How to Track Your Climbing Progress
Data-driven tips to measure improvement and climb harder.
Why Track Your Climbing?
What gets measured gets improved. Without tracking, it's hard to know if you're actually getting better or just going through the motions.
Tracking your climbing provides motivation (seeing progress is rewarding), accountability (data shows if you're actually training), and insights (patterns in your data reveal how to train smarter).
Key Metrics to Track
Max Grade
Your highest send shows your peak performance capability.
Average Grade
Your typical climbing level across sessions.
Consistency
How regularly you climb affects long-term progress.
Volume
Total climbs per session shows endurance and capacity.
What to Log Each Session
Essential (Always Log)
- • Date and gym location
- • Each climb with grade
- • Send status (flash, send, attempt)
Advanced (For Deeper Insights)
- • Session duration
- • Rest days since last session
- • How you felt (energy level, motivation)
- • Notes on specific moves or beta
- • Project progress (attempts on hard problems)
Signs You're Improving
Objective Signs
- • Higher max grade
- • More sends at your limit
- • Fewer attempts per problem
- • More volume per session
Subjective Signs
- • Old problems feel easier
- • Better movement intuition
- • Faster route reading
- • More confident on the wall
Setting Climbing Goals
Good climbing goals are specific, measurable, and time-bound:
- Bad: "Get better at climbing"
- Good: "Send my first V5 within 3 months"
- Bad: "Climb more"
- Good: "Climb 3x per week for the next 8 weeks"
Track goal progress in Beta Flow to stay accountable and celebrate when you achieve them!
Progress Tracking FAQ
At minimum: grades climbed, sends vs attempts, and session date. For deeper insights: session duration, rest days, notes on technique, and which gym you climbed at.
Track every session! Consistent logging gives you the best data. Beta Flow makes this quick with fast logging features.
Look for: higher max grade, more sends at your current level, fewer attempts on problems, and better consistency across sessions.
Track both! Attempts show you're pushing yourself, and the ratio of attempts to sends over time shows improvement in efficiency.
Start Tracking Your Progress Today
Beta Flow makes logging quick and gives you the insights you need to improve.