For beginner climbers, it can be really tempting to rush into more advanced training techniques. Adding things like a campus board session to the end of your workout can seem like the path to climbings upper levels. We cannot stress enough that climbing is first and foremost a skill sport. Beginners should prioritize learning efficient climbing movement and not initially worrying about getting stronger.
That being said, slowly adding in some amount of training as you start to progress isn’t a bad thing as long as it is done with proper form and doesn’t replace learning how to climb.
To help out beginner and intermediate climbers who cannot resist the gravitational pull of the campus board, here’s a video from The Depot Climbing Center and Taylor Made Videography that outlines what a beginner campus board session should look like.
“For those looking to start out on a campus board, this is the video for you. Our campus board beginner videos lays out 5 ‘easier’ exercises and puts them into a sample session for you.” – Taylor Made Videography
Beginner Campus Board Session Video
Before you jump straight to the video, it’s important to note that when we say “beginner” we don’t mean new to climbing. We mean new to training or a beginner on the campus board.
Campusing is a skill in its own right. If you are going to campus, it must be learned and practiced. Done properly it is a powerful tool. Done incorrectly it’s a really quick way to get injured.
Watch the video below and be sure to click through for the original and to check out the rest of Taylor Made Videography’s training videos!
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Original Video: Beginner Campus Board Session Video
(video still courtesy of taylormadevideography.com)
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A lot of the movements (the ones with feet anyway) are things we’re doing on the bouldering wall. Though this is nice as it gets them practiced formally rather than “when I need to get to that next hold which happens to be on the same arm that I’ve just moved (bumps)”. I think it will take me a while before I forego feet.