Why Do Some Climbers HATE Bouldering?
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Get a life, people. |
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Bouldering - every fall is a ground fall :). I don't have much "bounce" left in these old bones :). That said I used to like it fairly well - but not as well as long multi pitch moderate trad routes (my favorites). |
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I don't hate bouldering, but my ankles do hate it. Can't take the jarring landings especially after spraining each ankle at least six different times over my ancient life time. |
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Jeremy Hand wrote: So in a limited time scenario... you'd rather get on 2-3 pitches than get on 10-20 problems? I'd rather get in a bunch of diverse climbing, multiple styles, assorted features than climb some of the same over and over.Absolutely. I'd much rather climb 2-3 pitches of multi-pitch high over Boulder than pebble wrestle 4 feet off the ground. Not saying I haven't spent a lot of time bouldering but given a choice I'd always rope up. |
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I like pretty much any type of climbing, anything that gets me out and away from other people into an area away from the rest of the world. |
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WHY WAS THIS THREAD BROUGHT BACK |
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why not? |
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I don't like bouldering because of the exploding belay. |
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Kris Holub wrote: That's correct. I view climbing as a way to allow me to access "impossible" terrain and to get on top of things the average person would only dream of. Bouldering is a great tool to increase climbing skill, but it lacks any element of exposure and adventure. I also find it inherently contrived almost to the point of being a game. I don't have anything against bouldering, I just can't get psyched about it. On the other hand I can rant about bouldering culture just fine.+1 |
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Kris Holub wrote: I also find it inherently contrived almost to the point of being a game.All climbing is contrived. If it wasn't, we'd all be mountaineering. |
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At least bouldering isn't aid climbing. |
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aid is what you do when all the other forms get boring, noob |
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Bouldering is boring. |
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We consider Bouldering to be a few things: |
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Ralph Swansen wrote:I don't like bouldering because of the exploding belay.You are confused. Exploding belays and bolts only happen on trad climbs, like in the beginning of "Vertical Limit." If you slow the frame rate way down, you can see the bolts explode clearly. This is very accurate. The extreme vibrations of the fear of the falling climber made the atoms in the metal resonate and explode. It's therefore very important not to be scared if you fall. |
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David Gibbs wrote:At least bouldering isn't aid climbing.I know. Consider this, a synonym for aid is help. Help climbing! Who wants to do something you need help to do? Pffffffffft. |
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I know this thread is old but I'll bite. |
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THIS THREAD IS THE EPITOME OF WHY 98% OF ALL CLIMBERS ARE DEUSCHBAGS. Grow the fuck up guys (and girls). I love climbing and will always be a climber but yáll are a bunch or sorry ass burnt out tools. And to think when I picked this passion up I thought I'd run into a lot of rad people with similar interests. Instead I found out most of us are no different than the rest of the idiotic general populace you claim to be so much above with your goddamn deity (or inferiority) complexes and shitty attitudes towards everything in the sport that doesn't pertain directly to your trendy little asses. Fuck. I wish this rain would stop so I didn't have to come across another shining example of the worst part about climbing itself. THE CLIMBERS!!! |
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Good. I'm happy for you. Lol! ;) |