We tried the best rated climbing gym in LA // ft. Geek Climber
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We tried the best rated climbing gym in LA // ft. Geek Climber - - Shot by Markus Skaane, edited by Magnus Midtbø
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‘Hollywood’ is fine and all, but that parking is a dealbreaker 😰; plus it heats up very easily when just a little crowded I prefer “Stronghold”
You should come visit the two gyms in my old hometown, wild walls and blocyard bouldering
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@@hellfish2309 imagine walking
@@doodiezgrandpa6520 pedestrian access is appropriately LA, so not great; LA.B has the best pedestrian access, but also decent parking… Cliffs and Stronghold have slightly better parking, but worse foot access. Rockreation and SenderLAX have actually good parking, but are cross town and I don’t care for Rockreation
It was super fun climbing with you, Magnus! Thanks again for the collab, and thanks for showing me the power of chalk 😆!
Jumped on this so fast when I saw the colab with my 2 favourite climbers! @GeekClimber
Honestly a simple collab I've been waiting for so long, it's so fun to watch you guys have fun!
Congrats on the V6 flash!!
So stoked to see this collab!!
Chalk and next collab, TAKE YOUR SHIRT OFF GEEK CLIMBER!! =) 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Geek: "I don't use chalk" Magnus: This man is not human
Geek: "I don't use chalk" Magnus:"We'll see about that in 20 minutes"
No chalk shirt on. Wild man
Magnuses face though ! LOL
Geek: "i don't sweat anymore" Magnus: "I'm chalked"
@@adrideto same as all of us I think 🤣👍
There’s nothing funnier than how happy it makes Magnus to introduce people to chalk
Magnus convincing him to use chalk sounded like him trying to convert him to a religion 💀
LMAO, that part was great.
Your dealer trying to get you from weed to meth
Magnus sharing first dose of chalk for free… We all know how it works!😂😂😂 Great video with an amazing guest!🔥🤘
That's exactly what i was thinking lmao
Magnus the chalk pusher! Love it Anton :D
😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂
The first hit is always free...
The moment he shows how the average climber would fail even to hold the first hold that magnus flashes without much of a hassle... Damn...
Yeah love when you can see the vast difference in abilities this way. It can look so easy at first, just as he says 😂
It really adds some perspective. Magnus makes things look so easy when they are everything but easy.
And he is a pretty solid average climber i would say
He is not an average climber.. average means 50%. He is at least better than 80% of the climbers. Magnus is better than 99.99%.
So true! And it also put's into perspective how scared he was on 5b last week with Alex! Like that grade is basically a ladder to Magnus but he was still terrified, while Honnold was just joking around. That really stuck in my mind!
"you call yourself geek climber but you've never used chalk" made me laugh hahaha
I choked on my food when he said that. I thought the same as Magnus but i didn't expect him to put it so bluntly. Quite funny moment
@@qweasd9153 Magnus is very polite and cautious, but that Norwegian directness and bluntness breaks through now and again 😂
Maybe it's a street smarts thing? Haha
Hi Magnus, Just wanted to point out that few of your recent videos look so well edited that it feels like it should be on some paid streaming service. I am grateful that this quality content is available on a free platform like KZhead Thank you for this.
Yeah, the editing is so clean it kinda looks like a documentary.
nice try Magnus!
I mean I love Magus and his content but don't know what you're smoking
Totally agree on this
yeah the editing is good but the quality of the content is still just as good if it was mostly unedited. I'm never a fan of overly edited, constantly cutting stuff like you get on TV or streaming services. To each their own, though
I've never seen Geek Climber smile this hard! Like a dream come true :-D
Bro has 4 sets of teeth
@@melonmusk7502 lmfaooo
I swear Magnus made all the V below 10 look like V1 or V2. Watching this I was like oh...I could climb that. And then you see Geek struggled and realized yeah that’s hard lol
Definitely soft setting but still no cakewalk!
This was so fun to watch and witness Geek Climber FLASH A V6!! Epic, that's the power of climbing with you Magnus.
If Magnus did a Softest rated gyms in LA, I think this would also come at the top of the list. As an LA native.
