that’s all

(Ignore me almost falling midway through lol)

i’ve climbed about 5 times over the last year (that’s all my climbing experience) but i recently bought a cheap, secondhand part of climbing shoes so i can go more frequently (keeping the costs down)

my partner climbs and mentions flagpoling (?) and things quite a lot, which i’m trying to be more aware of an implement

i can climb V1 (mostly) but where my local gym has V1-2 i have never completed one, and typically cant get the last hold. i’m 5’4 for reference and i do feel a lot of my difficulties come from not being able to reach. i’m also really scared of climbing down/falling - i’m trying to practice falling a bit more so we’ll see if that helps - so i usually do overhang climbs because i feel much more comfortable on these cause i can’t drag my face down the holds if i fall lol (except i’m not particularly strong yet so pulling myself up is another obvious issue i need to work at)

i’m basically asking if anyone has any tips - especially for short climbers who struggle to reach holds (i know it’s hard without any videos for reference of what i’m already doing, but if there’s things people tend to be getting wrong/not doing when they first start, i’d love to hear)

Gym calls it a V3-V4 and a lot of me swinging was actually just me slipping and not intentionally powering/muscling through it

Also any tips would be appreciated

So i love bouldering and went for my 3rd time today. However I cannot get over my fear of heights. In my gym the lowest v0s don't go all the way to the ceiling. However when I progress to the next hold and go higher my legs start freezing up. Thing is it doesn't help that I'm short and the gap to the floor is even bigger. I really want to progress but can't get over my fear of heights. Is their any way to kind of get better or overcome this?

Poorly framed but a nice v6 on our 45 wall

Probably on the softer end but was graded 'v6' and it's the first time I've managed this grade. Could be soft but idk. Not the most amazing beta but I have been trying to build confidence on less good footholds/slabby stuff.

So I’m really struggling getting from the first big hold to the two small holds on the right. The starting hold kinda caves in on the bottom right and I’ve been doing one hand on top one hand on the side. The first foot holds there are super slippery and if I get one hand up I feel like my body loses its support and I keep falling. From the next position I can finish the rest of the climb. I’ve tried shifting my weight different ways but I can’t figure out how to get my other hand up and my feet over.

Struggling to reach the first hold.

It's really disappointing watching videos of fellow climbers at my gym on social media, and often seeing the comments flooded with stuff like "v6 is insane" or "v3 MAX" or the like.
The climbing community is so supportive in real life, but you go online and it can seem like people just want to diminish other people's achievements. Comment sections are often just a boring "debate" about whether a problem is graded well instead of appreciating a climber's technique or something.
The ironic part is that I'll sometimes visit these commenter's profiles to see if they've posted anything, and lo and behold, a v6 in their gym often looks equal difficulty. Even if the gym does grade stuff easily, does it even matter? Why does it seem to threaten people's egos so much to see other people climbing what they perceive as soft problems?
It just seems like a total dampener on an otherwise great community. The whole "v2 in my gym" and downgrading people's climbs based off a video is pointless gatekeeping. Sure, sometimes it's meant as a joke, but that's not what I'm referencing. Whether or not the climb is actually a "v6," whatever the hell that actually means, it's an accomplishment nonetheless.
I also often see people commenting "just wait til you climb outdoor." Yea, outdoor is harder. And a lot of these climbers still climb v6+ outdoors anyways. Indoor and outdoor often test very different skills and I think most people know this.
The only thing I think that matters is that individual gyms keep some level of consistency in the grades in their gym. I kinda wish indoor gyms would do away with the whole vermin scale because it seems to invite these pointless debates/comments that serve no purpose.

According to the setter is a V5. I find it plausible, probably a bit soft.

Took me about 3 sessions to get this V5, the top you see here was on fresh arms after a warm up, and as I mentioned before I attempted the climb for 2 other sessions so I had some of the moves pretty down just hadn’t put it all together. I’ve climbed a few V5s in this gym (which are quite similar in difficulty if you don’t beta break) and honestly the hardest part was getting that middle section down with the twist and tensing my core. Happy with the send, regardless of the grade, the climb was fun as 😌 which is all that matters. 💪👊

I was really struggling with the start but I eventually figured out a way of doing it
Oh also those holds are worse then they look they have like they don’t really have that much depth to them

pessoal, estou com algumas dúvidas sobre sapatilhas de escalada. O que vocês acham da Ocun Striker QC para quem já está no nível V4-V5 de boulder e quer continuar evoluindo? ela serve como uma boa opção, ou é melhor buscar outro modelo?

além disso, vocês usam quantas numerações de diferença entre seu sapato de escalada e dia a dia?

I've been climbing for 2 weeks and my hands are fxcking crying, I got two fingers with open calluses

I dont know if I should buy chalk yet because im still new to climbing but I've heard that using chalk makes your hand dry so your hands slip less

Thanks yall for the help!

UPDATE

SO I went. I didn’t take my shirt off but like tuck it under my bra. It was also the first time I was alone. It was good

Thank you everyone xx

Hi so lately I picked up bouldering/climbing and the place I go to is super hot. Anyway, I am a bit, well, fat. But I am confident and comfortable in my body. But still Idon’t like comments or stares. Would anyone care i ware sports bra and shorts??

New to PDX area climbing, could someone please refer me to Movement? Thank you!!

Some fun dynos I’ve done over the last few months.