r/bouldering

I’ve been climbing for about 1 year but recently I feel like I’ve just been getting worse. I can’t climb boulders that previously would have been easy, if I try to do a hard move it’s like my whole body just gives up. I think I have been more depressed recently which is probably relevant but it just demotivates me even further. It sounds lame but also just people in the gym are irritating me more with things like cutting queues and just generally not being aware of others. How do I push past and continue improving? I don’t think I’m limited by strength at all, I can do >10 strict pullups on an average day and my finger strength is pretty average. Not sure exactly what I’m looking for from this post but maybe people have gone through something similar.

This is just a dumb question I've asked friends and people at my gym for a while, and the answers are always all over the place.

Say you take someone in their early 20s who's pretty athletic. Played sports growing up, reasonably fit, etc. They've been bouldering for about 6-12 months, so they're still a beginner but not startinf from nothing.

They pick one v16/17 climb anywhere in the world and move to wherever that climb is, basically make sending it their entire life.

They don't have to work. They have enough money to live, eat well, recover, etc. They have access to a good climbing gym, but all of their training is specifically for eventually doing this one boulder. They can build replicas, drill individual movements, get stronger for that climb, etc.

When they're actually projecting it, they also have experienced climbers there helping with beta, brushing, pads, power spotting, and so on.

They don't need to become a well-rounded V16 climber. They just need to become capable of doing the one climb

What climb do you think would have the best chance of doing this, and how long do you think it would take?

I’m also fully prepared to see this on the other sub, just thought it would be a fun thought experiment.

I recently purchased Rhino Skin’s ‘tip juice’ since it’s meant to toughen up the skin in your fingertips. From what I’ve read, the active ingredient (methenamine) dries out the skin a lot, which causes it to harden.

I am completely uninterested in the sweat reducing effect. My only focus is to toughen my fingertips as much as possible, and I was wondering if there’s a specific frequency/approach of using methenamine products that any of you noticed gave the best results. The serum I have says to apply once a week, so I’ll do that for now. I’d really appreciate any insight, since I’m completely uneducated on the topic. Thank you very much!

I’ve climbed at The Hub Markham, Basecamp Queen West, Ethos, and Steel Peak, all of which I’ve been told are soft/inflated on Reddit lol.

I’m really curious what my actual V grade is. Does anyone know a gym in Toronto/GTA with more accurate or tougher grading? I know grades are subjective, but I’d find it more motivating cuz whenever I hit a new grade, I immediately think “well, this gym is inflated,” so it doesn’t feel as rewarding sadly. Would love some recommendations, let me know, thanks!!

Or could someone tell me out for the 4 I’ve been too which one is least/most inflated ?

A few days ago I talked to a friend about bouldering in Fontainebleau and at some point we got to dynamic moves and Rainbow Rocket. When I told him that it would be cool to send it one day he said that it unfortunately could be possible that I as a 160cm woman could actually not have enough reach to make the jump. He has attempted it before and was not able to send it so far. After that we wondered how many women did actually send Rainbow Rocket since it is one of the routes that get significantly easier the taller you are. I did some Google searching but couldn't find any info on that.

Does anyone here have knowledge about auch a statistic or info about where to find it?

Hello! I'm a new climber, had my first session a few days ago and really enjoyed it. I've been told that you're supposed to warm up before you climb but have no idea what stretches I should be doing and how long should even be stretching for? Should I also be doing those same stretches after a climb?

It's been two days since I went and my shoulders are still very achy. But I honestly think thats because I didn't warm up at all, and I pushed myself way too far for a first session.

Any and all advice is appreciated!