What is flash?
@@oneoffthebunch2923 doing a climb first try
@@Ollie_1997 Ahh ok, thanks :)
Will there be a Magnus x Rockentry Colab soon? That would be really dope!
Another man converted to the Church of Chalk. Doing the lord's work, Brother Magnus
After the Honnold craziness this one was a very wholesome pallet cleanser. Have been following both of your channels for a long time so very fun to see you colab!:))
same
@@theduelist8360 That Honnold free climb made my palms sweat more than the Free Solo documentary did lol
Love geekclimber. Loved the video. Love seeing "normal" climbers try what Magnus does. Jason is a better climber than me, so it really puts it in perspective.
My favorite part is when Geek Climber accomplishes something he didn't think he could, the flash. That is the essence of this channel - inspiring people. The sense of achievement was palpable!
The difference in confidence / comfort in this weeks video compared to last week's is hilarious... Magnus is back in his element! Great back to back collabs, your videos keep getting better Magnus!
Haha yeah I noticed that too.
I'm still recovering from the free climb video
Been waiting for this collab! 😍 I got a chance to climb with Geek Climber and he's the nicest guy out there. You've been busy with the editing Magnus! Keep up the awesome content!
One can only hope one day there'll be a Magnus + Miguel collab
ME TOO
@@hw7089 They did! Check out the Las Vegas video.
@@hopelesslydull7588 🙌 Never thought it'd happen 🙌
Yeah, I clomb with him a while back. Good guy.
The collab we didn’t know we need, but the one we need.
We didn't know we wanted*
I clapped when he flashed that V6. I love how stoked he is
As a dancer and an artist who also loves anything physical, I can appreciate his non-thought, intuitive approach to climbing. The strength and beauty of his body as he dances his way up those walls is a thing to behold!
I love seeing the comparison of people that aren't as good as magnus trying the stuff he flashes, just puts things into perspective. That's why we need an average joe at every event at the olympics :D
It's crazy the different strengths and weaknesses people have, geek climber crushes this difficult looking pull at 11:03 but struggles on the slab, that's cool though that we vary so much
Regarding the pocket fingers, the two middle fingers (the ones Magnus prefers) share an antagonist tendon, which I think is also a reason they're often preferred.
I'm really enjoying this series of videos where you rate different gyms. I especially appreciate that you rate the routesetting through all of the grades--I think setting in the V0-V2 range doesn't get enough attention, so hopefully you put some pressure on gyms to make sure they're setting interesting problems in that range!
I 100% agree!
Yeah, these lower grade problems are really boring...my local gym put a lot of effort into them lately with running starts, dynos, balance problems etc. and it really pays off for my casual friends, we have a ton of fun there every time regardless of skill level
@@niklasstahl98 Yes! I hate bringing new folks to the gym and all that's available for them to climb are jug ladders. A great beginner route usually requires using big (and therefore expensive) holds and a lot of gyms/setters save those for the more challenging climbs.
@@BouldersaurusRex thats true. And it is kind of understandable. I think they should just remember to switch it up from time to time.
@@niklasstahl98 another effective way to mix it up is to add useless footholds on certain problems. It really screws with people's betas and never fails to take victims, at least at my gym
I loved his enthusiasm around you. it definitely has to be weird for magnus to have someone so amazed and encouraged by just being around him.
What I love about this collab is how Jason is able to ask in-depth questions about holds and techniques for average climbers and couch potatoes like myself. He really helped put into perspective what I take for granted as normal rock climbing when in reality Magnus is at such a high/pro-level.
Hey Magnus! Great to finally see the video released! I was at the gym when you came by to film, and we chatted a bit while I was trying the white v10. It was really nice to meet you finally! You have been one of my greatest inspirations for training and staying motivated, and I’ve been watching your videos since 2018! I had to leave and go to work that day, which was a bummer because I would have loved to work on a boulder problem with you. The video will have to do I guess! Thanks for everything you do!
Really wholesome dude, it’s a shame about his finger injury’s but he’s still killing it. Very well done!
Never ever even been climbing but love watching this channel so much, very calming.
