- What's up, ThenX athletes it's Chris Heria.
Right now I'm at the Edge Rock Gym, Miami,
right by Tamiami Airport.
Just the other day I went rock climbing
for the very first time with the legend himself
Magnus Mitdbo in San Diego.
And I was talking about it yesterday with Osvaldo,
who's another calisthenic legend
that's never tried rock climbing.
Ozzy hasn't been training like he used to
'cause he has more responsibilities now.
He has a daughter and a son.
And honestly, I think he's lost a bit of motivation,
but I think this is gonna bring it back.
And we all know Ozzy is a calisthenic legend,
but will that translate to rock climbing
and does he have a fear of heights just like me?
I guess we're gonna find out.
So you ready to try rock climbing for the first time?
- 100%.
- All right, well, let's just jump right into it.
Let me introduce you to my friend Marc.
Just brought along my friend.
- Ozvaldo. - Ozzy.
I've been here already once before, guys.
This is my second time here,
I met Marc the first time here and he took care of us.
A big shout out to the Edge Rock Gym
and Marc for taking care of us.
So we're gonna start off with Ozzy with bouldering.
So maybe we'll just get some shoes on.
After that we'll take him onto the ropes.
- All right, guys, I got you guys some climbing shoes.
Chris, as you know, these are meant to be a little tight.
We want them to be uncomfortable, right?
"Snug" for us means less room for you to slip.
- Are you nervous?
- Honestly? - Yeah.
- A lot.
- Do you have a fear of heights like me?
I think I'm good!
- Depends
Like, if I'm like attached to something,
like, the fear is a little less.
- Oh, well then you'll be fine today.
You're gonna be attached.
Well, actually the first thing we're doing is bouldering.
So you won't be attached to anything,
but you're not gonna go that high.
- Oh, okay.
- This is literally my third time ever doing this.
So, I'm a complete beginner.
I'm just gonna show you what I've learned so far.
That's actually what I wanna show in this video,
is you can always inspire somebody.
You don't have to be the best or amazing to inspire someone.
There's always someone that can learn from where you're at.
So let me show you, like, how this works really quick
before we get into there.
There's actually a grading scale.
For this gym specifically,
this is what it looks like, guys.
This is the easiest.
And then it goes harder, harder, harder, harder, hardest.
Yeah, so the way that it works is if you look at the
the blocks up there, it's not the color of the blocks,
but it's actually the color of each tag.
See the green?
And it has this purple on it so that means
that you're gonna be following the purple route.
So this route, this purple route, is actually a green level.
So we're gonna start Ozzy at probably the beginner level
and we'll work our way up.
Now there's rules to climbing.
All right, so to run you through the basics
of what I've learned so far, the rules are you have to start
with a block that has, like, a stripe on it.
If it has one stripe on it, you put one hand each like this.
If it has two stripes on it,
you start with two hands on that block.
And your feet have to start on the wall too.
So, for example, if we're going the purple route,
your feet have to be on the purples like that
or like, you know, whichever one you want, really.
And your hands can't go over this line right here.
You can't use any other colored rocks,
but you can post with your foot against the wall
if it's not touching any rock at all.
So, for example, like, you can be like this
with your foot on the wall.
- It assists you with the wall.
- Exactly.
The last thing is when you get to the top,
you have to have both hands touch the last piece.
So if we're doing this green one, for example,
that cube right there, that green cube at the top,
you have to have both of your hands touching that.
- [Ozvaldo] That's the end?
- That's the ending.
That's basically the rules.
Now, I did learn a couple tips that would help.
Having your body close to the wall.
If your body's like hanging away like this,
you're using a lot more strength
than if your body's closer to the wall.
Using your legs, bro.
So, like, us calisthenic guys,
we kind of just, like, wanna, like, muscle through it.
Where really actually using your legs
helps you to go up a lot easier and preserve energy.
Also doing it as fast as possible
because you preserve energy too.
