Sports & Fitness · Part of Rock Climbing
Bouldering
No rope, four metres up, and a thick mat where you land
The defining difference is the absence of a rope, and therefore of a partner, which is why this is the version you can do alone whenever you like. Problems are only a few moves long but each move is harder than on a route, so failing dozens of times in a session is normal. Learn to land: bend, roll back, never catch yourself on a hand.
First stepBuy a day pass and rent shoes, practise falling onto the mat before anything else, then send three of the easiest problems.
Barriers
Cost to start
Under $50
Going deep → $300–2k
Alone or with people
On your own
Effort
Demanding
Without a teacher?
Best with a class
One session takes
1–2 hours
same as parent · Rock Climbing
Where
A venue
Why people take it up
Skills
BuildsGrip and pulling strengthFalling safely