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bouldering – rock climber hand strength – do “hand grips” help?
Question by Jones: rock climber hand strength – do “hand grips” help? I do bouldering as a hobby and was wondering if hand grip exercisers help, or any other cheap equipment i can use at home? the hand grips im talking about are like these: http://www.aiyafitness.com/pics-inv-other/hand_exerciser_hand-grip.jpg I know a pull up bar would help, however [...]
bouldering – Any advice to improve hand strength for Bouldering (Rock Climbing)?
Question by Miotch: Any advice to improve hand strength for Bouldering (Rock Climbing)? Hey people, Just hoping some of ye could help me out with some trouble I’m having with indoor rock climbing. Simply put, the problem is hand strength. I recently joined the Outdoor Pursuits Club in college, mainly for the climbing and I’ve [...]
rock climbing – Rock Climbing Basics
More and more people are getting enthusiastic about rock climbing and the sport is now gaining popularity and attracting thousands of sports enthusiasts. Rock climbing is categorized and each type has different features and methods. These activities are termed Mountaineering, Ice climbing, Bouldering, Indoor climbing and Rock climbing etc. If you are adventurous enough [...]
bouldering – What make of climbing shoes are best?
Question by WAYNE H: What make of climbing shoes are best? I’m looking into taking up rock climbing, well bouldering to start with, and was wondering what make of shoes i should be looking to buy? Best answer: Answer by IndieCait!heya, i rock climb and when i started they tried to fit me with shoes [...]
bouldering – An Introduction to the Art of Bouldering
Bouldering is a kind of rock climbing which involves relatively short climbing distances made without a rope and without any special climbing equipment. While people climbing the face of a boulder are generally only going up a few meters, the surfaces that they climb are chosen for being particularly difficult to scale. In the United [...]
bouldering – Boulder WC report # 2 – Vienna
boulderingHave to keep that short since I’m already halfway on the plane to Colorado for next weekends event in Vail. Kilian won by a bigger margin this time, doing one more problem than Adam in the semis as well as in the finals. The girls’ problems seemed to be more attractive to me and we [...]
bouldering – What is Bouldering?
Bouldering is basically the first form of rock climbing. It involves basically no equipment, just shoes and chalk, both of which are optional. Because of its simplicity people are often attractedto bouldering. It is also the least expensive discipline of climbing, because the lack of necessarygear. This article will take you through bouldering’s past and [...]
rock climbing – Rock Climbing Basics
Rock climbing is a growing sport that interests many – in fact there are over 200,000 rock climbers in the United States alone! Sometimes climbers can be divided though…those who prefer outdoor climbing and those that only like man-made rock walls or rock gyms. But both types of climbing have these things in common: techniques, [...]
Bouldering – UWs Friday Night Bouldering Series keeps beginners, experts, in shape through winter
UWs Friday Night Bouldering Series keeps beginners, experts, in shape through winter People scattered, some sitting, others standing, all staring atthe wall. Related Bouldering Articles Climbers come to grips with winter Chalk dust, sweat, grunts of effort and words of advice and encouragement filled the air in the climbing gym at the Bulkley Valley Regional [...]