A climbing lesson from an Olympic champion
Janja, a star of the sport with multiple World Championships under her belt, gave our correspondent Pablo Gutierrez a thrilling bouldering lesson at her training gym in #Prevalje, Slovenia.
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00:00Well, I'm here with Olympic champion and absolute queen of the rock-climbing world, Janja Garnbred.
00:11Thank you so much. Now, as I told you, I wanted to get some tips, not only for me, but all of our viewers now,
00:19you know, who are deciding, you know, whether they take this as a sport. So, what are we looking at here?
00:26So, we are looking at the boulders. This is a bouldering wall. So, usually boulders here are, like, not too tall.
00:33When you fall, you fall on the mat, so you don't need to, like, tie in in the harness. You don't need to wear a harness.
00:39So, it has different levels, so we will try one level.
00:43Okay, perfect. So, should I start?
00:45So, you start with both hands here, and then feed this however you like.
00:51Okay, and then I just find my way up to the top.
00:53And then you find your way up to the top on only green holds.
00:56Okay, and then if I win, I get one of those chocolate gold medals, right?
00:59Yes, that's okay.
01:01All right, cool, cool. Let's see. Okay, here we go. All right, you tell me if I'm doing okay.
01:07Let's put here.
01:09Right, with this one?
01:11Right here.
01:12Oh, nice.
01:13And then move your way up.
01:15Okay.
01:16And then you go with left hand to the big hold.
01:19Okay.
01:20And now you need to move with foot up here.
01:24Okay. Ooh, that's a...
01:26It's a bit slippery, huh?
01:27Yeah, it is.
01:29All right, come on.
01:30You think I can do it?
01:31Yes, yes, yes, yes.
01:35Almost.
01:36All right, come on.
01:38I'm going down.
01:40Oh, where are you? Oh, my God.
01:43I don't want to injure you.
01:45No, no problem.
01:47No, this one is...
01:49This one's good.
01:50It was good. This hold is not the best.
01:53Okay.
01:54So, like, one advice I would have is, like, people usually think that when you climb, it's all about in the hands.
02:00Uh-huh.
02:01And that's not true at all.
02:03Really?
02:04It's a lot in, like, your feet, the technique.
02:07So it's very important that you, like, watch where you step, that you are precise.
02:14So the whole body basically has to work, not only hands.
02:17Okay.
02:18So when you do it on the wall, I mean, it's just, you know, there's this, like, it's like a ballet, you know?
02:25And I get up there, and I'm, like, doing, like, I don't know, taps or something.
02:31It's like, pop, pop, pop.
02:32Okay, should I try it again?
02:33No, it's absolutely okay.
02:34I mean, we could try another one.
02:36We can?
02:37Okay, let's do that.
02:38All right, so we're going to try a different wall now.
02:42Maybe I'm a little bit more successful on this one, right?
02:45Let's see.
02:46All right, so we're going to go with this.
02:47So same, you start here.
02:49Uh-huh.
02:50And here, and feet only on the blue footholds.
02:53Only the blue ones.
02:54And then finding your way to the top.
02:57Okay.
02:58So you go here with the left.
03:01Here with the left, okay.
03:03Here with the, so right foot here with the left.
03:07Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh.
03:08Yes, and then you will have to cross.
03:10Okay.
03:11Yes, that's perfect.
03:13Come on.
03:14And then you go there with left, perfect.
03:16Oh my God.
03:17Yes, yes, nice.
03:19I'm actually doing this.
03:20That's good.
03:21Here, yes, feet up.
03:23Come on.
03:25Got it.
03:26Yes.
03:27Go with left this one.
03:28Left to where?
03:29Left to where you have right hand now.
03:31Come on.
03:33Yes, perfect.
03:35Nice.
03:36This is the top.
03:37Yay.
03:39Now, how do I get down?
03:41Climb down maybe.
03:42It's better.
03:43Thank you so much, Andrea.
03:45Okay, here we go.
03:48Slowly.
03:49No, this was fantastic.
03:52That's perfect.
03:54Nice.
03:57Well, thank you so much.
04:00And go get some gold.
04:02Rock on.
04:03Thank you so much.
04:04Thank you.
04:05No problem.
04:06Thank you.
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