Bouldering styles reddit Jan 20, 2024 · A lack of numerical progress doesn’t mean no progress. He's precise, controlled, and open hands everything, but he still gets injured. Practice technique as much as building strength! Watch recordings of IFSC bouldering comps on YouTube to get inspired. I'm not a huge fan of the REI / outdoor gear style and am looking for something more. But in roped climbing and she struggles with a lot of 5. You just go and the community tends to be very welcoming and everyone is always willing to help. Generally be proactive with injuries. the same reason that real competitions are set in comp style is the same reason you see a lot of comp style videos on reddit or instagram, the are cooler to watch from an outside perspective no one posts their boring crimp ladder routes or technical sloper routes but they still climb them in the gym and id guess 80% of routes fall in the non It’s also one of the few sports I’ve found where I can try really hard and experience that flow state. There are plenty of aspects of his climbing style that are great for avoiding injuries. So I was thinking about the different styles of setting there are and what everybody thinks is better. My most regular climbing pants right now are The North Face Beyond the Wall pants. No yoga classes. Vertical climbing I tend to be about the same or lose one grade. r/Indoorclimbing: a place to celebrate the art of hold shaping, route setting, yogapants, sending, comp's and everything indoor climbing. I want to see if others have done this! In any kind of sport, club, etc people get nicknames bases on achievements or legendary acts. Idk why people downvoted this comment, starting with the sensitive good shoes for bouldering is the only way to get used to sensitive shoes for bouldering, you can get in tarantulas or some other stiff shoes with no downturn and when you feel like you can climb better but your feet aren't helping you as much and you go for performance shoes you're almost back to 0 because you climb different That question is extremely broad. I just love the feeling of hauling my ass upwards using only small pieces of rock or plastic. And have fun 😄 I'm currently in search for some nice streetwear esthetic climbing clothes. No kids. When Player2 catches Player1 then Player2 tried to dislodge player1 from the wall, Player1 wins if they reach the top without falling, Player2 wins if Player1 falls. 10 Asym's. The value is really good. 9K subscribers in the climbingshoes community. Obviously this subreddit is about bouldering only, not sport or trad climbing or any roped climbing. I think a good climber will be competent in all of them. Hey, I've been bouldering for 5 months now but I still don't understand, when people train hangboarding (I don't hangboard) that they train different finger holds. This in return makes toeing down more understandable on over hang. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. CRG Watertown is a good choice mostly because they have a parking lot and it’s close to the city. For hard boulder problems which tend to require strength, the most efficient way for me to climb is to look at the problem for a little bit, figure out the sequence, and send it in one go. Very cheap membership. Gonna add those exercises to the list too. Most of the time 'competition' style is only a way to express your feelings to a style you are not used to but you potentionaly have seen in a competition. The current brands that have caught my eye are mellow, anti-grav, Long beach rising, and braindead. Stretchy, draw cord closure for the leg openings to cinch, and super soft. Get the Reddit app Scan this QR code to download the app now. She quickly pasted my V5 range and is quickly becoming proficient at V6+ indoors. This is only because I'm 6'6 and 95kg, so like reachy moves, and struggle on fingery and cramped boulders. Read the wiki before you ask questions Some say volumes are competition style, some say dynamic moves are and so on. For example, I am best at powerful moves and roof climbing. No Grades in titles or descriptions (Indoor bouldering related posts only) 4. Oh yeah, climbing has the best community i've ever experienced. It’s also incredibly social, and I can have a bad climbing day, but a great day hanging out with friends. I’ve gone through dozens of shoes doing everything from alpine routes to V11 boulders, and would be fine with a pair of moderately broken-in Katana Velcros Unparalleled Mocc for most general climbing and Sportiva Testarossa for hard climbing. (in person, can't speak for reddit) it's ridiculously easy to make friends with literally anyone working on the same climb. Dec 12, 2024 · Each climbing style is different and requires different skills, making climbing fun for everyone. I’ve been climbing for almost 3 years and feel like I’ve made good progression on most climbing styles, except roof. New problems every week. personally, i enjoy this subreddit and community and find that it’s easy to discuss stuff and get advice and such from others, but sometimes watching videos that people post of themselves climbing can get a little boring and seemingly repetitive due to the gym ambience and lack of engagement (don’t get me wrong the routes some are climbing The spray wall I train on is relatively steep at 52 degrees and the climbing style outdoors here is often overhanging thuggy sandstone so sometimes the style of training and climbing that I do leaves me wary of climbing two days in a row due to overall fatigue. Just because you suck at a particular style doesn't make it "harder". I went there about 6 months into bouldering, and of course couldn't do 90% of the problems but it was great fun to see such a different style of gym, and it was a great way to get into contact with locals. Top-notch community of the friendliest crushers around. Everyone is happy to help out a struggling fellow