This is my advice to all new climbers/ all who will profit from this.

So there is this skill that I've been using and developing over the three years that I have been climbing and only recently realized what it was and how impactful it has been to my progress as a climber.

The skill I talk about isn't footwork or hip control. My favorite skill that has carried me to where I am is self awareness. I have recently found that not everybody does this to the extent that I do, I know that most of you at least think about what you're doing on the wall and you have some understanding of what you feel like during certain movements or positions.

The way that I think about it goes past that, less the uncomfortable places, more on why they're uncomfortable, not "Why did I fall?" but "What can I do to make that move that felt like this better?"

I don't know about you guys but when I'm on the wall, I'm constantly aware of every part of my body and how it feels, how they move and the amounts of pressure on them. Universal knowledge of your body.

Apply it and adapt based on what you feel. That is how you improve exponentially.

Hope this helps anybody who feels stuck.

"Best Wishes, John Green."

-- Caleb Williams.

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