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Do you need ropes for bouldering, or is that more free-climbing?
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Bouldering is without ropes in heights you can jump down from
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Thanks. That sounds more my speed.
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I recommend doing it in a gym since outside can be pretty hard and you need to bring your own mattress
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Good advice.
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The best part about climbing is overcoming your fear. It can feel even better during bouldering since the risk of hurting yourself is more present: if you fall, you fall.
One of my best moments was repeatedly not being brave enough to try the static move that I knew I had to do and I was capable of physically, but I just couldn't do it mentally. I kept seeing myself slipping and falling in a way where I would hurt myself and then I would be even more afraid next time (which could take weeks depending on how much I hurt myself).
And then when I finally did it because I got so annoyed with myself and thought "fuck it, if this is going to be the last thing I am going to do, so be it" (obviously overdramatic), it was actually quite simple. I was now able to do that move and similar ones without much hesitation. I gained more trust in my instincts to know when to let go to fall safely. Climbing is at some point really mostly a mindset thing.
Fall training was also pretty cool. Trust your partner and just let go.
I really miss it :(