Honestly, I feel like “Artur tries things for the first time” is a cool series. It’s like Magnus doing the fitness tests. Artur has that rare combination of athleticism, courage, and pure enjoyment of a challenge.
I think Arturs biggest advantage is that he doesn't hesitate like a novice climber does. That and innate physical strength makes him a strong beginner climber.
In a year or two Artur is gonna be that guy that wanders into a gym, does all the hardest boulders like they're a warmup and walks out again while everyone wonders what the fuck just happened.
I work in a rock climbing gym and have seen 100's if not 1000's of first time climbers. His footwork truly is something special for a first timer/beginnner. by no means perfect but so much better than the majority
To me this session proves Artur's beginner status nicely. Way too much solving of moves with large upper body muscle groups instead of foot work and body positioning - thus lacking time/a clear head for planning the next move and looking for options for feet and hands. Really great effort and will be a steep learning curve he can have, but anyone who thought he was not a beginner was clearly way off. Cudos to Mike and Artur for starting Artur's climbing career so nicely! Would love to see more. @Mike: when I started climbing in south-west Germany 20 years ago (on nice grippy sandstone), we had a rule of climbing read-point once and then having to go again, to "confirm" our ability to do that route - exactly for the same reason you stated. Somehow second goes are often harder.
I climb V8 and 7c sport and I can't even hang a 8mm edge at body weight. Although I don't buy the concept that Arthur only brings finger strength into climbing. At this point I climb with a handful of wrestlers and grapplers and what they can do in their first few months of climbing is mind boggling. What they all have in common is amazing proprioception and full body power and coordination.
And Venus and Mars are in conjunctions... I am dying here! Arthur's strengh and attitude is everything. Once he learns proper footwork, he will be absolutely invinceble!
I know everyone hates speed-climbing 🙃, but I'd really like to see Artur having a go at it (and Mike too, just for fun). The way he was haphazardly running up some of those bits of rock without finding the proper foot holds, plus his ready-made athleticism, makes me think he'd be pretty good at it... 🤔 Great video as always, Mike! 👏🏻
I think the "going harder" bit was a good move. And I think Artur should routinely do this going forward. He's far stronger than he is good at climbing (especially with footwork). So if he's going to get good at climbing he needs to find things that are just too hard for him to pull through on without good technique/footwork.
I love how Artur's incredible ability as a beginner has motivated you to get even better and not discouraged you due to how much easier his path to a similar place has seemed. Really looking forward to seeing you progress further on your climbing journey! If you are ever on the south coast i'd love to show you some crags 💪
Not Mike on the wall with the dogs out! On a serious not, Artur truly is built different as you say. To even have the guts to lead anything on your first time ever spot climbing is unfathomable. At the same time, I think he definitely benefited from some ignorance and "you dont know what you dont know" regarding the dangers of lead climbing
@18:00 I feel completely opposite. I spend so incredibly long on a route when projecting that once it's done I feel like I could do them in my sleep. You can only spend so long on a route before you start dreaming about it
All the way through it I'm.thinking to myself.. tell him to slow down !!! And then .. when he tried lead, you could see him slow down a little and think about where is hands and feet were going first. Really great effort mate. My best advice to Arthur would be really try and slow down, think more about your feet. Take more time to look for those tiny footholds and place your foot gently on it, work your feet higher up the wall.before going for the next handhold. Anyway. Really impressed also loving the videos Mike. Might see you out on the crags one time.
Great advice! Thanks! I think you are right I’m rushing in to it a bit.. to be honest I do it with everything that I do, sometimes it works out great, but sometimes it makes things worse 😂
Artur is a beginner but he understand technique and he is really good in paying attention when others climb first, I certainly hope he will continue his climbing journey together with Mike. And to Mike this Channel is the best you created so far.
this is still crazy to me although watching him on the rock you can really see his footwork is terrible which makes it even more impressive that he climbs as hard as he does. as always great video mike :D
@@MikeBoydClimbs yea I think your right... and that hurts I have been bouldering for 7 years and I have only toped one 7b in my life. I'm sure he can surpass me in no time (:
Wow, I never knew general athleticism and strength could contribute to rock climbing so well. Props to Artur for being to constantly contagiously courageous all the time and good luck on your strength and weight goals! I know you'll reach them
Hey @Mike - so been watching actually did my first outdoor session was amazing and loved every second thanks to the channel in part for the motivation. Sadly I was schooled badly on a 4a ( assuming Im reading the guide right ) unable to actually start is always embarrassing.
