Recording your climbs - does anyone do this?

The translation from what good form looks like while watching other climbers to what good form feels like when I'm the one climbing is something I find challenging as a new climber.
Other than trying to find someone to actively coach me, video replay seems like the best option to identify issues with my movements and technique - but I've never seen anyone at my gym recording their climbs.

Does/did anyone record themselves (from a third-party viewpoint, not a body mounted camera) while they climb for the purpose of analyzing their own technique and looking for areas to improve? Was it helpful in improving your technique and body awareness?

This seems like it would combine well with the standard tension/moon/kilter board setup, especially kilter boards that already require app integration. You could have a fixed camera location so that people at different locations can see the same perspective. You then can record your attempts and side by side compare it to others around the world on the exact same problem. If the database of attempts was large enough, you could even filter to climbers with similar builds to your own.

It’s the only way to even get on weekend whippers! Hit the ‘Rec’ button and Send brah!

Make sure to post all of your footage on youtube.

Ita a great way to learn about issues with your technique. I've been doing it since I climbed v easy and I still do at v hard. 

I started recording some of my climbing last year, after I had a training session where my trainer took video - I was like, "bingo, excellent idea, I'm doing that from now on!".

I put everything on YouTube, so I can go back and critique what I'm doing. I bring a tripod to my gym, mount my phone on it, and film whenever the opportunity arises. However, I get there in the morning, when it's not crowded. YMMV.

I also record some of my outdoor climbing, if I can get a good shot. The novelty of watching myself climb hasn't worn off yet, so I usually bring a Joby Gorillapod and try to set up my phone to record if there's a stable spot with a good shot of whatever I'm climbing.

Yes, I think it's helped a lot. I'm still no more than a 5.8ish climber, but I think I'm improving. I think it has helped enormously just to watch myself, and also to watch really good footage of excellent climbers for comparison (e.g. Magnus Midtbo's climbing channel has a lot of good stuff).

I also record some of my outdoor climbing, with the same idea in mind.

I see some folks recording.  The problem is that it is tough to get a good view of the whole climb, unless you are bouldering.

Michael Schell wrote: The translation from what good form looks like while watching other climbers to what good form feels like when I'm the one climbing is something I find challenging as a new climber.
Other than trying to find someone to actively coach me, video replay seems like the best option to identify issues with my movements and technique - but I've never seen anyone at my gym recording their climbs.

Does/did anyone record themselves (from a third-party viewpoint, not a body mounted camera) while they climb for the purpose of analyzing their own technique and looking for areas to improve? Was it helpful in improving your technique and body awareness?

Just post on Mountain Project I'm sure you'll get tons of pointers.

I do it very, very occasionally.

The difficulties I've faced that cause me to do it less often is that you need a third person to record; often the gym is too busy; and sometimes the routes are not in good places to get good angles of the climbing.

For the times I've recorded it's quite eye opening to compare how I felt, and how I looked.

Yes and I think it's one of the most valuable things anyone could do. I routinely set up my phone to record problems on moonboard during training and most everyone I know who has continued to progress at a good pace does as well. Watching frame by frame is the most helpful in figuring out where you initiate movement (hips vs pulling) and whether you're holding tension in the posterior chain when you establish on the next hold. It's harder to do with soft mats in the normal climbing area, someone always walks by and the pad compressing screws up the angle. 

I've thought about doing that for a long time. Never really did thought. I know I should. Maybe one day.

I had a track & field coach who would record the last few of our reps  in training (because technic goes to shit when tired, of course). That's debatable but I would say technic in climbing is even more important in climbing than running (past general running competency after a year or two of doing standard drills before training). If a tack & field coach sees it as an important tool for running then....

EDIT: no that's not true - I actually did a couple times. Indoor bouldering as well as for some system board deadpoint exercises. It did help me figure thing I was doing wrong. For bouldering, I'd pick a problem I can link most of the time. Do it like 3 times in a row - breaks allowed. The goal is perfect execution everytime, and ideally the last execution should feel easier than the first even if a little bit more fatigued. I was initially thinking you meant outdoors, which I have never done - the setup is somewhat less optimal for that....

Nick Drake wrote: Yes and I think it's one of the most valuable things anyone could do. I routinely set up my phone to record problems on moonboard during training and most everyone I know who has continued to progress at a good pace does as well. Watching frame by frame is the most helpful in figuring out where you initiate movement (hips vs pulling) and whether you're holding tension in the posterior chain when you establish on the next hold. It's harder to do with soft mats in the normal climbing area, someone always walks by and the pad compressing screws up the angle.

I've used a plastic pincer (kind of what you'd use on a fridge) with some flexible metal stuff you can find at the hardware store. I'd wrap that around bench for bouldering or the wall if there's a good pole for that. Works all right (other than people passing in front)

Sorry if this is apocryphal but isn't this what "beta" come from?