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Climb a 2-3 move start, add one hold or rule, climb it again. Repeat until it's too hard.
- Slot
- On the wall
- Focus
- Problem solving
- Time
- 20 min
- Intensity
- Low intensity
- Injury risk
- Low injury risk
- Equipment
- Boulders
How to do it
Start with a simple 2-3 move sequence on existing holds. Climb it, then add exactly one hold or one movement constraint (e.g. no matching, a specific foot only), and climb the full sequence again from the start. Keep adding one thing per round until it gets too hard to complete - that's where you stop or reset.
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Building a problem move by move, which is a good way to spend a session when nothing on the wall inspires you. Adding one thing per round keeps it just past comfortable.
Common mistakes
- Adding two things. One hold or one rule per round.
- Not climbing from the start each time. The full sequence, every round. That's what makes it build.
- Starting too hard. Two or three easy moves to begin with.
How to progress
Play it with a partner adding the constraints. When you hit the wall, keep the final version as a problem and come back to it fresh.
When it fits
The training periods this exercise fits into in Blok Sessions.
Base Lots of easy climbing, good movement and aerobic fitness.
Performance Peak for a trip or a comp: focus, reading problems, trying hard.