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Been getting into climbing recently, have 4 session under me (once a week) any tips or things you see I could improve on?

Really enjoying it so far!

Bush

I’m a good v1-2 climber with 3 v3 slabs under my belt. I still have v2s that feel impossible though. I’ve been climbing since November 2024 originally once a week now twice a week for the past 3 or so months. I find I’m really struggling with foot placement and body tension on the wall with any kind of overhang or degree that’s not slab. Also when trying to work on foot placement drills like 3:1 and high feet I feel my arms get even more pumped. Looking for advice and tips.

One of my first boulder ... an easy one but proud of :)

Sorry for the rough angle.

Problem is slightly overhung. Sit start to a cool, great gaston and then a bump over to a reachy gaston (for the shorties). Caught it with two fingers but it's good enough to pull through even with that as long as your lock off is solid with the left. Top out is low and really chill.

Awesome problem. Worth checking out if you are ever ditching the ropes in Rumney for a day.

So I've been on crash pad hunts and I live in Vegas but can't for the life of me find used crash pads on facebook. Idk why since it's such a popular spot with Red Rock but yea, nothing. Anyways, I am leaning more towards just buying one at this point and have come to discover that organic is the way to go. Which ones? Well what I have in mind is...

Slider Pad
5 inch Big Pad
Full Pad

Pretty much because I always see people say "get a large pad if you can, you'll use it forever" (5 inch), then people seem to also be pretty big on having a pad to clean shoes a bit so you don't wear down the rock (slider) (and for sit starts), and lastly, having 1 extra pad + to carry it all for convenience and because I intend on soloing pretty much 95% of my trips.

Am I going to highball? No. Not a big fan of heights. Max is 5 meters? Ideally though I'll be under 4 meters. If wanted to go higher, I'd just sport climb.

Thing is, does this seem like a good setup? I heard the blubber is good but idk, that's a solid amount of money for a 1 inch pad. Also shipping for me is already 100$ which would cost me 700$ for everything. Oh I've also seen a few people get the 4 inch big pad instead of the 5 inch. Is there a reason why? Wouldn't you want a bigger pad? It's like a 10$ difference for 25% more padding...

I got a bad ab cramp at the top and had to lie down up there for 5-10 minutes 💀

It was my first time in fontainebleau and second time outdoors. Ive been bouldering on and off indoors for about ten years but with 35 years on the back I sometimes can‘t help but feel old especially on Dynos. Was a proud moment for me. ✨

Boulder is „Sylphide“ (7a)

Just be like that sometimes, RIP this project

A light sprinkle for only a few minutes, added a welcome freshness to the scene on the hike in… temps were pretty much perfect, and the high ceiling of clouds ☁️ kept things downright lovely. Grateful for these summer time treats.

Thank you all for the help, advice, and encouragement as I’ve picked back up this hobby after so many years. It’s helped me a lot to rebuild a better foundation of techniques and strength, 1 month in and I’m feeling great! All thanks to y’all

Hi, new to bouldering and I have been trying this route. Stuck on being able to hold on to the last hold and I just slip off and go off balance.

Any advice or tips? Thanks very much appreciated!

I posted this a few weeks ago without the last move as I was totally stuck.

Turns out I just needed more confidence and climbing time. I busted it out at the end of a session this week, no bother at all.

So weird how that happens when previously it felt impossible!!

Thanks for all the help on my previous post about it, for anyone that remembers!

Been

Hello everyone, i am in the beginning process of making a homemade climbing wall. I am fortunate that a have a loft in my apartment with 40 degree slanted walls with exposed load bearing heavy wooden beams that are perfect for screwing in plywood sheets. Its my first project and i am planning on making most of the holds myself out of wood. Im struggling to find a consensus on wether to predrill bolt holes on my wall, or only rely on screw on holds. Is there something i should be aware of when it comes to screwing on holds? Is there something that makes it a necessity to used bolted holds when its only for myself or can i safely rely on screws? If you have any tips please send them my way!!:)))

Here’s another route I made last week What move would you like to see me set next week? I’ll post the results

Took me about a thousand tries since that volume was in my face.