I think that route finding in the gum is easy, and makes you totaly lazy Most climbs have a general flow and if you can "see" the flow you can move woth it. I usualy try to take a moment to relax at the begining of a climb. I focus myself before I begin. Yes it is hippy dippy bullshit, but it works for me. Then I look for the first few moves and find a good place to rest. At the rest I check out the next part of the climb. So in essance I go Like this:
relax
focus
scope route
find firts rest
begin to climb
While you are climbing try and stay as calm and breath as smoothly as you can. The more over exhilerated you get, the more pumpped out you get. It is a waste of energy, and your best bet is to conserve as much enrgy as you can.
as you are looking for each placement... look wide (like the whole area) and then focus in on the placement you want. Watch your foot or hand go all the way into the placement and then leave it there. One limb at a time, one move at a time. There is no rush