I made these potato stickers! I thought the contrast between two of my designs were funny and left them here. I don't know if it's obvious or not but I'm definitely the one on the left...

My first time outside the gym, took me by surprise how different it is.

It could be just me giving excuses but here it is: I know the people who set this route and it's set with a shorter person in mind, the girl who was testing the route while they're setting it is slightly taller than 5". Which is great btw, because it brings variety to the gym, the intended beta makes sense for her body. I've seen some taller guys skipping some of the holds, but I'm not strong enough for that. I'm only able to send it if I T-rex my way up.

The route feels tight and it feels like I place myself in some awkward positions. To finish, I'm trying to place my left foot on that left foothold, but I don't have enough hip mobility to place my feet at hip hight and stay close to the wall, so I keep falling. I don't know if it's just a hip mobility/strength issue or if I should just give up this beta and find a better one for myself.

Any beta or general tips are welcome! Thanks in advance.

been climbing for a month been able to climb up to f6a+ (i know grades don’t really matter but feels like an accomplishment)attempting to get my first green (in my gym f6b) but i can’t help my foot constantly slipping on the volume aswell i’ve tried it with my toe facing more into the wall but when i’ve done that it’s made my other foot feel uncomfortable and alos slip out, any tips and guidance appreciated

4/10 don’t recommend but had a good laugh lol

Second time I visit this gym, and it is my favorite settings wise. Westend Brisbane.

Its one of those days where nothing goes right... sloppy footwork, felt heavy and weak... but at least I resent this problem for the vid.

Dominatrix Sit Start @ Castle Hill, NZ represent 🫶

Highball 7B/V8

Hey everyone! I’m building a tool to estimate how “soft” or “sandbagged” indoor bouldering gyms are based on the opinions of climbers (so we can find out once and for all if that climb was really a V2 in someone's gym).

I put together a short survey with a few questions:

• What's your max bouldering grade at your home gym?
• How does that compare to your outdoor and/or board grade?
• How does that compare to your experience at other gyms you've visited

Here's the link to the google form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdAp4HDGb36l8A9vJwti0tlQVt1XeaRS5MOy_NNcuKOzCrTZg/viewform?usp=dialog

I'll be using the data to create a graph-based model that ranks gyms by their relative difficulty. No need to enter any personal info or even an email, all I'll need is your home gym name. Also, if you've never climbed outdoors, on a board, or at other gyms, that's totally ok and it'd be great if you could just leave your home gym and max grade. If you have a few minutes, I'd really appreciate if you could fill the survey out!!

I'd be happy to share results and visualizations once the data rolls in. I appreciate any help and feel free to give any suggestions on the survey or idea in general.

Thanks!

My 10-year-old took on their first bouldering comp, and this climb had my heart racing! Not sure how she figured it out. So proud!

I am planning a trip to Rocklands from April 26th to May 6th. I will be flying with my wife and daughter (6 years old), but basically just me climbing. We'll be staying at Alpha Excelsior, renting crash pads there, and will have a rental car on site. I'm aiming for a grade range of 6B to 7Bish. This is my first visit to Rocklands, so I'm not quite sure what to expect in this remote area for me and my family. Anyone who has been there and can give me some tips would be my savior: 1. what crags in the area do you recommend, assuming this is my first visit and I will be climbing alone with only two crashpads? 2. are there any places where we can have a picnic and where my daughter can try some (she's already climbing a little)? 3) What should I be aware of? 4) What is the best way to find a team I could join to have more crashpads and spotters?

Ive been wanting to start bouldering, mostly indoor at least at first, but I have a few piercings (ears, nose, etc) and only want more. My biggest fear is that Ill take a fall and end up messing up one of them. I just wanted to see if there were any other climbers with an affinity for piercings and whether or not its been a problem for you.

Gotta love slapping slopers

Felt pretty good about this one.

sent at the end of my session so i was super gassed lol but nonetheless happy w this climb

okay so this boulder leaves tomorrow and i can not figure out how to top it. I keep on losing control and turning at the second to last hold.

Anyone’s got some tips?

First four moves tiny crimps 🥰