Dyno in Climbing

38 free videos on technique, drills and tips, each tagged by level

What coaches agree on

  • Keep your hips and chest close to the wall throughout the move - the closer your body stays to the wall, the higher and farther you can jump, and the easier the target hold is to hold onto.
  • Sink down into a deep bend at your hips and knees right before you launch, then explode upward - this loading motion is what generates your power and height.
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  • The power for a dyno comes from driving with your legs and hips, not from pulling with your arms - your arms mainly steer and align your body toward the target.
  • Catch the target hold with your arms slightly bent rather than fully straight, so you can absorb the swing instead of landing on locked-out, vulnerable shoulders.

Common mistakes

  • Hesitating and trying to half-commit - grabbing on with just one hand or foot instead of releasing fully - is more likely to end in a fall than committing to the move completely.
Rock Climbing Technique for Beginners: Dynos
Intermediate
Rock Climbing Technique for Beginners: Dynos

Reviewer The leg-dominant vs. arm-dominant breakdown is the real deal -- explains when to switch tactics, not just 'jump harder.'

Moderator Entirely about dyno technique -- defines the move, then breaks down two distinct approaches (leg-dominant, arm-dominant) with concrete examples of each. Squarely on topic throughout.

3.9
DYNO like a Pro: Speed, Timing, Form a what NOT to do!
Advanced
DYNO like a Pro: Speed, Timing, Form a what NOT to do!

Reviewer Precise, technical, shows the wrong way and the right way - great once you're past the basics.

Moderator Entirely a technical breakdown of dyno execution - setup, eye contact with target, launch mechanics, common mistakes. Nothing but dyno technique from start to finish.

3.9
Climbers who fix these 3 things send dynos faster, higher ...
Intermediate
Climbers who fix these 3 things send dynos faster, higher ...

Moderator This is all dyno technique, no filler -- knee position relative to the wall, avoiding the double-pump, and prioritizing speed of movement. Every point ties directly back to executing the dyno itself.

Reviewer Really solid -- three concrete, fixable habits that actually explain why they matter. Worth rewatching before your next session.

3.8
Climbing Technique For Intermediate - Episode 1 - Dynos
Intermediate
Climbing Technique For Intermediate - Episode 1 - Dynos

Reviewer Clear cause-and-effect explanation, with a good slow-motion comparison to see the difference.

Moderator This is a proper technical breakdown of the dyno itself — hip position relative to the wall, sinking down to load the legs, driving the movement from the hips and legs instead of just pulling with the arms. Exactly the skill, taught directly.

3.8
How to dyno 101 - Climbing for beginners
Beginner
How to dyno 101 - Climbing for beginners

Reviewer Solid drill progression that tackles the real beginner problem: commitment, not strength.

Moderator Literally titled and structured as an entry-level dyno tutorial with numbered progression exercises. On-topic throughout.

3.8
10 Dyno Tips to Improve Your Climbing! Ft. @StankyPete
Intermediate
10 Dyno Tips to Improve Your Climbing! Ft. @StankyPete

Reviewer Real coach, real feedback on real attempts - exactly what refinement should look like.

Moderator This is entirely a coach (Peter) reviewing dyno footage and giving dyno-specific feedback - definition, hand release, staying close to the wall, holding the swing, setup position. Nothing but dyno technique.

3.8
Learn To Dyno / Dynamic Movement for Climbing
Beginner
Learn To Dyno / Dynamic Movement for Climbing

Reviewer Builds up step by step and gives real feedback along the way — genuinely useful progression.

Moderator A proper progression from basic dynamic movement up to a full dyno, with real-time coaching on the counter-movement, foot positioning, and keeping the arms passive until the release. Squarely on topic and well built as a lesson.

3.6
Skill Station - Advanced Dyno Technique
Advanced
Skill Station - Advanced Dyno Technique

Reviewer The hips-out-then-in cue for this move is the kind of detail you don't get elsewhere.

Moderator Squarely about an advanced coordination dyno, breaking down the exact hip sequencing and landing position for a specific hold.

3.6
Tips to make your DYNO Technique CRACKED
Intermediate
Tips to make your DYNO Technique CRACKED

Reviewer That arms-then-legs timing cue alone fixes a common mistake.

Moderator Real coaching session squarely about dyno technique - arm-pull initiation, hip drive, and leg-timing sequencing.

