Going to an indoor climbing or bouldering gym for the first time? You might wonder what you need to wear to get the most out of your experience. In this article, we’ll cover everything you need to know about appropriate clothes for a climbing (or bouldering) gym as well as other gear you need for … Read more
If you’ve been to a bouldering gym lately, you’ll notice there are two camps: liquid chalk users and powdered chalk users. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at the differences between the two. We’ll compare advantages and disadvantages, look at the difference in grip, and compare prices. Let’s get started. 📚 This article … Read more
Whether you can boulder barefoot is kind of a coin toss. Bouldering barefoot is allowed in some climbing gyms and straight out banned in others. I’d say if your bouldering gym is on the commercial side, they definitely won’t allow bouldering in bare feet. However, if you go to an old-school bouldering gym, you might … Read more
If you’re new to bouldering, or planning your first trip to a bouldering gym, you might wonder if you really need a pair of climbing shoes. After all, can’t you just climb the boulders in your sneakers? Do you need to shell out extra cash on rental climbing shoes? No, you don’t need climbing shoes … Read more
One of the best purchases you’ll make as a new climber is a nice chalk bag or bucket. On your first fill, you might wonder ‘How much chalk should I put in my chalk bag?’. The answer to that question is simple: When filling up your chalk bag, you should ensure that you put enough … Read more
Are you getting ready for your first time indoor bouldering? Maybe you’ve been a couple of times and are in need of some beginner tips? You came to the right place! This article covers the basics of indoor bouldering. You’ll learn everything you need to know to get started, how to prepare for your first … Read more
Are you wondering what rules apply at a bouldering gym? Is it unclear to you which are the start and finish holds of a boulder problem? In this article, you’ll learn everything you need to know about bouldering rules so that you can be comfortable, knowing you are doing everything correctly on your next visit … Read more
Have you recently discovered the marvelous sport that is bouldering? A question you might have is: “how much can you use the bouldering wall?” It can get confusing which parts are considered ‘in’ and which parts are considered ‘cheating’. You really don’t want to look like a gumby, right? Most bouldering gyms aren’t great at … Read more
Historically, indoor climbing walls used to have static features such as indents, bulges, and cracks to closely resemble real outdoor rock. This gave route setters to get creative with as they could only drill handholds and footholds in the walls to set their routes. This was changed with the invention of volumes. Volumes of all … Read more
Once you get into bouldering, you’ll notice that the climbing world has a lot of different grading scales, depending on the country they climb in. This can be VERY confusing to a beginner boulderer. What are bouldering grades? Simply put, bouldering grades are a made-up system consisting mainly of letters and numbers to measure the … Read more