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Outdoor bouldering for indoor boulderers
Jul. 5th, 2011 10:25 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rydra_wongYesterday was a southern sandstone day. So while I nurse my grazes and nettle stings and work on removing the amazing quantities of sand that made it back on the train with me, I thought I'd post some of the things I've learned about outdoor climbing so far, for anyone else who's working on the great indoor-to-outdoor transition.
Should you wish, you can amuse yourself by guessing how many of these I learned the hard way (hint: most of them).
If you've got tips of your own (re: bouldering or route-climbing), please share in the comments.
Check the downclimb.
Indoor bouldering does not prepare you to think about downclimbing once you've sent a problem. Some boulders outdoors have nice gentle slopes on the other side that you can walk off; some are short enough that you can jump comfortably onto the ground, even without a mat below you.
Some don't and aren't.
( Cut for length )
Should you wish, you can amuse yourself by guessing how many of these I learned the hard way (hint: most of them).
If you've got tips of your own (re: bouldering or route-climbing), please share in the comments.
Check the downclimb.
Indoor bouldering does not prepare you to think about downclimbing once you've sent a problem. Some boulders outdoors have nice gentle slopes on the other side that you can walk off; some are short enough that you can jump comfortably onto the ground, even without a mat below you.
Some don't and aren't.
( Cut for length )
