Posts by Marie

Inadequate rest leads to exhaustion and poor performance, and it increases the risk of injury. Especially for beginners, daily bouldering is not recommended without careful preparation due to the...

The crash pad you select will impact your safety every time you are bouldering outdoors. John Sherman in his book Better Bouldering puts it succinctly: “There’s no sense in becoming an Advil...

There are many ways to improve bouldering skills that don’t require long intensive workouts. Most of the following tips can be incorporated into regular bouldering sessions. Improve your...

There is short, and then there is short enough to impact bouldering. I am 5’2” (160 cm) and the very first time I went to a bouldering gym, on my very first beginner level route, I could not even...

Flappers, split tips, thick painful calluses? It is frustrating to have to get off the wall not because of exhaustion, but because of tender, burning, and sometimes bleeding, fingers. Skin...

There is a lot of discussion on indoor grading and how it compares to grades used on outdoor boulders. While both use the same grading system, there are, indeed, differences. Are bouldering...