I love this videos, Arthur is such a golden retriever of a man, a golden retriever with steel fingers lol I also love how much stronger he is vs a “normal climber” and what a good poster boy he is for “be strong” and “don’t be afraid”
Mike!!! I have loved your climbing videos and am doing a sport climbing course in the Australian Blue Mountains tmw thanks to you!! Keep it up bro 🔥🙌🙏 - A
A couple of months to fix footwork and he will crash 7a.. impressive! I would add what you are missing is not strength but good footwork, you should add no-hands, silent feet, push from the legs and precise foot placement in your training.
I have zero climbing background, but Mike's videos are always great. He's the Mike Rowe of UA-cam. He knows how to create interesting and accessible content. Keep it up
When I resent a route I pretty much always succeed, if I remember the beta correctly. Because failing would mean I got weaker, and I'm not allowing myself to get weaker
This is almost unbeliveable, when I see strong guys come into the gym they usually really strugle on anything harder than 6a. But this guy just mooves well. To be honest it hurts my ego a little that he climbs harder than me outside his first time after I've trained intensively for 13 months bouldering indoors only to go outside and struggle on toprope on a 5c. Still a really cool video and I hope you put some time into the climbing @archiepopoff. You've got potential!
I hope you don't take this as an insult (it's not, it's a great trait) but I really admire your firm self esteem / confidence. Were I to be in a similar situation, where a friend who is just a natural keeps up the steps with me on something I've trained really hard, it would feel humiliating, I wouldn't be happy for their sake, I would just feel like giving up. Like what's the point of my struggle?? However, I'm also firm in my belief that hard work beats natural ability in the long run. If you are used to having to struggle and put in the hours you are better equipped for overcoming hardships and barriers of any kind. And you being such a good sport about it all makes you seem so damn likeable, something I both envy and look up to!
I know what you mean with second sends, I can never muster the try-hard to do tricky or scary last moves a second time, it doesn't feel worth it if it's not for the first send 😅 I can climb up to the last move no issue, but the last, sphincter clenching move is beyond me
Hey mike I noticed your PAS is through your belay loop. while a lot of climbers consider this fine, in practice your belay loop is liable to fail and it is best practice to anchor yourself through the 2 hard points on your harness
The belay loop is most certainly NOT liable to fail. If it were, it would be insane to catch a fall while belaying. The belay loop is just as secure as the tie in points.
Thank you for the video! I think the original grades are quite similar to what I find at my home crag too. Sure, if you compare them to indoor grades they are sandbagged, but I think you shouldn't even try to do it, especially for historical lines opened long time ago. Btw looking Artur climb I think he would be a beast in speed climbing too. He is so confident and explosive.
Awesome to see the progression to outdoor climbing, makes me really keen to try it out sometime! I'm signed up for my first bouldering comp in a few weeks :0 Also as a kiwi I gotta say, nice shorts Artur!
Without having watched the video i predict that it'll definitely help him power through some easier routes, but as soon as precise footwork and body positioning is required, his finger strength will only hold him on the wall for longer but not actually help him do the climb. let's see how correct this is lol
@@MikeBoydClimbs yeah, though he still did surprisingly well. If he keeps on climbing and actually learns proper technique (which he will have to train intentionally, as with his strength it won't naturally develop much past a certain point) he could actually climb REALLY quite hard in no time. If he spends a year just learning and intentionally practicing how to move on the wall and techniques like drop knees, heel hooks, toe hooks, flagging, etc. he could probably do around v9, maybe even v10... definitely exited to see both your guys' progress in the future (:
Hi Mike, Loosing weight is easy with intermittent fasting, just lost 7kg in 2,5 months, now trying to stabilize so I don't loose too much 😂. I am 6c climber about same journey as you probably 7a in couple of months
Odd to me that his finger strength gets mentioned so much, but his core stability and upper body strength are brushed away as "being fit". My physical therapist (40, female) has more finger strength than the entire comment section combined end is overall very fit, yet there's no way she's doing what Artur did here.
