USEFULL TIPS

Warming Up is Cool ! 

We’ve all heard how important it is to warm up before exercising—but how many of us actually do it? In climbing, we place significant strain on small ligaments and tendons that weren’t naturally designed to support our body weight. Over time, these muscles and tendons adapt and grow stronger, making them better equipped to handle the demands of climbing. However, that’s no reason to skip a proper warm-up! It’s essential to prepare your body and reduce the risk of injury. 

Remember that just as important as warming up is before you start your climb, making sure you  coo down after is equally important.

Click for some warm up & Cool Down  exercises

For some, trashed skin is a badge of honor, a battle scar to show off proudly. For others, it’s an annoying obstacle that gets in the way of tackling the next route, progressing further on specific problem, or even holding a hot cup of coffee comfortably. Whatever your take is, here are some handy tips for taking care of your cuticles while climbing. 

Progressing your skills

Bouldering Technique & Advice: Getting Started

Now that you’ve got the gear, let’s talk about the basics to help you climb with confidence and efficiency.

When you become familiar with different types of holds, you’ll be able to predict how to use them just by looking at them. Plus, learning the lingo will make sharing sequences of moves with your friends much easier.

It’s important to be mindful that bouldering can be dangerous. There are no ropes here and, unfortunately, gravity still exists in climbing gyms. So, if you fall off, and it is going to happen, you’ll land on the crash mats which help reduce the risk of serious injury but they cannot eliminate the risk entirely.  

Avoid jumping from the top of the wall where possible. Climb down to around head height and jump off in control.