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Right now it's bouldering. It's been very fun, and I get full workouts without even realizing that I'm exercising

• mrfusion 6y ago
  How often do you fall? There’s that huge mat under you but the thought of falling 20 feet still freaks me out. How do you get past that?
  • thejenk 6y ago
    I took up bouldering around 2 years ago, despite my fear of heights. I've managed it by sticking exclusively to gyms, and staying well within my limits. What also helps is the gym I started at had a safety orientation that all climbers had to go through before they'd be allowed on the walls. The most important part of this was how to fall correctly. The gym I frequent also has a great variety of route difficulties and heights (~3m to ~7m), so it really helped me move up slowly along with my comfort level. As for the amount of times I fall, it's far less than I expected, and I've never felt unsafe, even while falling.
    • mraza007 6y ago
      Hey that sounds fun I’m just curious to know if bouldering is same as rock climbing
  • jasonkester 6y ago
    All the time. Dozens of times every time you go out. It’s not a big deal in any way. Mostly because somebody has given you an exaggerated sense of how tall most problems are and how high the crux moves are. Most falls are a few feet onto flat ground. Tall boulders make for good photos. But that’s not where you spend most of your time.