How to Flag - A Climbing Technique for Achieving Balance

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Download Your Free e-book: "How to Maximize Your First Year of Climbing" - the guide I wish I had when I started: ---------------------- Flagging is a technique that’s used to achieve balance with the leg that’s not connected to a foothold. It’s done in situations where there is only one available foothold, or if there are multiple footholds, only one that is practical for achieving balance. There are three types of flags: Outside Flag Back flag Inside flag This video will go over each type, the conditions needed for doing them, and their application on a variety of boulder problems. ---------------------- LINKS: Neil Gresham's Masterclass (Flag episode): 2019 IFSC Climbing World Championships Bouldering Highlights: ---------------------- STUFF I USE AND RECOMMEND: Climbing Gear Best slipper shoe | 5.10 Moccasym | Great moderate shoe | La Sportiva Katana | Performance aggressive shoes | La Sportiva Miura | High quality chalk | Frictionlabs Unicorn Dust 10oz | Crag pack (doubles as soft pad) | Black Diamond Pipe Dream 45 | Quick draws | Black Diamond Hotforge Quick Draws | Climbing rope | Black Diamond 9.9m Rope (70m) | Belay gloves | Black Diamond belay gloves | Belay glasses (very useful for outdoors) | NiceClimbs Belay glasses | Belay device | Petzl Grigri | Harness | Black Diamond Momentum Harness | Hangboard | Beastmaker 2000 | Climbing/Outdoor Apparel Most comfortable underwear | ExOfficio Give-N-Go Boxer Brief | Good outdoor pants | Prana Stretch Zion | Warm puffy for cold season | Black Diamond Cold Forge Hoody | Great jacket for Spring/Fall | The North Face Ventrix | Useful & Inspiring books Movement based climbing training | Self Coached Climber | Great book on strength & conditioning | Becoming a Supple Leopard | Very informative training book | The Rock Climber's Training Manual | Awesome read to get you psyched for climbing | Revelations | Recovery gadgets Vibrating foam roller (legs, forearms, fingers) | Hyperice Vyper 2.0 | Massage gun (shoulders, chest, calves, forearms) | Hyperice Hypervolt | Videography equipment Microphone | Blue Yeti | Best point & shoot camera + video recorder | Sony Cybershot RX100 7 | Good quality sturdy tripod | Slik U9000 tripod |