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bler
Aug 12, 2005, 3:20 PM
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not that I hate bouldering, but is it is too hard on my fingers !
i've not been climbing long, but throwing hard at difficult moves over and over again hurts tendons
i mean look at it : your only doing cruxy, tweaky moves, over and over again..
i personally have injured two (now I think three) tendons bouldering in the gym and outdoors.. i'm trying to do more routes to build strength back and tried bouldering the other day and it really made me realize how much stress bouldering can put on the fingers. maybe i just have weak hands ;)
nothing really to say specifically about it, but wondering other people's opinions on what they don't like about bouldering...
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zozo
Aug 12, 2005, 3:25 PM
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In reply to: but wondering other people's opinions !
about what?
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dingus
Aug 12, 2005, 3:30 PM
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The thing I hate about bouldering is breaking my ankles. I fucking hate it when that happens!
But one of the things I love about bouldering is the freedom to avoid tweaks and power routes, if I want. jt512 talked about top roping lines for a sense of flow. I've long bouldered for that same flow. Sure, plenty of sessions cranking like a disease (and the associated overuse injuries like yours). But plenty too, of days spent sending cruiser probs one after another, just for the flowing over stone.
DMT
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bler
Aug 12, 2005, 3:36 PM
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In reply to: Sure, plenty of sessions cranking like a disease (and the associated overuse injuries like yours). But plenty too, of days spent sending cruiser probs one after another, just for the flowing over stone. DMT
opinion about what you don't like about bouldering..
yah i forgot broken knees/ankles.. my buddie broke his ankle and needed surgery.. he was out for 6 months.. he vowed to never boulder again ;)
maybe i need to make this my goal more often ;) just fun climbing..
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[quote="bler"]In reply to: Sure, plenty of sessions cranking like a disease DMT
I hate the diseases too that come with bouldering...
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hazael
Aug 12, 2005, 3:59 PM
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I gotta go with the injury answer. I had to stop climbing for about 6 months cuz of a fall in a boulder. (i have to add that my left foot missed the crashpad).
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jammer
Aug 12, 2005, 4:09 PM
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In reply to: *snip* yah i forgot broken knees/ankles.. my buddie broke his ankle and needed surgery.. he was out for 6 months.. he vowed to never boulder again ;) *snip*
I swore off HighBall bouldering for this reason. I still boulder for fun and pratice. I just keep the fall to a "reasonable" distance :shock:
Other then broken bones, bouldering works!
hj
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jakedatc
Aug 12, 2005, 4:41 PM
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over use injuries occur from either a change/increase in the amount of an activity or from a sudden change in difficulty. ie going from running once a week to 4 times a week or running 1 mile at a time to running 7
bouldering is not the problem.. the way that you are bouldering is..
alan Z.Z isnt *that* high ;) tho.. i havent blown off it either :)
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jammer
Aug 12, 2005, 6:17 PM
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Yeh, Jake, you're right. Zig-Zag is only about 15-20 feet high??? It was the landing on the boulder at the base while twisting that snapped the ankle. But Damn ... it felt like it took a long time to hit, like being in slow motion ... then again, these bones don't heall like they use to, so anything over ... let's say, 10 feet makes me sketchy when not tied in. I know ... I know ... I'm a wuss! :D
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boulderman
Aug 12, 2005, 6:29 PM
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In reply to: i personally have injured two (now I think three) tendons bouldering in the gym and outdoors..
Suck it up sally... Do you climb for fun or do you climb for pain? I think you are weak! Now, get back on the rock and do it again....
Gawd, I hate this fucking site.... would someone just shoot me?
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bler
Aug 12, 2005, 6:51 PM
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In reply to: would someone just shoot me?
sure.. if it gets you off the site, let me know when and where
if you hate this site so much, why do you post here ?
too many 'why i love bouldering' posts, thought I would pose the other end of the spectrum
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Aug 12, 2005, 7:25 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: would someone just shoot me? sure.. if it gets you off the site, let me know when and where if you hate this site so much, why do you post here ? too many 'why i love bouldering' posts, thought I would pose the other end of the spectrum
boulderman is right. You should question your own masculinity.