So you don't wanna hang around too long.
- Too long there.
- You just want to kind of go up quick.
Another thing too is having your arms more extended,
it's, like, easier on your muscles
versus being, like, tight like this.
You know, you're using a lot more energy.
This is a green. - Okay.
- That's the absolute easiest.
So why don't you take that route first?
- [Ozvaldo] So feet here?
- [Chris] Yep.
- [Ozvaldo] Two hands.
So I can go here?
- There you go.
Easy, bro.
Yes, sir.
(upbeat music)
Easy, baby.
That's too easy.
Yeah, that's it, you're done.
Jump down.
- [Ozvaldo] Help me.
- That boy's scared of heights for sure. (laughs)
For your first time that was great.
Let's try something a little harder.
All right, Ozzy, we're gonna go for this purple one.
It's one level harder than the one you did before.
(upbeat music)
Put your leg up, use your legs.
(upbeat music)
There you go.
Two hands up.
(upbeat music)
- [Ozvaldo] That's right?
- Yeah.
(onlookers applauding)
All right, man.
All right, we're gonna have Raul,
the cameraman give it a go.
This will give you guys another perspective.
(upbeat music)
Good job, man.
Keep it going.
There you go.
Two hands on the last one.
Drop, drop, just jump from there.
There you go.
Yo, Kyle, you wanna give it a shot?
(upbeat music)
I'm gonna try this one with you.
We're gonna start at the bottom here, this yellow.
Two hands here.
You can put your feet wherever you want
and then you have to climb all the way up.
Some yellows on this side, some yellows on this side.
Come around and you finish with two hands
on the top of that yellow piece up there.
There you go.
Jump up.
Yeah, put that right foot on the right side.
Left foot on that side.
Yeah, like that.
- Like that, right? - Yeah, this hand here,
switch, grab that one.
(upbeat music)
There you go.
All right, so how do you feel about bouldering?
- It's tougher than I thought, for real.
- Well, I have some good news for you.
We're gonna try top-rope climbing
and I'm gonna be belaying you,
but it is technically easier than this.
It just has a fear of heights to it.
Before we get into that,
I'm gonna try this climb as fast as I can.
Time me.
(upbeat music)
All right, so now it's time
to move on to the top-rope climb.
You feel nervous, you good?
- I'm great, let's go climb.
- All right, perfect.
I'm gonna belay you, which means that your life
is gonna be in my hands and you're gonna climb up
and I'm just gonna secure you as you come up.
If you fall down, I got you, bro.
- How high? - How high is this wall, Marc?
- [Marc] 30.
- Oh, okay, so this is 30 feet.
The one I did was, like, 70, 77 feet,
something like that.
All right, so first we're gonna have to get geared up.
Appreciate you, Marc.
You wanna put one leg through each loop.
Bring it all the way up and then tighten the waist first.
All right, do the legs.
This is your life right here, bro.
Let's get you strapped in.
So first things first,
you wanna have this touching the ground.
Its around your waistline where the harness is.
Make a pinch.
Go two times.
- Okay.
- And then you're gonna put this through the hole,
just like that.
Put it through both of these holes.
Through the bottom one, through the top one.
You go in all the way.
You go through, you go around, you go through,
you go around again, through, it goes around,
and then through the front right here.
Now, you want to make this nice and tight
and you want to have at least two hands.
- Now what's next?
- Well, now I gotta get strapped in.
All right, so this is what's used
to catch you when you fall.
So we're gonna clip this on right here.
These teeth go down.
I grab this, another little pinch like that.
Put it into this side.
Open up the clamp.
All right, let's lock this in.
All right, so before Ozzy goes up, let me just show you guys
what I'm doing over here to save his life.
So, first I have my hands like this.
My top hand is by my head.
This hand is right here.
When he climbs up, I pull the slack
and I bring this straight down.
This locks it in so that he can't fall.
