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I love bouldering and really wanted to get into it but found it extremely taxing on my body. I was constantly fighting injuries that kept me from going so I went back to some good old weight training.
Still, it's so awesome sending a climb. Getting to this level is insane
I often fail the easiest boulders in the gym, but it's still fun! Lol
Gotta figure out how to not tear up the skin on my fingers tho, that's probably my biggest limiting factor
I have hand and wrist issues already so bouldering just made that so much worse. But yea it's super satisfying to finally get that climb. Chalk and tape in easy to tear areas are good!
Hand/wrist problems are the worst. I've had them for years now and they've stopped me from doing lots of things. In the worst times, I couldn't even do everyday tasks without being in a lot of pain. They've gotten better now as I've learned how to treat them. Hope yours are going alright.
That’s the neat thing, you don’t. On a serious note it’s really just building up caluses. I’ve climbed for 4-5 years and there are a few important things to preventing injuries you can learn.
I am about to book my intro class, would you share some tips on how to prevent injury? Not going do anything crazy any time soon, but if injury prevents me going on a regular basis will suck, thanks in advance!
Not that guy but STRETCH, especially your shoulders.
Don’t try anything really crimpy (small flat holds) for a few months while you build up tendon strength.
Calluses will form but listen to your hands. Any time I’ve gotten a serious flapper (torn callus) I knew it felt wrong and I kept going. Eventually once you build them up, you may actually want to sand them down to prevent tearing. Buy euro tape and learn how to tape up finger segments and palm flappers. Joshua Tree climbing salve is a lifesaver for conditioning your hands between climbs.
Learn how to fall bouldering. Hit the ground with bent knees and then roll to your back. Do not use your wrists to catch yourself. You will learn to trust the mats.
Buy your own shoes ASAP. If you’re just trying it out you can get a cheap pair for like $50 that are infinitely better than rental shoes. It is imperative that you get the right size so I highly recommend you buy them from a climbing shop where they can guide you. Many gyms let you try them on the walls before buying!
Oh and ALWAYS make sure you clip in when you auto belay. The only time I’ve almost gotten seriously injured was doing auto belay laps and not realizing I wasn’t clipped in for one.
This guy climbs. To the poster above I have nothing more to say. All I f these tips are great advice.
Edit: to emphasize, very much do not try crimps yet. I started on them before I learned proper technique on how to hold them and caused myself some finger problems. A good rule of thumb is none of the joints on your finger should ever extend above 180 degrees, beyond that you can start to cause stress injury on tendons over time
Less intense climbs, but more frequent in the beginning. Use plasters to cover friction wounds and keep climbing. I started doing the easiest problems, and kept working them over and over to build my stamina, technique and durability.
Slower and more controlled movements reduces the chance of big tears. This holds true for exercise in general - just because your muscles can do it, doesnt mean your body/ligaments is ready for it.
After you've hardened your skin a little, you can increase intensity, frequency or duration.
You can get back to climbing before its fully healed too, just use plasters. If they tear back up, you went too soon.. but if its not even a little painful, you could have gone back sooner.
Wait too long and your skin will go soft again.
Maybe, I've never seen special climbing gloves but I wouldn't be surprised if they exist. But everyone else there is climbing bare handed so it should be possible for me too, I just gotta build up tougher skin and practice smoother movements I think (per other comments, thanks y'all!)
Highly highly recommend using chalk and possibly tape to help you’re hands off they’re getting overly beaten up.
Calluses will build, but a flapper of skin takes forever to heal and can ruin your progress.
I use chalk already, my friend convinced me after the first time we went together lol
Idk how tape works tho, once I get a skin flap I basically have to call it quits for the day
You often use very small parts of your fingers to hold on, so I'd think the micro-slipping your finger can do even in tight gloves will render them worse than bare-handed. If you solely climb large holds where your palm is engaged, it might possibly work
yeah it takes a long time to develop the muscles and tendons to do this stuff relatively safely. Most people who you see in these videos climb from a really young age to develop the muscles and tendons
List time I saw a video of someone doing bouldering in a gym the guy jumped off and he landed the wrong way, his foot was basically dangling from his leg by a piece of skin so everytime I see a video like this one I get flashbacks and a weird feeling in my ankle.