Curt
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Aug 12, 2005, 7:41 PM
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yah, i have vagina fingers :oops:
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sick_climba
Aug 12, 2005, 8:35 PM
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I love bouldering it helps build so much skill.... but it takes a lot of strenghth. I personaly have a hard time boulder problem after boulder problem when they are v.3 and above. I just get pumped and then I have to rest for a while before climbing again. But other than that I love it to death.... course I love all climbing to death lol.
ps I was pleasantly suprized. When I saw this my first reaction was o god some closeminded climber bitching about what they don't like. I'd give this post and 8 out of 10.
Climb on
Chris
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tilda182
Aug 12, 2005, 9:36 PM
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Last January I was working a problem at the gym and took a gnarly fall. I twisted my right knee and ended up blowing my ACL for the third time. I just don't think I can boulder anymore. I way scared to fall and twist my knee again.
I love workin problems so much through. The patience, technique, vibe of it all. I miss it so much. Plus it really knocks you in shape.
If you can boulder, do it. Most injuries occur when you are too pumped to perform. Stop before you're spent.
Take risks
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pjcozzi
Aug 12, 2005, 9:53 PM
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In reply to: look at it : your only doing cruxy, tweaky moves, over and over again..
Isn't that the point?
Not that I'm a fan of bouldering, there's much better ways to spend my climbing time.
Patrick
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off_center
Aug 12, 2005, 10:17 PM
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The thing I hate most about bouldering is being a big pussy and having to complain to anonymous strangers about the aspects of bouldering that I dislike the most when I could instead do some other type of climbing.
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bler
Aug 12, 2005, 10:23 PM
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your taking that out of context, i was referring to the fact that you injur yourself very easily pulling cruxy moves over and over again on boulder problems ;)
and i laugh if you think i'm complaining, you obviously didn't read my post
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Aug 12, 2005, 11:15 PM
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Your problem is
In reply to: i've not been climbing long, but throwing hard at difficult moves over and over again
In reply to: your only doing cruxy, tweaky moves, over and over again..
In reply to: i personally have injured two (now I think three) tendons bouldering
JV
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cosmiccragsman
Aug 12, 2005, 11:37 PM
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I broke my back t7 and t8 5years ago bouldering, when a hold broke off in my hand.
A climb I had done hundreds if not thousands of times. Needless to say,
even tho I like bouldering, I've stopped. no climbing w/o rope anymore.
The back never healed up right, and I don't want to fall anymore and
run the risk of paralyzing my self permanently.
I still have fun on the rocks tho. It's hard to stop, after climbing for 40 years and having so much fun.
cosmiccragsman
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vanclimber
Aug 13, 2005, 1:04 AM
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I so hate bouldering because its hard and everything must be easy.
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noman668
Aug 13, 2005, 1:19 AM
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I'm not sure I understand why "cruxy, tweaky moves, over and over..." relate only to bouldering. Wouldn't this describe high-end sport or trad too? On the other hand, if I happen to climb a 15 foot tall 5.8 jug fest without a rope am I no longer bouldering because it's not "cruxy and tweaky"?
Someone explain why we have to create so many arbitrary definitions!
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crgwhe
Aug 13, 2005, 4:16 AM
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I don’t mind bouldering. It’s hitting the ground in a fall which I find more painful than most. Broke both my heels in a fall a few years ago (has it been that long) on a sport climb. Hitting the ground from as little as 4 feet is not fun.
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fivesix
Aug 13, 2005, 4:39 AM
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"if its too hard, your too old"
"if you cant stand the heat, get out of the kitchen"
"its not worth doing if your not going to feel a sense of pride at the end of it"
bouldering is difficult, i think thats what alot of beginners dont get. not to say that all beginners suck , cause hey , we all started somewhere.
i like to think of it as move for move training. each move in bouldering is very different from the last or the next. one needs to not only think extremely hard about how to link those moves together, but also how much time and energy are they going to need/put in.
my opening statements are obviously my first impression, but i as a 5'7" climber have had to spend many an hour thinking and designing moves that my body would allow me to do in order to complete a problem, i think the same can be said for being safe and understanding the limits which your body will allow you.
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kyote321
Aug 23, 2005, 1:26 AM
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warm up well
use a hangboard before and after
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