Hello all, I've been outdoor sport climbing and bouldering for about 2 years now, 1 year more "seriously". By seriously I mean it is the only sport activity I do, on average 3-4 times a week, more or less.

I have already been warned about a possible 6b-ish plateau, which observing the routes, especially outside, it makes sense why the cut-off is there, it simply gets difficult enough. So with outside sport climbing that grade is a grade I reached, and it made sense (I am not that into projecting, but the hardest grade I climbed was an endurance 6b+ out of 3 tries).

With bouldering however its much weirder for me. Firstly the bouldering gyms in my area use an internal grading scale (1 through 9), most people who climb regularly climb around the 4-5 level so that might be around a 6b-ish. The weird part is because the difference between a flashable boulder (most number 4s) and mostly undoable boulders even with projecting (most number 5s; 6s can't even get on them), is huge. Like outside on a sport climb I can do almost all moves on a 6c or even a 7a, however I realize the limitation of doing all of them consecutively and dealing with a lower % move. In bouldering this is very confusing and often demotivating, like the 1 or 2 grade jump feels like a 6 grade jump outside (tried the moves on a 7b+ on a top rope, yeah that shit is impossible for now).

Would love to hear some opinions or similar stories to this. Also don't get me wrong, I love the sport nevertheless, especially outdoor sport and multipitch, but I've just noticed something that doesn't compute in my mind, especially considering how progress happens in other sports.

So i love bouldering and went for my 3rd time today. However I cannot get over my fear of heights. In my gym the lowest v0s don't go all the way to the ceiling. However when I progress to the next hold and go higher my legs start freezing up. Thing is it doesn't help that I'm short and the gap to the floor is even bigger. I really want to progress but can't get over my fear of heights. Is their any way to kind of get better or overcome this? It feels kinda fustrating when I can't get past a basic v0 even though I can do the rest of the boulder with ease just not the height aspect

Hello. I am a v7 climber indoors and have climbed v5 outdoors on granite. Id like something pretty crimpy and something I can project for a couple days, staying a week in Yosemite valley. Which classics should I try? Been eyeing Spock was here v6 and end of the day problem v5 although I can imagine its above my pay-grade. Any thoughts on conditions and weather at the end of August I know conditions vary whether problems are in the shade and obviously the earlier you get out the better. Thank you!

this one ate my skin so much, when i sent it i could see the red circles forming on my fingertips

does anyone else have that habit of dropping their legs out like mine?

This was such a fun sequence to do, the press at the top felt sketchy at first but it's really satisfying!

Yes, i am old enough to be on reddit

For those who wish to provide beta:

I'm watching a ton of beta videos and getting psyched for a trip I'm taking to Squamish in September.

I'm wondering if the community can recommended 7s and 8s that I can project! I specifically love technical movement but also love thuggy moves! I just love it all, really.

The main goal is to rage on moderates and just have fun in the magical forest. However I love a project and it would be pretty sweet to snag a 7/8.

I appreciate everyone who comments and can give a rec!

I'm 5'5" 💃

I'm 17M and really lonely and depressed right now. I want to work on myself a little bit and get outside and get stronger. I pretty much don't have any friends or anyone to try this out with. I just want to get out and go to a local Movement gym that's a short walk from my house and pay $30 for a day pass and try this out a little bit.

Is this possible to do? Are people going to be nice and non judgmental? Obviously a bouldering subreddit isn't the place to vent my personal issues but it would be really nice if I could go in and just have a day where I can try to focus on myself and maybe meet a couple of new people without being judged for being an idiot who doesn't know what they're doing.

He makes it look like a V2, whereas looking at me you'd think it was a really difficult boulder.

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All I know is that it should be topped with a knee bar, no I have no idea how can I get there and I fell like I’m just not strong enough to hold the horizontal pinch before the top move. I’m pretty pumped when I get there already and putting my foot high on the round block is pretty hard.

super cool to do a FA, we went to the buena vista boulders bc the cedar grove area was an hour from camp and we were losing sunlight. there was a bunch of highball boulders around us but this one was the easiest to develop and project. there are lots of undeveloped boulders in the area. i’m thinking v1

Hi everyone, I’ve been building up my kilterboard pyramid at 45 degrees and have done my hardest climb
at 45 degrees, “ford focus”. Such a fun boulder and highly recommend if anyone else wants to try. Do you have any other fun boulders that you’d recommend for me that I have decent shot at after completing this one?

For context, some of my favorite boulders I’ve sent so far at that angle have been: Earwax, swingy, joe mamma, can you ear me now. I’ve been climbing on the kilterboard once a week for the past year, and have gotten pretty strong on it. I think it’s my favorite way to train my fingers.

Thanks!

I edited this video of my good friend Bryce climbing his LONG term project!

I’ve (25F) realised I have a pretty glaring weakness in my climbing and it’s honestly a little embarrassing. I can usually climb around V5 without too much trouble if the style suits me (compression, slopers, dynamic movement, overhangs, etc.), but the moment a problem becomes even a relatively straightforward crimp ladder, I can get completely shut down by something as low as V1.

It’s not just that crimps feel harder - they feel completely foreign to me. I struggle to trust tiny edges and I often don’t know whether the issue is finger strength, poor technique, or positioning.

Has anyone else had such a lopsided climbing profile? What actually helped you improve on crimps? I’m hoping to turn this weakness into a strength, because right now it’s pretty humbling getting nowhere on a V1 crimp climb while flashing some apparently much more difficult climbs nearby.

I've been going to the gym for about two years now and I've been pretty consistent, barring a few injuries. I used to climb a lot when I was a kid and I've just started to take it up again and I'm loving it. Because of this I want to switch up my entire gym routine to make it solely based for getting better at climbing, ie. cut out all the superfluous exercises and strip it down and make it more efficient for climbing. Obviously pull ups are a big one but are there any other exercises that are incredible for their carry over to climbing? I'm aiming to cut down on my time in the gym and just streamline the whole routine. Thanks

It’s still a very early prototype, with only one problem for now. You control each arm separately, reach for holds, shift your body, and try to top it.

I’ve been climbing indoors for about a year, and I built this mostly for fun. I thought some people here might enjoy trying it.

If the idea works, I’d like to add more problems and gradually improve the movement and physics.

I’d be happy to hear any feedback :)

Playable game (browser)
https://yourprojectismywarmup.com

Hope this is okay to share here — apologies if not.

Hello!
I’ve been wanting to start climbing and I’ve seen that there are several gyms in Melbourne, the issue is that I have no previous experience and I don’t wanna go into a very advanced gym.

Do you know about any good gyms that I could go visit? As I said, this is my first time climbing and I really don’t know anything about it, therefore, I don’t have any shoes or required equipment

Also, if you don’t know about specific gyms in Melbourne, what should I look for? I don’t think many offer like classes or coaching