2007-08-27 23:29:44 · 6 answers · asked by Savvyjoe 1 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Climbing
Firstly, never use your heels, always the balls of your feet.
If you're just bouldering, don't have any other equitment attached to your harness other than a chalk bag, if you have something like a gree-gree attached and you fall and land on it, it will really hurt!
Don't scrabble up the rock like a lizard, take your time, then you're less likely to slip.
Put a good amount of chalk on your hands every time before climbing, it REALLY improves your grip. Also wash it off after you've finished for the day, otherwise your hands dry up and the skin can split.
Helmets are tres important for rock climbing outside, I'm now 14 and have passed my qualification test so I don't need to wear one INDOORS, but it is very important when you venture further than your climbing club.
The rock climbing is the easy bit, now for the hard...
If you aren't rock climbing and you're feeding the rope instead, always keep an eye on the person climbing, you can look away and talk to someone while your doing it, but check back every 10 seconds or so to check that your buddy's OK.
ALWAYS CHECK YOUR KNOTS! Whether you're climbing or feeding the rope, get your friend to check your rope knot and you do the same to him. I once nearly went climbing without finishing my knot, if I had slipped then it would have been pretty nasty...
When you're feeding the rope, use one of the 2 techniques that mean that you contantly have one hand on the rope at all times, this is very important for if your friend slips and you need to lock off.
Those are the main rules, but there are others, so it's best to go and practice with an instructor first before you move onto anything big. Good luck and happy climbing!
2007-08-27 23:34:10 · answer #1 · answered by Finn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bouldering doesn't involve any equipment except you and a crash pad, so the first and most important tip is to guess where you're likely to fall from, and put the crash pad under it. Otherwise you could miss it. If you are a beginner, take the time to choose boulders that have NICE soft ground all around it. Fountainbleau just outside of Paris is famous for having park-like conditions, lots of huge boulders sitting on dirt. Yosemite near the Ahwahnee Hotel is another such place with near ideal conditions. That's one reason why those two are some of the world's top bouldering destinations. If you can't find such conditions, get a rope and a partner to belay you.
2007-08-28 10:36:10 · answer #2 · answered by Scythian1950 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use your legs more than your arms (more powerful), keep your weight low (straight arms as much as possible to save energy) hips into the wall and do problems with a variety of grip types so your grip strength gets better ... (sloping pinches etc)
Oh, and watch women, they tend to be the best as in general they are less strong, but complete boulder problems through balance,flexibility and not brute strength.
2007-08-28 17:54:14 · answer #3 · answered by howsyourdad? 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Best tip. Don't fall.
2007-08-28 06:35:02 · answer #4 · answered by DrIG 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Falling is bad.
2007-08-28 06:34:58 · answer #5 · answered by floozy1976 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
dont look down,
2007-08-28 06:38:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