climbing shoes will last. This is always a plus in my book.

Combine the two exercises together and you get what is called “glue hands with silent feet.” Practice these together as often possible and in time you will find yourself moving on the rock with more precision and confidence in no time. I guarantee it.

Try it the next time you’re in the gym and let us know what you think.

For more awesome exercises, and to learn climbing technique from a pro, check out Boston Rock Gym’s NUSCHOOL technique classes. These classes are guaranteed to get you climbing better faster.

PROBLEM OF THE WEEK #6

By Chris Mireault

PROBLEM OF THE WEEK #5

By Chris Mireault

PROBLEM OF THE WEEK #4

Chris brings us one of the best moderate boulders in the gym. Nice mantel move on to a slab with some more muscle-y opening moves. Come try it for yourself!

 

PROBLEM OF THE WEEK #3

This week Chris brings us one of the freshest problems in the gym, just set this past week. Some of the holds on this route are from a local company and were shaped by BRG’s own Gavin Heverly and Maxim Zolotukhin. Indeed we have our hands in all the pots! Enjoy the video, and come try the problem for yourself!

PROBLEM OF THE WEEK #2

This week Chris brings us something a little more difficult. A simple and powerful V7 on the steep wall of our immense bouldering room. Come see it for yourself!

PROBLEM OF THE WEEK

One of our most psyched and dedicated members Chris Mireault has graced us with the first installment of his ongoing videos which will be called “BRG PROBLEM OF THE WEEK”. Chris is as stoked as they get, and we are lucky to have him as part of our community here at the gym. Anyhow, check out the video!

A nice moderate problem with good flow, fun pinches and a couple reward-jugs. Perfect for warm-ups and laps.