Portable hangboard from Awesome Woodys part of the 9a FA success for O'Halloran

Tom O'Halloran reveals how his Awesome Woodys portable hangboard has helped him to do a 9a FA in Blue Mountains. Tom says, "my work takes me all around Australia for weeks at a time. It can be lonely being far away from everything. But there is a bit of the familiar here with me, my Awesome Woodys Cliff Board Mini. I never leave home without it now. It’s there in my bag as a little reminder of home, of who I am, of what I do and, most importantly, what I want to do." "The Cliff Board allows me to connect with something I love. When I get back from a hard day of work, it can be tricky to find the motivation to train. But my Cliff Board sits there in the corner of my room, staring blankly back at me. ‘Come on Tom you’re a rock climber, not a lazy bones do nothinger, remember. Pick me up, grab the sling and set me up on the rafters outside.’" Video “When I’m at the cliff I can’t warm up properly without my Awesome Woodys Cliff Board. When I get to the cliff I’ll find a low first bolt or wrap a sling around a branch to clip my Cliff Board to. I start off with a few dead hangs on the jugs for a few seconds, then a few pull-ups. Once I feel like I have enough blood flowing through my arms I’ll start to slowly get recruited in my fingers. I’ll hang off the big edge for a second, rest for a few seconds and hang again. I’ll repeat this 5-6 times. I’ll then hang off the same edge for a few seconds longer than the first round, resting for about as long as I was hanging, repeating it 5-6 times. I’ll continue this until I’m hanging for 10 seconds at a time. After this, I’ll do a bunch of pull-ups on the same edge I have used already. I’m usually feeling pretty good and limber after this. If I need a little more I’ll move to a smaller edge or start doing some one arm hangs.” “Before a redpoint attempt I’ll do a few hangs and pull-ups on the smaller edges to wake up my fingers and arms. Pre redpoint warm ups are very undervalued. You are doing yourself a disservice by not getting yourself fully ready before pulling on. It would be like not putting your shoes and chalk bag on!”