Falling Exercises

The Warrior's Way teaching how to engage risks in incremental ways so they are appropriate. Part of that learning process is understanding the consequences of our decisions. In climbing, falling is the consequence.
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Part 1: Impact skill
Part 2: Short toprope falls
Part 3: Longer toprope falls
Part 4: Lead falls
Additional videos of giving a cushioned catch and advanced falling while committing to a move.
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Impact Skill
youtube.com/watch?v=urSjxBI…
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Short toprope falls
youtube.com/watch?v=ejd4uFY…
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Longer toprope falls
youtube.com/watch?v=MdMsaqK…
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Lead falls
youtube.com/watch?v=IgvNdX8…
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Advanced falls
youtube.com/watch?v=gjua8Bu…
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Rob practicing "catch/release" at New River Gorge. Note long exhale throughout the fall.
youtube.com/watch?v=TSklCtt…
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Gleb practicing advanced falls, a pendulum, during a Warrior's Way Falling/Commitment camp at New River Gorge, WV.
youtube.com/watch?v=9AMf7s_…
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Gina practicing toprope falls at El Rito New Mexico. Nice body position but a little too "rag doll." Need a bit of body tension to maintain proper form
youtube.com/watch?v=sojCRsQ…
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Olivia doing the "catch release" to work through the fear of letting go and committing fully to the fall. Monitor Rock, Independence Pass, Colorado.
youtube.com/watch?v=zW1yd4C…

Thank you for posting these.

These are interesting videos, but they should all be in one thread.

OK, sorry for the multiple posts. This is the first time I uploaded videos and didn't know I could have more than one per. Anyway, I combined them, but MP wouldn't let me delete the last one because there were comments attached.
Again, sorry for the problem with this. Arno

Hi Arno -- thanks for posting this! Good to see the training forum put to good use.

If you ever need any help with posting issues, just give me a call and I can talk you through it. I'll go ahead and delete your other post (part 4) since it's included here.

JL

Thanks for posting these Arno. I enjoy your books and the routes you have put up in NC.

Posted more videos (in initial post) from recent Warrior's Way falling training camps. Here Amber doing a nice transition from climbing stance to falling with appropriate body position of legs/arms about shoulder-width apart and bent. Nice cushion by Monica also.
youtube.com/watch?v=D12y_Tc…

Thank you for posting these. I will add the catch-release and the looking up to my training.

I have many more videos from clinics and camps on my youtube channel: youtube.com/user/arnoilgner…
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In them, I have notes that highlight what students are doing well and/or incorrectly. Remember, these are students so they don't do the exercises exactly correct. But, we can learn from the challenges they exhibit and work through. Arno