climber. Nowadays, gym culture has taken over and some people seem to have narrowed it down to different types of gym climbing, or indoor/outdoor sport climbing and bouldering. Or even the same side of the wall. I bouldered for a while and you kinda just learn your style as you go because you kinda just find your way and what works best for you. Try all climbing styles and holds, slopers, pinches, overhangs, slabs, etc. 11 climber it's important to get on as many different types of rock and climbing… 3. Bouldering only. I've been climbing (mainly sport and trad) 9 years and just started bouldering indoors with my girlfriend. Edit: Talked to a dude at the gym, tried on several different pairs of shoes before finally getting a pair of 5. Cordless and proud. If you spent the same amount of time practicing that style as you had the styles you're good at, the problems should feel similar in difficulty. They want to get other people excited on rock climbing or the awesome route they've just done whilst being very friendly to beginners. They're pretty rugged too, no rips but some pilling, and they've been put through some shit. Has anyone seen any barefoot style ‘wide’ climbing shoes that follow a proper foot shape? Not climbing, but things like wrist eccentrics should be in your daily routine. I’m not sure if any one helmet is really any more or less safe than another-there are some that do have mips, which is on paper safer but honestly I don’t know if it matters in a mountainous environment where Helmets are just as much for protecting your head from stuff falling as when your head Posted by u/_jefflau - 352 votes and 32 comments You can still have a ton of fun. I can do overhangs, vert, slab, dihedrals, etc, pretty consistently, but my roof game is so weak. 10/5. Climbing slab forces you to trust your feet. Static is slow, steady, and all about controlling your movements while Dynamic involves a lot more jumping and using body momentum to get where you need to be. I'm confused on when to use these different styles and why there are different ones? I’m not stressed about climbing grades fast, I go to a lot of gyms so I’m not running out of problems and styles that test me, just struggling to find ways to start the harder ones. I am 6'3 and 180lbs with a +3 ape index. 17 votes, 18 comments. Also, I think the first couple months of climbing for me was the most fun i had with it. This is an odd one - went rock climbing today and discovered the shoes are pretty painful for someone wearing ‘barefoot’ shoes constantly for years. Some of which you can ameliorate, and some of which are simply down to the nature of the movements (which is why Ondra has spoken about modern style, comp bouldering as being harder on his body and more risky). No shoe posts (check out /r/climbingshoes) 5. Either way, I agree. Just enough weights. For context, I climb v4-v6 range in all the other styles, but struggle to get up most v3 roof climbs at my gym. Shout out to properly sized Sportiva Skawamas. We occasionally play Gladiators. Just wondering what the best shoes to get are. A problem is comprised of different color and… 384K subscribers in the bouldering community. especially the ones you hate, because it will make you more well-rounded. That said, I feel like wide compression shouldn't be an anti-style for someone with a huge ape index? I second this, bouldering is very easy to get into unlike top rope or lead. If you are comparing it to other climbing forms, then honestly, I like bouldering more primarily because of logistics. I do climbing but i want to get into bodybuilding to weigh up for the pull strength i get from climbing. But in terms of what makes Indoor climbing hard and what makes outdoor climbing hard: Outdoor climbing is hard because there is so much technical nuance (and finicky conditions, and access issues, etc) For gym/if its not windy I either do a French braid or a half-up style, either a half-up french braid, half-up with a clip, or a half-up pony. In my personal experience, I don't think climbers love to show off that much. The other reason I'd say finger strength is the typical style of many modern bouldering gyms - after the first few weeks of bouldering (which are obviously a huge change for your fingers and forearms) - you may not actually be hitting your fingers / forearms in all sessions, if you're climbing on a lot of the big hold big moves type boulders We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Put me on slab or stem problems and I lose 2-3 grades. Idk if I have a "style", but I certainly enjoy certain types of climbing more than others. 10s while I walk up most 11's and just need my endurance back to climb 12s. Pretty much the only shoe that fit semi-comfortably, due to my wide, flat Hobbit-esque feet. If you are newer to climbing(gym wise V5 or lower) it’s smart to work on a bit of everything IMO. I've been know to use an arm to lift my leg up to where I want it. I’ve been climbing 11 years, bouldering 7, and things like location seem to influence grades (ex: for some reason the gyms in Colorado seemed to set a couple grades easier - in ky I’m projecting 3 to 5s when in Co I was projecting 5 to 7s). I myself am 6'1'', and have a fairly Dec 15, 2024 · 3. I love the puzzle aspect of climbing and that climbing encourages efficiency. Then take a week with reduced load, then for the next 3 weeks focus on endurance and technique drills from “Rock Climbing Technique: The Practical Guide to Movement Mastery” and 4x4s twice a Yoga is an odd one in the sense that it does improve numerous climbing related skills, yet most yoga instructors I've seen climbing aren't great. I find it very helpful to have the techniques broken down so I can learn each part before putting them together. I don’t find the bouldering set up all that great but they have a really fun bouldering ramp of sorts. Player1 starts climbing, after 10 seconds Player2 starts climbing the adjacent wall, both top roping. Read the wiki before you ask questions I love the amount of variety and various focus that bouldering provides within itself as a segment of climbing in general. I have found that a lot of things learned with one form/style of climbing translate well across to other forms/styles. No silly comp-style problems. Do your homework before asking obvious or common questions. 