5 Basic Rock climbing Techniques that will get your ready to conquer the rock. When you're learning how to climb you're given a lot of suggestions on which techniques to use on a route. Heal hook here, back step there, Crip on the right hand and throw. all of these can be valuable assets to any budding climber. Here we want to focus on the five best ones for anyone who is just starting out. These are basic skills and can be transferable. That is one of the beautiful things about climbing is that these skills transfer to a to of other applicable activities in the world. Climbing is just the venue to learn and become more aware of our actions and how we treat ourselves.