3.4
Olympic Climber Alannah Yip Coaches Me on How to Dyno
Intermediate
Olympic Climber Alannah Yip Coaches Me on How to Dyno

Moderator This is a real coaching session on dynoing — warm-up jumps, mental approach to the catch, and how much of the movement should come from the legs versus the arms, all demonstrated on an actual dyno attempt. Squarely on this sub-skill.

Reviewer Real, specific dyno coaching — how to generate the movement from your legs and control the catch. Just skip through the ad in the middle.

3.3
How to Sideways Dyno
Advanced
How to Sideways Dyno

Reviewer Smart framework (in-out-in) but only useful once you've got the basics down.

Moderator Squarely about dyno technique, just narrowed to the sideways variant specifically - in-out-in hip pattern, torso/arm posture, catching mechanics. Still core dyno content, just not the generic version.

3.3
How to Dyno: 1 Year Dyno Comparison
Intermediate
How to Dyno: 1 Year Dyno Comparison

Reviewer Good concrete lesson -- foot too high means you can't press down -- shown through an honest before/after, though it's more anecdote than general framework.

Moderator A real before/after send comparison built entirely around fixing dyno technique -- foot placement and where the power comes from. On topic throughout, just delivered as personal narrative rather than structured lesson.

3.2
How To: Coordination Dyno || Pro Climber Teaches Rookies
Advanced
How To: Coordination Dyno || Pro Climber Teaches Rookies

Reviewer Great cues, messy delivery. The foot-and-second-hand timing fix is the gold.

Moderator Coordination dynos - run-ups across volumes, catches, timing - and it stays there for the whole video. Squarely dyno territory.

3.1
How to Unlock The Dark Art of PADDLE DYNOS
Advanced
How to Unlock The Dark Art of PADDLE DYNOS

Reviewer Real progression from bar swings to the wall - once you sit through the sales pitch.

Moderator Paddle dynos, defined here as swinging from an insecure hand position into a secure one. That is a dyno variant, so squarely inside the sub-skill, just a specific corner of it rather than dynos in general.

3.1
Get Better At Powerful Climbing In Just 6 Weeks
Intermediate
Get Better At Powerful Climbing In Just 6 Weeks

Reviewer Structured, sensible progression -- follow this and your dynos will genuinely get more powerful.

Moderator Power training program that explicitly uses 'four points off dyno' and powerful dead points as the two model movements, and the drills progression (pin-the-feet dead points to releasing a leg to double dinos) is literally dyno-specific training. Broader than just dyno (covers general power too), so not a full +2, but dyno is one of the two anchor movements throughout, not an afterthought.

3.0
The 3 Laws Of Dynamic Climbing with Alex Waterhouse
Advanced
The 3 Laws Of Dynamic Climbing with Alex Waterhouse

Reviewer Loose format but packed with real cues, especially the leg-swing-for-momentum tip.

Moderator This is genuinely about building and executing dynos -- two comp climbers actually construct a multi-stage dyno on a board and talk through eye movement, hip rotation, leg swing for momentum, and staging a dyno into a controlled finish. It's a session log rather than a scripted lesson so it wanders, but everything in it is dyno technique.

2.9
How to master the Lache Dyno
Advanced
How to master the Lache Dyno

Reviewer The 'swing the wrong direction and you're just wasting the attempt' point is well made.

Moderator On topic for a specific dyno variant (the lache), with two concrete tips, wrapped in a fair amount of channel-update chat.

2.9
The 3 Step Process to Master ANY Dyno
Intermediate
The 3 Step Process to Master ANY Dyno

Reviewer Worth it for the framework, don't expect a technique breakdown.

Moderator Squarely framed around a reusable 3-step dyno process (landing position, trajectory, momentum), though a good chunk of runtime is attempt footage and banter rather than explanation.

2.6
The climbing move of the year!
Advanced
The climbing move of the year!

Reviewer Real insight on momentum and landing control.

Moderator Squarely about the lache/Lachey dyno -- its prevalence in competition and a real variation (one-arm vs two-arm swing), even though a chunk of runtime is a grip-strength sponsor segment.

2.3
10 Climbing Techniques in Under 10 Minutes - Beginner to Advanced
Beginner
10 Climbing Techniques in Under 10 Minutes - Beginner to Advanced

Reviewer Quick but correct -- good starting cues, don't expect depth.