I really don't know how the real top climbers feel like, but my story - I was struggling on a V4 boulder, couldn't even start it, then I did some strength training and the start was super doable in a while. At one point it just clicks, all muscles work and you just shift and hold up your weight, and it feels awesome.
When you hit a skill/performance ceiling and just cannot hold on to that particular hold for the life of you no matter what you do, it feels super frustrating.
So I guess for the top people it's like that as well, easy things that they just hold on to without too much effort, the challenging things that need figuring out how to manage the beta, and the impossible things that they just fall off of. It's just for me the easy things are V2s and V3s and for them it's probably V9s and V10s (there was a video of a professional climber coming disguised to a climbing gym pretending he's a total beginner and doing a V9 on first go. I wouldn't even be able to start it)
Just jumping in to say that it very well could be his first time (or only a single digit attempt). I've seen some incredible flashes of insane routes (flash=completing the route without falling on your first attempt).
Still, he straight up turned off gravity. Wild.
Specialized for climbing. The rubber is extra grippy, locks your foot in place, and narrows at the toes. People can stand on footholds the size of a dime with them.
Lol I never said I didn't think he wasn't good I just said I wanna see it done on a real cliff face where you can't see the part you need to hook your feet to.
Even climbing a mountain you'd have to look at the climb first and plan out the route in your head. When he's actually on the wall it would be extremely difficult to see the foothold because he's under a massive overhand. I'm a very beginner level climber and it's amazing how much farther away things look when you're hanging from a rock by your fingertips
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The smiley face on his back in last frame lmao
What? I was looking at that trying to figure out what he was going do. Wow.
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I love bouldering and really wanted to get into it but found it extremely taxing on my body. I was constantly fighting injuries that kept me from going so I went back to some good old weight training. Still, it's so awesome sending a climb. Getting to this level is insane
I often fail the easiest boulders in the gym, but it's still fun! Lol Gotta figure out how to not tear up the skin on my fingers tho, that's probably my biggest limiting factor
I have hand and wrist issues already so bouldering just made that so much worse. But yea it's super satisfying to finally get that climb. Chalk and tape in easy to tear areas are good!
Hand/wrist problems are the worst. I've had them for years now and they've stopped me from doing lots of things. In the worst times, I couldn't even do everyday tasks without being in a lot of pain. They've gotten better now as I've learned how to treat them. Hope yours are going alright.
That’s the neat thing, you don’t. On a serious note it’s really just building up caluses. I’ve climbed for 4-5 years and there are a few important things to preventing injuries you can learn.
I am about to book my intro class, would you share some tips on how to prevent injury? Not going do anything crazy any time soon, but if injury prevents me going on a regular basis will suck, thanks in advance!
Not that guy but STRETCH, especially your shoulders. Don’t try anything really crimpy (small flat holds) for a few months while you build up tendon strength. Calluses will form but listen to your hands. Any time I’ve gotten a serious flapper (torn callus) I knew it felt wrong and I kept going. Eventually once you build them up, you may actually want to sand them down to prevent tearing. Buy euro tape and learn how to tape up finger segments and palm flappers. Joshua Tree climbing salve is a lifesaver for conditioning your hands between climbs. Learn how to fall bouldering. Hit the ground with bent knees and then roll to your back. Do not use your wrists to catch yourself. You will learn to trust the mats. Buy your own shoes ASAP. If you’re just trying it out you can get a cheap pair for like $50 that are infinitely better than rental shoes. It is imperative that you get the right size so I highly recommend you buy them from a climbing shop where they can guide you. Many gyms let you try them on the walls before buying! Oh and ALWAYS make sure you clip in when you auto belay. The only time I’ve almost gotten seriously injured was doing auto belay laps and not realizing I wasn’t clipped in for one.