Just give it a try, one of the easiest sports to get in to. Since it's relatively young you'll see climbers of all ages being on every difficulty so you'll never feel like you're too old/young for what difficulty you climb:) I've seen 10yo climb waaaay better than me and I've seen 50+yo just starting!
@@snefansson he probably doesn't like this sport, personnaly i like to watch all these videos but i dislike a lot this sport, and i don't have hands made for that, but as he said, it's very calming, and it's about contemplation ;)
Thanks to Geek Climber for showing how difficult it actually is, because it actually does look easy when Magnus does it.
This was actually a very nice collab, because Magnus is definitely beyond most people watching him in terms of climbing skills but Magnus climbing with Geek, Geek being closer to most people's level and both of you talking about climbing/explaining why this route was better or worse than others makes it more understandable for us and also funnier for regular climbers since we don't feel like this is that 'out of range' for us. Really appreciated this video, great work Magnus, as always and Geek, you got yourself a new subscriber because you're very humble and nice to watch !
You could also rate gyms on the accuracy of the grades of the routes in the gym
Great idea!
This gym gets zero stars for accuracy. Literally nothing in this gym except maybe the V0 was correct.
Chalk works even better when you apply half of it to your face like Magnus.
The way the music subtly faded in around 19:56 made that transition from dialogue to climbing feel really organic and nice. Magnus is out here inspiring us to climb and also doing great editing work to keep the vids top quality.
I started climbing this April because I was inspired from your videos! I just climbed my second v6 yesterday and I’m just so thankful I found your channel. Thanks for all the amazing content!!
Wow climbing V6 after 2 months is quiet an accomplishment. Congrats!
I love videos when Magnus coaches or climbs with others who aren't as good (which is everyone basically but thats not a bad thing) and see him hype them up especially with geek climber of all people
Magnus, I love the new interview-style black background! So professional and clean--keep up the great work!
Magnus it has been a pleasure watching your channel grow from your very first few vlogs. I remember then you were unsure of what would come and look at the strides you have made. Thank you for the time and commitment!
The slight juxtapositions in your styles were really interesting to see! Jason really figured out a way of making that V6 work with high heel hooks on the fly, where Magnus might have committed to more dynamic moves - it's why climbing is amazing, two different styles to reach the same outcome! Great video!
I assumed it was a preference and power difference
Always love seeing you going to different gyms all over the world. Great to see you back in the states!
Loving this collab so much! Been following you both for so long. Love how happy Jason is, grinning from ear to ear! You can tell how much he appreciates and admires Magnus. Love how patient Magnus is with climbers that aren’t the same calibre as he. Whole video is just so wholesome and feel good 😊
Most humble and wholesome climber out there. Always a pleasure to watch you climb.
The dead point on the V8 boulder is just amazingly perfect !
Cool to see all these bouldering collabs with classic bouldering sessions! Looking forward to more of this
Love hearing Magnus break down problems and coaching other climbers. Thanks for the video!
Their chemistry as humans, discovering the differences in their hands and how it affects their climbing 💗🥰
Love the energy in this one. It’s just nice to see passionate people working together
Hey Magnus! Awesome video and I love the new content you’ve been making! When you came to my home gym (Pacific Pipe) it was SO cool. Just letting you know you always lift my mood and I can assure you that you lift many other peoples moods too. Keep going dude!
Also it’s so impressive to see Magnus when he makes those bad holds look easy when in reality most people couldn’t even start on them
Classic climbing content. Gotta love it. Excited to see what other collabs you have planned!
Great video as always Magnus! The subtle editing and the way you handled the sound was pretty dope! From the loud gym atmosphere being controlled to the details of the holds creaking! 🤯 mind blown!
watching magnus easily flash the v8 after geekclimber struggles on it is crazy just shows how godly a climber magnus is
I wouldn’t say godly. V8 isn’t insanely difficult or anything.