I had that humbling experience rather quickly personally. Job wise I'm a programmer. When I started climbing, I wasn't all too much in shape. But I wasn't morbidly obese either. (I was like 20 lbs over my current weight or so). Climbing was hard, but I did press on. I was climbing around v3-v4 when I invited my humbling moment. I invited my dad to climb. A 60 years old woodcutter / forestry technician. Always walking, throwing wood logs, generally in stupid good shape. I showed him a hangboard. Something I wanted to install at my place. The mad lad did a single, one handed, 2 finger pull up on it on the spot. He ended up having problems on overhang v1 and couldn't do a v2 (mostly out of fear). But that initial 2 finger pull up... Man. that's drilled in my brain.
Part 3: plot twist, Arthur is Magnus in disguise (prentending to be a beginner)
This is going to be a top comment
Magnus' most diabolical disguise yet
😂
that would amazing...
Thanks to Mike, Kim, Toby and all the fans for an amazing experience and super fun day outside! ❤💪
good job out there!
I’m glad you enjoyed it. It was awesome seeing you do so well. We need to get out again soon!
@@tobytee7883 thanks Toby, you taught me a lot that day. 💪We have to go while the good weather is still there.
@@tovawr thanks!
23:41 "I need to have this feeling"
Oh god he's got it bad now. Welcome to outdoor leading.
Perfect comment
Honestly, I feel like “Artur tries things for the first time” is a cool series. It’s like Magnus doing the fitness tests. Artur has that rare combination of athleticism, courage, and pure enjoyment of a challenge.
I would love to work him more!
Great idea! What sport do you think I should try?
Interesting choice of words there Mike 😂😂😂 @@MikeBoydClimbs
@@MikeBoydClimbsayoooo
You should check out the channel 'Average Rob' !
Cool Belgian guy that just does that :)
gotta take him board climbing. that provides the most universal benchmarks that we can all relate to
I’ll ask him if he is up for it
@@MikeBoydClimbs Mike vs Moonboard 6B benchmarks (impossible edition) when?
I think Arturs biggest advantage is that he doesn't hesitate like a novice climber does. That and innate physical strength makes him a strong beginner climber.
That’s definitely an advantage. I still hesitate for an age before committing to a move
This man will be unstoppable after he gets his foot technique sorted.
Absolutely!
In a year or two Artur is gonna be that guy that wanders into a gym, does all the hardest boulders like they're a warmup and walks out again while everyone wonders what the fuck just happened.
Hell yeah! Welcome back Artur!
Also, 'You'll see my soul slowly leave my body as I get crushed by someone I lent my shoes to' is such a great line :D
I work in a rock climbing gym and have seen 100's if not 1000's of first time climbers. His footwork truly is something special for a first timer/beginnner. by no means perfect but so much better than the majority
Mike explaining how much he hates that climb is all of us 😂
Artur the impossible man is back!
He is! Thanks for watching
I love his genuine happiness when he touches tops
Feels so good 😊 to reach the top
I really enjoyed meeting Artur and seeing him do so well on his 1st venture outdoors. Looking forward to climbing with him again :)
thanks for setting the rope and belaying Tobs!
Artur's enthusiasm is contagious. I love it. Hope that he keeps on climbing.
Totally contagious
Loved this!!!
cheers, Alec!
To me this session proves Artur's beginner status nicely. Way too much solving of moves with large upper body muscle groups instead of foot work and body positioning - thus lacking time/a clear head for planning the next move and looking for options for feet and hands. Really great effort and will be a steep learning curve he can have, but anyone who thought he was not a beginner was clearly way off. Cudos to Mike and Artur for starting Artur's climbing career so nicely! Would love to see more.
@Mike: when I started climbing in south-west Germany 20 years ago (on nice grippy sandstone), we had a rule of climbing read-point once and then having to go again, to "confirm" our ability to do that route - exactly for the same reason you stated. Somehow second goes are often harder.
we need a 3 month or 6 month update of Artur climbing for a bit and seeing how much he improved
I climb V8 and 7c sport and I can't even hang a 8mm edge at body weight. Although I don't buy the concept that Arthur only brings finger strength into climbing. At this point I climb with a handful of wrestlers and grapplers and what they can do in their first few months of climbing is mind boggling. What they all have in common is amazing proprioception and full body power and coordination.