Moderator Dyno is one of ten techniques covered in this rapid-fire rundown, given maybe 45 seconds. Genuinely about the dyno for that slice (drive through the legs, hips into the wall, arms as levers, release late, build in by tapping the target hold first), but it's one-tenth of the video's focus.

2.0
Climbing Techniques: Top 3 you might not have heard of
Advanced
Climbing Techniques: Top 3 you might not have heard of

Reviewer The dyno part is solid, rest is filler for this skill.

Moderator One of the three techniques covered is the step-up dyno, explained with real mechanism (sync hands/feet, extend arms for a bigger window). The other two-thirds of the video (figure four, moon kick) aren't dyno at all.

2.0
Bouldering Dyno Technique | Rock Climbing Tips
Beginner
Bouldering Dyno Technique | Rock Climbing Tips

Reviewer Jump up and out, stick the catch - the headline cue is right, but at 40-odd seconds it's a reminder more than a lesson.

Moderator Bouldering dyno technique tip: the focus is a powerful up-and-out jump so you catch the next hold securely. Directly on the dyno, delivered as a short tip rather than a full lesson.

1.8
Tomoa Narasaki's Revolutionary Step Up Dyno! | Beta Break Ep.14
Advanced
Tomoa Narasaki's Revolutionary Step Up Dyno! | Beta Break Ep.14

Reviewer Genuinely insightful on why this dyno variant works, just not a lesson on how to do one yourself.

Moderator This is a real, substantive breakdown of a specific dyno variant (the step-up dyno / 'Tomoa skip') - explains the biomechanics of the old start technique vs. the new one and why it's faster. It's genuinely about a dyno technique and its application, though framed as historical/analytical rather than direct instruction, and it's specific to speed climbing beta rather than general bouldering dyno technique.

1.8
Bouldering dyno technique: clean steeze & V7 approach
Advanced
Bouldering dyno technique: clean steeze & V7 approach

Reviewer Decent checklist-style cues for the dyno approach, though it's more of a quick reminder than a full breakdown.

Moderator The checklist framing here is squarely dyno technique -- foot placement to load the legs, a stable low foot driving an explosive pop. That's the actual mechanics of the move, not a tangent.

1.6
Best Bouldering Dyno Tricks for Powerful Climbs
Beginner
Best Bouldering Dyno Tricks for Powerful Climbs

Reviewer Frames the dyno as a power-and-timing jump, which is the right idea, but a minute is only enough for the headline - the setup and the catch are where people actually struggle.

Moderator Bouldering dyno primer: frames the move as a dynamic jump to a hold that takes power and timing. Squarely about the dyno rather than climbing in general, but at a minute long it's an intro to the move, not a full breakdown of how to commit to one and stick the catch.

1.6
Climbing Dyno Tips: How to Jump Higher for Bouldering
Beginner
Climbing Dyno Tips: How to Jump Higher for Bouldering

Moderator A quick rundown of the kinds of dyno: the classic where you leave the wall completely, the double (two holds at once, or one hold with both hands), a dyno that uses an intermediate hold on the way to a far finish, and a launch from a hang with your feet off, swinging your body to build momentum. Squarely about dynos, but it names the types rather than teaching how to execute one.

Reviewer Handy for learning what the different dynos are called. Won't teach you to throw one, since there's nothing on timing, leg drive or the catch.

1.5
Boulder-Training im Park: Doppel-Dyno, Wall Run & Schulterpower pur!
Intermediate
Boulder-Training im Park: Doppel-Dyno, Wall Run & Schulterpower pur!

Reviewer More session vlog than dyno lesson - a few useful asides, not a real breakdown.

Moderator There's a real 'Doppel-Dyno' (double dyno) attempt and discussion in here - positioning, momentum, not slipping off the edge - among a broader bouldering session covering other moves too. It's a genuine segment on dyno, not the whole video, so covers it among other things rather than being squarely about it.

1.4
WORLD RECORD || 12m/40ft Paddle Dyno
Advanced
WORLD RECORD || 12m/40ft Paddle Dyno

Reviewer A couple of real momentum insights inside a stunt video.

Moderator Opens with a real definition of a paddle dyno and what makes one proper - feet initiate, arms generate, one continuous motion - then spends the rest on a 12m stunt. About the sub-skill, mostly as spectacle.

1.3