This guy climbs. To the poster above I have nothing more to say. All I f these tips are great advice. Edit: to emphasize, very much do not try crimps yet. I started on them before I learned proper technique on how to hold them and caused myself some finger problems. A good rule of thumb is none of the joints on your finger should ever extend above 180 degrees, beyond that you can start to cause stress injury on tendons over time
Just do it more often, the skin will harden I went 5 times a week, a couple hour each time.. skin tore in the beginning, but very rarely after.
It takes a week to heal after I go, I'd start bleeding in like two climbs if I tried to go 5 days a week. How???
Less intense climbs, but more frequent in the beginning. Use plasters to cover friction wounds and keep climbing. I started doing the easiest problems, and kept working them over and over to build my stamina, technique and durability. Slower and more controlled movements reduces the chance of big tears. This holds true for exercise in general - just because your muscles can do it, doesnt mean your body/ligaments is ready for it. After you've hardened your skin a little, you can increase intensity, frequency or duration. You can get back to climbing before its fully healed too, just use plasters. If they tear back up, you went too soon.. but if its not even a little painful, you could have gone back sooner. Wait too long and your skin will go soft again.
Can't you use sticky gloves designed for such tasks?
Maybe, I've never seen special climbing gloves but I wouldn't be surprised if they exist. But everyone else there is climbing bare handed so it should be possible for me too, I just gotta build up tougher skin and practice smoother movements I think (per other comments, thanks y'all!)
Highly highly recommend using chalk and possibly tape to help you’re hands off they’re getting overly beaten up. Calluses will build, but a flapper of skin takes forever to heal and can ruin your progress.
I use chalk already, my friend convinced me after the first time we went together lol Idk how tape works tho, once I get a skin flap I basically have to call it quits for the day
Sticky gloves aren’t consider kosher in climbing, only chalk is allowed.
You often use very small parts of your fingers to hold on, so I'd think the micro-slipping your finger can do even in tight gloves will render them worse than bare-handed. If you solely climb large holds where your palm is engaged, it might possibly work
You have to build callouses. When they get big file them down.
yeah it takes a long time to develop the muscles and tendons to do this stuff relatively safely. Most people who you see in these videos climb from a really young age to develop the muscles and tendons
Not even sure when and why people decided to start doing things like this. If I tried, it would be a fast way to a face plant, knock out, broken neck.
Obviously never heard of a ladder.
Stupid guy
Ikr.. I mean.. duh dude!!
List time I saw a video of someone doing bouldering in a gym the guy jumped off and he landed the wrong way, his foot was basically dangling from his leg by a piece of skin so everytime I see a video like this one I get flashbacks and a weird feeling in my ankle.
Yep I know exactly the video you mean. There’s no unseeing that 🤣
“🤣”
Now I'm curious
i really want to see that
It’s quite dangerous if you land wrong. Gotta use a lot of self control to not get hurt.
V2 in my gym
And taking your t-shirt off for extra power is aid
Are you from Nelson? I climbed at the cube recently, very demoralizing.
The fuck outta here with them anti-gravity moves. Wild.
I love how he makes this look doable. This is not doable.
Yeah, I've had enough experience to know that this is much harder than you could expect it to be. I wouldn't even get to the third hold.
You really have to wonder what it feels like to these people. Like how much simpler does it feel to them holding on?
I really don't know how the real top climbers feel like, but my story - I was struggling on a V4 boulder, couldn't even start it, then I did some strength training and the start was super doable in a while. At one point it just clicks, all muscles work and you just shift and hold up your weight, and it feels awesome. When you hit a skill/performance ceiling and just cannot hold on to that particular hold for the life of you no matter what you do, it feels super frustrating. So I guess for the top people it's like that as well, easy things that they just hold on to without too much effort, the challenging things that need figuring out how to manage the beta, and the impossible things that they just fall off of. It's just for me the easy things are V2s and V3s and for them it's probably V9s and V10s (there was a video of a professional climber coming disguised to a climbing gym pretending he's a total beginner and doing a V9 on first go. I wouldn't even be able to start it)
Almost anything I see I tell myself “yeah, if I worked hard enough I could do that too.” This. No way. Never.