Loving your commentary 😂 and also this channel in general.
Absolutely binging these videos! Recently started climbing, it's so nice to watch these videos and learn along, thanks Mike!
I laughed so much when artur was like "I only met him today!" haha
And Venus and Mars are in conjunctions... I am dying here! Arthur's strengh and attitude is everything. Once he learns proper footwork, he will be absolutely invinceble!
Love to see this!
Usually as long as you can brute force moves, strength is all you need, even though you might not climb optimally
I know everyone hates speed-climbing 🙃, but I'd really like to see Artur having a go at it (and Mike too, just for fun). The way he was haphazardly running up some of those bits of rock without finding the proper foot holds, plus his ready-made athleticism, makes me think he'd be pretty good at it... 🤔 Great video as always, Mike! 👏🏻
@8:02 That was 100% instinctual. Starting to think he might actually be a beginner
I think the "going harder" bit was a good move. And I think Artur should routinely do this going forward. He's far stronger than he is good at climbing (especially with footwork). So if he's going to get good at climbing he needs to find things that are just too hard for him to pull through on without good technique/footwork.
I love how Artur's incredible ability as a beginner has motivated you to get even better and not discouraged you due to how much easier his path to a similar place has seemed. Really looking forward to seeing you progress further on your climbing journey! If you are ever on the south coast i'd love to show you some crags 💪
I appreciate that!
Not Mike on the wall with the dogs out!
On a serious not, Artur truly is built different as you say. To even have the guts to lead anything on your first time ever spot climbing is unfathomable. At the same time, I think he definitely benefited from some ignorance and "you dont know what you dont know" regarding the dangers of lead climbing
Leading day one of sport climbing is crazy! well done, Arthur!
Thanks! 😊
Lead on a first day, outdoor at that, is pretty intense. Good job!
Really fun duo too watch. Can’t wait for more videos of you and Artur.
Hopefully we’ll do more in the future
@18:00 I feel completely opposite. I spend so incredibly long on a route when projecting that once it's done I feel like I could do them in my sleep. You can only spend so long on a route before you start dreaming about it
I feel the same way :)
All the way through it I'm.thinking to myself.. tell him to slow down !!! And then .. when he tried lead, you could see him slow down a little and think about where is hands and feet were going first. Really great effort mate. My best advice to Arthur would be really try and slow down, think more about your feet. Take more time to look for those tiny footholds and place your foot gently on it, work your feet higher up the wall.before going for the next handhold. Anyway. Really impressed also loving the videos Mike. Might see you out on the crags one time.
Great advice! Thanks! I think you are right I’m rushing in to it a bit.. to be honest I do it with everything that I do, sometimes it works out great, but sometimes it makes things worse 😂
as a 5.13 outdoor climber...this is truly insane. Never seen anything like it before. Wow!
Artur is a beginner but he understand technique and he is really good in paying attention when others climb first, I certainly hope he will continue his climbing journey together with Mike. And to Mike this Channel is the best you created so far.
With a little bit of climbing technique, understanding fundamentals, and a little practice, he’ll be well on his way to becoming a beast.
I think most of us probably need an eye opening Artur from time to time. Thanks for sharing yours ❤
I totally agree! Thanks for watching
this is still crazy to me although watching him on the rock you can really see his footwork is terrible which makes it even more impressive that he climbs as hard as he does. as always great video mike :D
Absolutely! If his feet get sorted out he’ll be a 7b or more!
@@MikeBoydClimbs yea I think your right... and that hurts I have been bouldering for 7 years and I have only toped one 7b in my life. I'm sure he can surpass me in no time (:
Mike is the type of climber you want to climb with. 😊
thanks a lot!
100%
Wow, I never knew general athleticism and strength could contribute to rock climbing so well. Props to Artur for being to constantly contagiously courageous all the time and good luck on your strength and weight goals! I know you'll reach them
Artur has no fear. Good lad seeing an opportunity to lead before he has to go home. 💪
If he's this good at climbing after just a couple of sessions I can't imagine how good he's at judo!!
