Hi @22amanda22, In addition to what John and Taggart have said, I want to add a few practices that helped me improve when my climbing progress plateaued. First I'd recommend "time on the wall" to build endurance and find more efficient ways to move between holds. Setting a timer for 5 minutes, find and easy route to do laps on, climbing to the top, then downclimbing, then upclimbing, etc. You can go as fast or as slow as you want. The goal is to stay on the wall the entire time and use more efficient body positions as you move through the route. When that gets easy you can bump it to 10 minutes as you swap laps with your partner. Another technique builder is climbing with "quiet feet". Using static and controlled movements and placing your feet silently with each movement. Doing this on easier routes is a good foundation builder for more difficult climbs. Finally, some sort of training outside of climbing will always have a positive impact. I stumbled into yoga at my local climbing gym and the balance I developed bumped my bouldering up by 2 grades after 9 months. Hope some of these tips help! At the end of the day I hope you're having fun climbing regardless of grades and other climbers. It's all about enjoying your time climbing!! Best, Frank
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