@@alexantone5532 Flashing V8 as a warmup is pretty godly
@@La0bouchere straight up: no. If someone flashed v15 that’s be really fucking impressive, but it’s not like it’s unbelievable or anything. Adam ondra’s flash of jade was crazy but not unbelievable lol
@@alexantone5532 I mean on the internet nothing is impressive tbh, everyone you see is a world class climber. So in that sense, yeah, flashing v8 isn't crazy. But in the *real world* it's completely different the average is probably v2 maybe v3 and in my gym it's rare to see someone even complete a v7, maybe 1 in 20 or more people after many attempts. Maybe my gym has some weaker climbers, idk. A v8/9 send easily makes you the best there. Now a v8 flash means your max is probably v11~ and is the highest send I've seen in person after weeks of attempts. If the fact that Magnus has *flashed* the level of a dude who I thought was stupid strong isnt God tier idk what is. Imo you don't need to be the #1 climber to be godly. I wouldn't be surprised if a real v8 flash would be well beyond the top 0.1% of climbers
Magnus is one of the biggest reasons I started climbing a few months ago and this is the gym that I go to!! Bummer that I missed a chance to say hi but I can’t wait to go tonight and try out some of those harder problems! Thank you for the inspiration Magnus :)
Great collaboration to see! Thank you Magnus and Jason for making this happen! :)
Been watching for a while and this is one of my favorites magnus, all the tips and tricks videos are good and all, but I love the personal information you give in those brief moments of explaining a hold or a move like in your own way of explaining. feel free to do mini cuts like that in the future 😁😁
Magnus, so weird to see you climbing at my home gym! I’ve climbed some of those same problems haha
Awesome video as always Magnus! Loved seeing you both climb together! So excited to see you here in Cali! If you’re still in Southern California and get the chance, it would be awesome to see you try out Flowstone climbing gym in Redlands :) It’s a small bouldering gym with some amazing routes, and my home gym. (They let you climb shirtless 😉) I’ve been climbing since Jan and your videos have been really inspiring. I just sent my first V4/V5 a few days ago. Looking forward to the next video!
Been waiting for this collaboration for a while, I saw both vids in my subscription feed and was super excited!
Welcome to LA!! Glad you got to enjoy that local gym, it looks enticing now. My tot loves to climb and showing him your video was a special treat 😊 You make climbing seem so easy; this video is good proof of how much skill and strength is involved when geekclimber tried what you did. My son is half Norwegian and half Filipino, so far he's been exhibiting his father's strength so I'm hoping it'll carry throughout his life so he can enjoy things like climbing like you. Thanks for the inspiration and hope you get the most out of your visit here 🌴 (Wishing you good traffic and heat avoidance!)
Hey Magnus! If you are ever back in the LA area you should come check out Top Out climbing gym! I work Front desk staff there and we'd love to have you come check it out! Much love!
Someday I’m going to visit Norway and climb at your gym. Life goals! Love the content!
loving your recent climbing videos, magnus! Very well edited and entertaining! Thanks for that :-)
My home gym! Great to see you send the climbs that I couldn't imagine attempting. That said I think you would have liked Cliffs of Id more - it's owned by the same people with more modern routesetting and a great lead/toprope area.
Also owned by the same company is The Post in Pasadena, with way more interesting climbs than this, including way more interesting V12s. Honestly all of these routes looked extremely boring.
@@Mousehansen Yep, just checked ou the past over there, really like the routesetting. I think Cliffs of Id is my personal favorite for a blend of more modern setting and some more old school stuff, plus the option to toprope/lead. The post is great though, I'm really stoked to see what it looks like when it comes together.
Magnus, you always inspire me, can't wait to watch this video!
This was a really nice colab! They seem to compliment eachother well in the video!
magnus is my favorite climber on youtube and he has me wanting to start climbing but seeing him climb with other experienced/professional climbers is always a great video
Interesting point about the finger lengths for pockets. I usually used my middle + ring finger for two-finger pockets, but sometimes switch to using index + middle if my ring finger is feeling particularly sore/weak
My home gym!! Super cool seeing you guys here on all the familiar boulders
Honestly, the setting looked very 'the same move 5 times' rather than a varied boulder, lacking some creativity maybe, slightly disappointing, but maybe it's just the selection of boulders filmed
I thought the same. Throwing smaller holds at problems to make them harder can only take you so far. A lot of left/right setting
I think it’s the routes they chose. I used to go to that gym at least once a week for a few years and I remember there being lots of creative, quirky problems. It may also be that Magnus being super strong and Jason being very tall made some of the problems become left-right-left-able whereas a smaller and/or weaker climber may have had to get more creative on some of them.
