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Speed Climbing: Climbing fast up a route is not about strength training, rather building muscle memory and balance. Speed climbing is a difficult skill to master, but can improve a climber’s overall abilities. Throw in a speed climbing session every few visits to the gym. After a while, you will notice you’re climbing faster and more efficiently on redpoints. Start on a route that is easy for you and climb it at regular speed. Then repeat the route after a short rest, climbing a little faster and again even quicker. Increase your speed about five to 10 per cent every time until your technique begins to suffer. Maybe you will find yourself at the speed climbing event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.