Bouldering is the act of climbing large rocks(boulders) without ropes or harnesses. There are rating systems used to rate the various routes of a climb. We are focused on the V0.
We went this weekend and purchased climbing shoes and chalk bags! We visited two climbing areas near Durango: Turtle Lake and Sailing Hawks. I was very impressed with the kid's initial ability to climb and focus while under some fearful situations. The kids were exposed to the "Oh Shit" feeling. This is the feeling when you get high enough you cannot come down, but instead have to continue climbing up and conquer the boulder. This typically requires extreme focus. Forgetting the fear of falling and instead focusing all brain energy on the basics of the climb.
Some videos I created.
Another video:
Below Tyler climbs on a warm-up boulder. It is a fairly simple traverse.
Brianna doing the same. Take note of my height. I am standing 6ft tall. The boulder was approximately 20 ft.(click for larger image)
Brianna keeping her hips near the boulder and her legs and arm as straight as possible.
Brianna preparing to conquer a climb.
Hey you Guys, pretty cool. Congrats to all of you for being so brave! I think I like to keep my feet on the ground. Grandma
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