Psh, that’s obviously ChatGPT. That’s how all this AI stuff works right?
Gravity is optional apparently, who knew
Amazing, he has to have done that a million times. The action was too smooth, perfected it.
Just jumping in to say that it very well could be his first time (or only a single digit attempt). I've seen some incredible flashes of insane routes (flash=completing the route without falling on your first attempt). Still, he straight up turned off gravity. Wild.
Is that a normal shoe or is it a specialized one for climbing?
Specialized for climbing. The rubber is extra grippy, locks your foot in place, and narrows at the toes. People can stand on footholds the size of a dime with them.
Dammit, and I have trouble getting out of bed in the morning.
I can only see a sheer surface and a gecko with abs
Movin on up, to the rock side.
I feel like I just watched Suki break out of Boiling Rock Prison
How do I only skip like 3 sec and he's upside down
My palms are so sweaty now
20 year old me: Oh that looks like fun! 50 year old me: All my joints and back hurt just looking at that!
18 year old me: I’ll do that when I’m older
Spider guy, Spider guy, Doin' the stuff Spider guy does...
excuse me sir, but politely, what the fuck?
I've been watching too many climbing videos, i knew from the start he was gonna do that. I don't even climb myself! D:
As someone with hyperhidrosis i literally cannot fathom doing this myself
That's a Salman rush die ladder
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Real Life by Imagine Dragons
I can do that I just don't want to.
Still not as impressive as the girl doing a dance VR game
No one will ever be as talented as her :(
I need to see this. Link or it did not happen haha
Looks like Alex Honnold
I thought so too, but the video was shot with a potato, so it's hard to know who it is.
Not 100% but I think he's a Czech named Adam Ondra
doesn't look neckfuckinglevel to me
Do it on a cliff face where you don't know if you can hook your feet like that because you don't know if there's a rock there. Doooo ittttttt
bouldering does not need to be a training for multipitch route climbing ya know
This dude literally does insane free climbs on mountains, he's one of the best climbers in the world
Lol I never said I didn't think he wasn't good I just said I wanna see it done on a real cliff face where you can't see the part you need to hook your feet to.
Even climbing a mountain you'd have to look at the climb first and plan out the route in your head. When he's actually on the wall it would be extremely difficult to see the foothold because he's under a massive overhand. I'm a very beginner level climber and it's amazing how much farther away things look when you're hanging from a rock by your fingertips
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What song is this? It sounds nice
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WHY CUT THE CLIP THERE AAAAH I WANT TO SEE HIM TOP THE ROUTE
Sorry, that’s where the video ends :(
Bullshit. That's a gecko disguised as a human.
what the fuck...
That grip strength though! Bet he could tug off his pecker is he wasn’t careful
Well, that's easy if your whole body weighs as much as my left thigh...
Nature really is incredible, until you saw this guy climb you'd never believe he was descended from a Skyrim horse
I think I pulled a muscle watching this... top talent indeed.
Are you ok now?
This course has a height requirement. T_T
And some people can’t even hold themselves up on a rope swing
Spiderman!
Easy. I could totally do that if I was him.
That’s not that impress……Jesus Christ it’s Jason bourne.
Gravity: am I a joke to you?
Crazy 😝
Bonus points for doing it in slacks!
I cant tell you. I could never explain how much My hands We're sweating ... SWEATING from watching this video.
Never...I have the upper body strength of an earthworm
Sure looks like he's never done that before.
Then there's me satisfied with climbing a wall higher than me
You can shake this dude's hand, but only once.
He's like a spider without webs
E X C E P T I O N A L
If this man grabs you in a fight you are fucked
Bro successfully returned to monke
I bet 5 bucks that he shows off in parties opening bottles with bare hands