I've been watching geek climber for a while now. I'm so happy for this collab, you can see how much fun he had!
At 2:40 Magnus says I'm chalked and it was one of the best climbing "nerd"/dad puns I've ever heard XD
Now this was a collab I didn’t expect but really wanted!
Ahh, cool to see you both in my old home-gym. I moved across the country but I loved HoBo. It’s where I climbed my first V3, first V4, first V5, and first V6! And yes, the grading definitely tends toward soft (it’s variable, but overall, soft), but I remember it often having very creative, fun setting (especially boulders set by Zoe-hers are always fun). Lots of quirky stuff that I’d have to really think about and discuss with people around me. Idk I always enjoy the stuff on the “cobra” feature-like the black v8 (v9?) you did with the topout. And I think there’s a lot of fun stuff for shorter climbers. Instructive setting too-all the V3s through V5s would teach me things, as a new climber. Geek Climber counted it as a negative that the V0 he tried made him switch feet a lot, but I actually think that’s a plus-people who are just starting out and working on V0s need to learn how and when to switch feet and step through and smear. It also had really welcoming weekly meetups, classes, movie nights, informal comps, etc (LAB and Cliffs of Id too). One thing-if there’s no “finish” indicated, it’s expected that you grab the top of the wall. So there’s on extra move you may have been skipping on some of these. Probably doesn’t make much of a difference though.
My home gym (sort of equally split between LAB/HoBo/Vertigo really) too and I was excited to see this show up on Magnus’s channel! Interesting they mentioned LA Boulders at the beginning, since it’s the same setters/gym chain. I find the terrain at LAB more interesting and would have loved to see that video more I think. Came to make the same comment on not going to the top of the wall finish hahaha. Definitely wouldn’t have mattered for a climber like him but that’s def the crux sometimes lol! Also thought it was hilarious he downclimbed after topping out the cobra instead of using the stairs 💀 I’m totally the opposite of you on setters, I’m usually not a fan of Zoey climbs because I find them to often be way too reachy for short climbers, but love Nano climbs - always creative (or maybe I just like watching tall climbers struggle… lol). The volume v4 shown was a fav of mine :)
Oh this is great! I've been following both of you for years now and I can't wait to see what tips and technique advice you have for Geek Climber, I think he could learn a lot from your flowy, poppy style in bouldering, as he is more of a slow and controlled type. I used to be like that but had to learn to jump a bit and be more efficient and dynamic because I'm really short, and it feels awesome to monkey around. He's done some ninja warrior courses on his channel and I can see he could benefit a lot from loosening up and practicing that coordination for dynamic movements.
My home gym! Wish I could have been there when you were filming! So inspiring to see you crush the uncrushable. Thanks Magnus!!
I can imagine the setters are ecstatic seeing Magnus on their problems. I would be. “He did the thing!” 😂
Nice! Looks like a fun collab. Glad you got him to use chalk!
That was so much fun to watch! great time watching you show up the Geek Climber
As someone from the SF Bay Area, it was very fun to watch top SF gyms and LA gyms back to back and compare! Also, very fun to see new guests on the channel
I’m imagining an alternative universe where Geek Climber was evil, he’d just be angry face all the time cause this dude smiled so much lol
Seeing these videos definitely puts in perspective how much harder the V1 and V2 boulders are at my gym than others! Those problems look like intro ladders in your reviews but for us those problems are often hard to read and quite challenging! I always wondered how beginners I see online progressed to higher grades so quickly
Honestly this gym is not a good gym. I've been there. The V1 and V2 boulders are jokes. Way more interesting routes at many other gyms.
This is my local gym!! Glad you had a good time there, Magnus. Was cool to see you guys climb projects I'm working on.