Hey @Mike - so been watching actually did my first outdoor session was amazing and loved every second thanks to the channel in part for the motivation. Sadly I was schooled badly on a 4a ( assuming Im reading the guide right ) unable to actually start is always embarrassing.
Arthur flying up the rock 💪
I really think you are underrating his flexibility, body awareness and other athletic abilities. Its not just his finger strength.
Absolutely
once again artur shows off amazing skills for a relative beginner. impressive climbing from the both of you!
I love this videos, Arthur is such a golden retriever of a man, a golden retriever with steel fingers lol I also love how much stronger he is vs a “normal climber” and what a good poster boy he is for “be strong” and “don’t be afraid”
Mike!!! I have loved your climbing videos and am doing a sport climbing course in the Australian Blue Mountains tmw thanks to you!! Keep it up bro 🔥🙌🙏
- A
A couple of months to fix footwork and he will crash 7a.. impressive!
I would add what you are missing is not strength but good footwork, you should add no-hands, silent feet, push from the legs and precise foot placement in your training.
Good ideas!
The climbing there looks amazing! But Jesus christ, you weren't joking when you said it was sandbagged 😂
I have zero climbing background, but Mike's videos are always great.
He's the Mike Rowe of UA-cam. He knows how to create interesting and accessible content. Keep it up
He's going to be a beast when he dials in his technique
Strong guy Arthur.
When I resent a route I pretty much always succeed, if I remember the beta correctly.
Because failing would mean I got weaker, and I'm not allowing myself to get weaker
The sequel I've been waiting for!
11:25 the way he twisted his knee here and there..after only climbing 4 times..quite amazing to see that it came naturally to him
The man, the myth, the LEGEND.
Can't wait to see Artur at the Olympics at this rate
Goddamn, impressive and it also a little humbling 😂
the grades down there look pretty tough tbh
3:56 That wild country helmet is awsome 😮
it's actually really comfortable
This is almost unbeliveable, when I see strong guys come into the gym they usually really strugle on anything harder than 6a. But this guy just mooves well. To be honest it hurts my ego a little that he climbs harder than me outside his first time after I've trained intensively for 13 months bouldering indoors only to go outside and struggle on toprope on a 5c. Still a really cool video and I hope you put some time into the climbing @archiepopoff. You've got potential!
Thanks for the nice words!
Thanks for your comment! I’ll put more time into it if you promise that you’ll keep training intensively 🤝😉
Arthur The Great ✊🙌🤛
Fucking hell he is advanced now, carrying a static line, that's some el cap shit
I hope you don't take this as an insult (it's not, it's a great trait) but I really admire your firm self esteem / confidence. Were I to be in a similar situation, where a friend who is just a natural keeps up the steps with me on something I've trained really hard, it would feel humiliating, I wouldn't be happy for their sake, I would just feel like giving up. Like what's the point of my struggle??
However, I'm also firm in my belief that hard work beats natural ability in the long run. If you are used to having to struggle and put in the hours you are better equipped for overcoming hardships and barriers of any kind. And you being such a good sport about it all makes you seem so damn likeable, something I both envy and look up to!
You gotta take him outdoor bouldering!!
Great video as always! Arthur is a natural, hopefully he keeps climbing!
I hope so too! Thanks for watching!
I know what you mean with second sends, I can never muster the try-hard to do tricky or scary last moves a second time, it doesn't feel worth it if it's not for the first send 😅 I can climb up to the last move no issue, but the last, sphincter clenching move is beyond me
I’m glad someone else feels this way
14:14 “These are jugs” huh? THATS A CRIMP!! Stop gaslighting me
For climbing it’s all technique in the beginning, then the rest of your journey is fitness and knowledge.
Arthur seems like a person with golden retriever energy ^^. In a good way!
We need Arthur climbs channel!!!
WE WANT MORE ARTUR!!!
lets see how far we can push him!
Finally got a glimpse of the baby giraffe aestethic we're looking for in new climbers :P A very strong baby giraffe, in this case!
Amazing progress in such a short time, really great video!
Thanks a ton!
Hey mike I noticed your PAS is through your belay loop. while a lot of climbers consider this fine, in practice your belay loop is liable to fail and it is best practice to anchor yourself through the 2 hard points on your harness
The belay loop is most certainly NOT liable to fail. If it were, it would be insane to catch a fall while belaying. The belay loop is just as secure as the tie in points.