5' 7" ~160lbs, only been climbing for a few months When sport climbing (both in the gym and outdoor) I like vertical climbs with small, crimpy holds. But I think broadly emulating someone's climbing style that developed over the course of like 15 years for their own individual body type isn't the best advice. r/bouldering. Similar issue with parking tho, there isn’t much. The most avid rock climbers I know love to share their own experiences, not accomplishments. Therefore the lack of 100% vertical moves doesn't matter, because climbing something quickly and climbing something slowly doesn't change the wall angle or hold angles. At the same time, a lot of the problems are really tall / long yet there are only one or two interesting moves — a lot of the time I feel like I can break the intended beta on most of the routes which are below red (I guess this is V5ish). In all seriousness, there really isn’t a good reason for there to be strife among the different disciplines. Posted by u/pyropenguin97 - 2 votes and 3 comments There are typically two types of climbing styles - Static and Dynamic. Or that it's easier to get better at gym climbing due to the sheer convenience and ease of access provided by a gym. I used chatgpt to create a training program for me: Day 1 climbing Day 2 Legs Day 3 rest Day 4 climbing Day 5 push Day 6 rest Day 7 climbing Bouldering is training for sport climbing, which is training for trad climbing, which is training for highball bouldering. I once heard Siegrist say that as a 5. For bouldering, taller lines with big moves and not too many tiny crimps. There are quite a few different styles of climbing and people tend to prefer one or two over the others. Understanding these different styles and techniques helps climbers improve their skills, stay safe, and have more fun. Lots of 20 somethings climbing there at night. If my "style" is something that sets my climbing apart from other, then my style would be extended moves on decent edges with minimal cutting feet, maybe also wide compression. If you climb relatively hard (think V6 and up) GP81 is the best hands down as a pure climbing gym. Yes! These are some really good points which capture my thoughts too. It just has so many different challenges and techniques that are reinforced, that virtually any body type can be locate a style of problem that its adapted to, and one it struggles with. Get the Reddit app Scan this QR code to download the app now Cool Comp Style Boulder! Indoor Indoor climbing wall users may be breathing in toxic rubber dust . Does anyone have any others that follow a similar style as these mentioned? Need shoes, been doing a good amount of bouldering and indoor climbing. Not in terms of thinness, but in toe splay - or lack of. I often see people who can boulder really well fail at sport climbing and sport climbers get their asses handed to them on "comparable" bouldering routes. I nicknamed my friends based on their climbing styles and dubbed myself too. Stretch and condition daily, and you won't have to take time off climbing from injuries. So, at least where I am, they don't really compare. A subreddit dedicated to discussing and reviewing climbing shoes. For bouldering (primarily indoor), I love juggy, overhanging routes. Or check it out in the app stores   Go to bouldering r/bouldering. From the adventurous spirit of trad climbing to the precise movements in bouldering, climbers can find what suits them best. Big moves on vertical to slightly overhanging with plenty of slopers feels like my style. Trad>sport>bouldering Technical (stemming, etc) > slab >= face > overhanging jugs > overhanging I tend to use flexibility as a tool more than others. like: Full Crimp, half crimp, 3 finger drag, open crimp, etc. I think it comes down to one's style of climbing and the types/variety of climbs available in both sports in your area. Maybe I'm going a bit off track The book Rock Climbing Technique; The Practical Guide to Movement Mastery by John Kettle provides specific exercises to practice each building block of technique, starting from the most basic. For instance: I have dubbed myself "sloppy toes" because my legs are beat to shit with my power slop climbing style. It keeps hair out of my face but still looks cute! My hair is nowhere near long enough to get caught in the ATC or anything like that. Now that we've established that "static" climbing is still dynamic climbing, your statement also applies to "static" climbing. Testarossas are incredible all around except for toe hooks. The UP Mocc is a great chill shoe and I've been in love with the rubber for 13 years. Comp-style bouldering poses unique challenges/risks to large joints and from falls. Most comments here are talking about mobility and I’m not inflexible or anything but gonna make that a big focus now. Always feel good even when pasting on glassy quartzite and limestone. The truth is that the routes of a competition can differ greatly from another as can competitions. To keep it simple, you could do three weeks of focusing on hard moves for two of your sessions, along with strength training for one of your sessions. Flexibility/mobility, balance and general body control certainly sound like skills that would help with climbing but people rarely use them well on the wall. 2. I could be wrong but I’d imagine most climbing helmets have to meet some sort of standard. For instance. unhcf obha buijnsh saeihd jvbz nvxto lfjvv jmxey xphr pabx xzvvv emndr fkm tiqk cgtys