There's definitely a fair amount of overlap, especially with bouldering and buildering.
The route-setters at the wall where I climb occasionally set problems where you* have to run up the wall to grab the first hold, and then I strongly suspect that they've been watching parkour movies again *g*.
(*For values of "you" meaning "not me", because I can't do that. Yet.)
I just began intermediate-level parkour boot camp this week.
ROCK ON. It's fascinating what happens when you start to think of things as possible for yourself.
Even when people are showing off and being super-flashy, no one's keeping score. It's entirely about beating your own personal best and finding routes and moves that work for your body.
*nods* Yeah, that sounds a lot like the atmosphere with bouldering. Even when I did a comp, everyone was cheering for everyone else.
Pulling myself up has yet to happen
But it will, one day! And that day will be an awesome day!
(Speaking as someone who has taken some time to progress from the "dangling forlornly" stage of any type of pull-up activity, but made it eventually.)
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Date: 2010-09-09 09:11 pm (UTC)There's definitely a fair amount of overlap, especially with bouldering and buildering.
The route-setters at the wall where I climb occasionally set problems where you* have to run up the wall to grab the first hold, and then I strongly suspect that they've been watching parkour movies again *g*.
(*For values of "you" meaning "not me", because I can't do that. Yet.)
I just began intermediate-level parkour boot camp this week.
ROCK ON. It's fascinating what happens when you start to think of things as possible for yourself.
Even when people are showing off and being super-flashy, no one's keeping score. It's entirely about beating your own personal best and finding routes and moves that work for your body.
*nods* Yeah, that sounds a lot like the atmosphere with bouldering. Even when I did a comp, everyone was cheering for everyone else.
Pulling myself up has yet to happen
But it will, one day! And that day will be an awesome day!
(Speaking as someone who has taken some time to progress from the "dangling forlornly" stage of any type of pull-up activity, but made it eventually.)