Your videos are so awesome!
Glad you like them!
Thank you for the video!
I think the original grades are quite similar to what I find at my home crag too. Sure, if you compare them to indoor grades they are sandbagged, but I think you shouldn't even try to do it, especially for historical lines opened long time ago.
Btw looking Artur climb I think he would be a beast in speed climbing too. He is so confident and explosive.
Soon he will go to Flatanger to do the Second Ascent of Silence
Artur “Judo grips for climbers” next video haha
Awesome to see the progression to outdoor climbing, makes me really keen to try it out sometime! I'm signed up for my first bouldering comp in a few weeks :0
Also as a kiwi I gotta say, nice shorts Artur!
You'll love outdoor climbing. Enjoy! Thanks for watching!
You must try it it’s really good! Good luck with your comp!
Without having watched the video i predict that it'll definitely help him power through some easier routes, but as soon as precise footwork and body positioning is required, his finger strength will only hold him on the wall for longer but not actually help him do the climb. let's see how correct this is lol
You’re pretty spot on
@@MikeBoydClimbs yeah, though he still did surprisingly well. If he keeps on climbing and actually learns proper technique (which he will have to train intentionally, as with his strength it won't naturally develop much past a certain point) he could actually climb REALLY quite hard in no time. If he spends a year just learning and intentionally practicing how to move on the wall and techniques like drop knees, heel hooks, toe hooks, flagging, etc. he could probably do around v9, maybe even v10... definitely exited to see both your guys' progress in the future (:
The amount of "Fuck you" 's I've uttered out loud to this video is unholy
the regrading was a bad choice. good video. i like the overhead shots of the holds
Part 1 available here: ua-cam.com/video/tpR-7pMYFlA/v-deo.htmlsi=6cDnoqdGaQHf9whR
Hi Mike,
Loosing weight is easy with intermittent fasting, just lost 7kg in 2,5 months, now trying to stabilize so I don't loose too much 😂.
I am 6c climber about same journey as you probably 7a in couple of months
Keep it up. I'm likely going to try intermittent too
Odd to me that his finger strength gets mentioned so much, but his core stability and upper body strength are brushed away as "being fit".
My physical therapist (40, female) has more finger strength than the entire comment section combined end is overall very fit, yet there's no way she's doing what Artur did here.
The fact that he took a fall no big deal on his first lead is mind boggling to me...
Bros a natural
Absolutely
this is so insane, if he learns technique and good footwork he will propably climb 7a soon
I reckon he’s not far away. Maybe 1 or 2 coaching sessions
I had that humbling experience rather quickly personally.
Job wise I'm a programmer. When I started climbing, I wasn't all too much in shape. But I wasn't morbidly obese either. (I was like 20 lbs over my current weight or so). Climbing was hard, but I did press on. I was climbing around v3-v4 when I invited my humbling moment.
I invited my dad to climb. A 60 years old woodcutter / forestry technician. Always walking, throwing wood logs, generally in stupid good shape. I showed him a hangboard. Something I wanted to install at my place. The mad lad did a single, one handed, 2 finger pull up on it on the spot.
He ended up having problems on overhang v1 and couldn't do a v2 (mostly out of fear). But that initial 2 finger pull up... Man. that's drilled in my brain.
mad lad, indeed. 1 arm pull ups aint for the faint hearted
your dad didn’t do a two finger one arm pull up on a fingerboard
Most of climbing is just weight, finger strength and then technique when needed. Lost 10kg and did more for my climbing than anything else tbh
gonna try and lose 5kg and see where that puts me
The All Blacks shorts 🇳🇿
17:58 happens to me all the time, especially when I'm about to show off the beta to friends
dont forget that he sees every climb first. i climb way better when i climb with people one grade above me. still, very good
"I've only met him today" 😂
Do you do fingerboard-training Mike? I climb 6c sport outside and 7a bouldering inside. Would you say its worth the pain😂 or not?
I just made a video about this! There shouldn't be pain involved. Just take it easy. The video explains it better.
funny how you described your old project as the worst thing that has and will ever exist :)
I firmly believe it is 😂