With this hand I pull up,
bring my hand right back to the top.
And as he climbs, I keep going up like this.
Bring it down.
Every time he goes down, he's secured, he's locked in,
he's not going anywhere.
And when he's ready to come down, I have my hand like this
and I just go like this, and he slowly starts to come down.
- [Ozvaldo] You ready, bro?
- I'm ready, bro.
I think so. - Hold on tight.
(upbeat music)
- There you go.
(upbeat music)
Keep going, bro.
There you go.
Keep it going, man!
You're doing great for your first time.
You're almost at the top.
See, you ain't got no fear of heights.
There you go, stay close to the wall.
Two hands on the last one.
You got it?
- [Ozvaldo] Yeah.
- [Chris] All right, let go.
- [Ozvaldo] I'm ready to come down.
(upbeat music)
- You good.
(upbeat music)
How's that?
(upbeat music)
You did really good for your first time, bro.
I feel like that was better than me.
- There's a small one right there
to put my feet, like, fingertip, like, right down there.
- Yeah.
- If I don't make this one, phew!
(upbeat music)
- Yeah, that boy's flying.
(upbeat music)
There you go.
(upbeat music)
Damn, I think you've done this one the fastest.
You got it, dude.
If you need to relax, just relax.
Put your foot back on the purple.
You got this, Raul.
(onlookers cheering)
Come on, dude, you're, like, right there.
Get that foot back up, that right foot.
There you go!
Good job, Raul.
That's it.
That's it, baby!
Nice, bro.
That was really good.
So we're gonna have Kyle try now
to give you guys different perspectives
on different fitness levels.
So we had Ozzy try it, a calisthenics legend.
We had our camera guy Raul try it.
Now, we're gonna let Kyle try it.
There you go.
Let's go, Kyle.
Use that multi-strength.
(upbeat music)
There you go!
Wow, that was pretty quick, man.
You're all the way at the top.
There you go.
Keep it on the purple.
Two hands, two hands!
There you go.
You got it, man!
All right, everyone went for the top-rope climb,
so I guess it's my turn.
I'm going for this pink route right here.
Goes all the way up to the top.
Dang.
(upbeat music)
Dude, I'm already scared!
- [Marc] You got this.
Just above your head.
- [Chris] This one?
(upbeat music)
Geez, that one was scary, bro.
(upbeat music)
Is that one?
(upbeat music)
- [Marc] You can step on the gray one.
(upbeat music)
- [Chris] Oh, that's the scariest part right here.
(upbeat music)
- [Marc] Nice, you finished it.
(onlookers cheering)
- All right.
Geez!
(upbeat music)
Dude, thank you, Marc.
I love rock climbing, dude.
It's like you always go up on a challenge,
like, really in the unknown,
not sure if you're really gonna do it or not,
and you come out feeling so satisfied.
It's one of the best feelings ever.
If you guys are ever in Miami,
definitely pass by The Edge Rock Gym, Miami,
and say what's up to Marc and give it a go, guys.
How can we find you
and find more information about this place?
- For sure, so our website,
theedge or theedgerockgymmiami.com,
or we're on Instagram too, The Edge Rock Gym MIA.
- And if you guys enjoyed this video,
check out the last video I dropped with Magnus Midtbo,
a legend in rock climbing.
We tried some impossible calisthenics exercises
and we put his rock climbing strength to the test.
- So, this is a Golden Grip Midas harness.
- What? - It's pretty much
what you're wearing today.
- Oh my goodness, thank you.
- What's special about this is that this is our own brand.
- Wow! - So this is a Miami harness.
- Dang, that's so sick.
I'm honored, man.
Appreciate that.
Big shout out to The Edge Rock Gym, Miami
for the hospitality.
Marc, thank you so much.
- Pleasure, bro.
- I'll see you next weekend, no?
- Yeah, man.
- And I'll see you guys next week as well.
Mad Love, peace out.