I have talked a bit about some conventional styles of climbing in my post “Bouldering Vs. Top Roping“. Now I’d like to discuss another for of climbing that is a little less conventional. It is called biuldering. Buildering is another name for urban climbing, and it is essentially the result of rock climbers being caged [...]
As you may know from my About page, I have focused most of my energy on the sport of bouldering. This is a great entry to the world of rock climbing since you don’t need a lot of climbing gear (shoes, chalk bag, and crash pad). Another reason I am more into bouldering is because [...]
To get started I’d like to take a minute to explain some of the rock climbing terminology that I’ll be using in the rest of my posts. The rock climbing terminology is a perpetually growing language, but it helps at least to have a general idea of what is already in use.
General
Route- A series of [...]