3 Neil Greshams Climbing Masterclass - Handholds

In this short installment of Neil Gresham’s Climbing Masterclass, Handholds focuses on one of the most overlooked keys to climbing well: how you actually grip what’s in front of you. From crisp edges and tweaky pockets to open-handed slopers, Gresham breaks down the “tools” of handholds and the subtle technique changes that can turn a hold from unusable into secure. What makes this worth watching is how practical it is—less theory, more instant upgrades. It’s a fast checklist you can take straight to the wall, helping you spot inefficiencies, reduce wasted strength, and choose the right grip for the right moment. If you’ve ever felt like you were “doing the moves” but still slipping off, this is the kind of micro-skill tune-up that can unlock your next grade.

Neil Gresham Climbing Masterclass - Crux Films · 6:45

Climbing Technique & Training - THE TOOLS - Handholds It takes a great deal of trial and error to learn the wide range of different handholds that we encounter in climbing, but this short film will enable you to shortcut the process. Invariably when we crack a hard route or boulder problem it’s because we make better use of the handholds by making a subtle change in gripping technique. So whether it’s crimps, pockets, or slopers, this film can be used as a checklist to make sure you’ve got all the handholds covered.