Loved the video! Would love to see you try to find some of the hardest or hidden climbing gyms in different regions (thorough word of mouth?). I really like seeing videos where you are projecting challenging boulders (:
I love how Magnus was already chalked up in the shot after GeekClimber said he doesn't use chalk lol
Geek Climber not using chalk makes sence when you go to his home gym. Mesa Rim has chalk problems. They don't use the AC so climbing in 75F or 24C heat is common. Also for some reason brushing is not common here and frustrates me to no end. For the first year after lock down the gym didn't have brushes available. This means most people over use chalk and don't brush.This combo leads to layers of chalk caked on the holds. We often joke about how the dificulty of a problem can grow as the layers of chalk build up. Most holds that have been up for a week or two are so thickly coated you can't just brush enouph to get down to the plastic anymore. All of this is to say, that in such a setting Geek Climber is not wrong about chalk not making much difference.
Sounds like a pretty shit gym. Nobody brushes?!
you're not wrong, but it also comes down to individual genetic. People with sweaty hands still need to use chalk. Geek Climber probably has a trait from East Asian people that don't sweat that much. I'm the same as I never sweat from my hands no matter how hot it is. So using chalk is redundant for me.
But then on the problems where you are the one person that slicks all the holds for everyone that follows. Everyone knows that one person that doesn't use chalk, and once they give a problem a go, nobody else is sending it that night.
@@longnguyen80 Wow didn't know that has something to do with genes but I happen to be an East Asian who has super dry hands. I never use chalk.
@@lenfer8645 honestly, it's just my theory since East Asians have less sweat glands compared to other (Europeans for example).
I liked seeing you climb with Jason. It really puts into perspective how much harder those climbs are than they seem. Plus he has an opposing energy to you that was entertaining for me to watch
I love when Magnus tries out gyms and rates them, I think this series has potential even past the "Best/Worst rated climbing gym" and it'd be awesome to see him just kinda pass through an area and try out a gym so we can see the variety of routesetting styles people have. Magnus, if you're ever passing through Central Illinois, maybe on your way down or up from Chicago if you ever go, I'd love a chance to show you my hometown's bouldering / sport climbing gyms and hear your rating on them.
I'm curious on magnus's opinion on: - A route with hard hold but an easy-to-figure beta - A route with relatively medium to easy holds but the beta is very creatively complex. Mainly asking since the V11 he did in the video was very straightforwards.
This this is way I think about it: the difficulty of actually staying on the holds is going to provide a base grade for the route/problem, the difficulty/complexity of the moves themselves elevates that grade. Although, unless something is insanely difficult to just stay on, it shouldn't be rated as high as V11 without further complexity.
I love your content bro. Please keep it up as long as you love doing it 😁. Thanks for making me smile.
It really made me happy that you did a collab w Geekclimber. I loved seeing how happy he looked.
I like how supportive you are towards others and are encouraging them and pushing others for better. That is way cool!
amazing vid, love to see people come to my city. the production quality is also great!
idk if you will see this but how much longer do you plan the be in LA or just cali in general? or are you back in Norway and just uploading it now?
I love the way magnus' tshirt slowly transforma into a climbing brush as the climbs get harder Also love the Mark Rober music on V11
fs fs on the mark rober
I had to go watch Geek Climber's video during this one. Nice, this is something I need to watch more. I used to love climbing trees as a kid and I need to find motivation to get in better shape. Thanks Magnus and Jason.
Awesome vid! Love to see collabs with all my other favorite climbing youtubers! You should do one with Movement for Climbers!
Love the collab! If you're still in CA, you should check out the gyms in the San Diego area. The Mesa Rim in San Marcos is super nice and would make a good video.
“What do you think is the easiest way to climb this?” “I think the easiest thing would be to find another boulder” HAHAHA relatable.
So nice to see you pairing up. I watch both of your channels for different reasons and this was a great idea from you both. Geek climber looking a bit star struck and sooooo happy in this video. Love this one.😻
As an audience, we've been blessed by all these collabs that Magnus has made on his trip to the US. They've really been awesome videos. I still can't get over the free solo with Alex Honold. I'm secretly hoping for a climbing/parkour collab with Toby Segar from Storror at some point when he returns to Europe...