Kilter Board small footholds
4 Kilter Board problems at 40+ degrees on small footholds, up to 3 attempts each.
- Slot
- On the wall
- Focus
- Precision
- Time
- 25 min
- Intensity
- High intensity
- Injury risk
- Moderate injury risk
- Equipment
- Kilterboard
How to do it
Set the Kilter Board to at least 40 degrees. Pick 4 problems you've climbed before, but only use the small footholds nearest each move. If a foot comes off without you meaning it to, start again. Give each problem up to 3 attempts, resting 2 minutes between attempts.
Run it now
The same timer as the app: a five-second get-ready, then every round and rest counted down with a beep. Keep this page open while you train.
Kilter Board small footholds
0:00 / 25:05
Ready
25:05
4 rounds
4 Kilter Board problems at 40+ degrees on small footholds, up to 3 attempts each.
High risk: read the protocol, stop if anything feels wrong.
- 4
- rounds
- 2:00
- rest
- 25:05
- total
Done.
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Take the quizWho it's for
Footwork on steep ground, where most people stop caring about their feet. Restricting yourself to the small footholds at forty degrees makes that impossible.
Common mistakes
- Using the nearest big foothold. Small footholds only. That's the exercise.
- Carrying on after a foot pops. Start again.
- Choosing problems you haven't climbed. Ones you know, so the feet are the only variable.
How to progress
Steeper angles, then harder problems. It transfers straight to real steep climbing, where good footwork is what saves your fingers.
When it fits
The training periods this exercise fits into in Blok Sessions.
Base Lots of easy climbing, good movement and aerobic fitness.