Bouldering or climbing strengths?

[cheamclimber]

It seems like everybody boulders way harder than they climb full length routes but I know a lot of people, including myself that climb just as hard as they boulder. I can do a low 12 sport climb but then i boulder at V4/V5. When I trained and focuse harder I could do harder boulder problems for a while but I just never got much better at bouldering than i did at sport climbing. (Trad is a different story). I have friends that can sport climb at mid 5.11 and then boulder v6 wich is a huge difference. I dont know how many of you guys Sport Climb and Boulder (both seem to get burned on a lot here) but I would be interested in seeing where you guys sit in that area...

[pink]

climbing significantly in boulder

[Blake]

I climb significant boulders

 

 

[Sol]

I climb significant boulders

Blake was cranking on the l-worth boulders this weekend, and I think he had fun.

[G-spotter]

Bouldering IS trad cause you don't clip bolts.

[kevbone]

I climb significant boulders

 

 

Amazing picture of my "church"!

 

 

I climb roped climbs way harder than bouldering.......maybe because bouldering is practice for real climbing.

[billcoe]

I didn't see my ideal choice: ie, "I'm a weak assed pussy either way."

 

But it's all real climbing to me. Just happy to get out. BTW, Bone, I suspect you're heading this direction as well now that you have a group of babies, ie, so busy that you feel blessed to get in an hour here or there, and even the bouldering for an hour is a quick happy finish.

[hafilax]

You can't really compare them. That's why they have different grading systems. I don't even know what the accepted translation is. The endurance factor of route climbing only comes in on super high ball boulders. A lot of boulderers don't make it far up a sport route because they pump out on the second bolt.

 

Now quit bringing up climbing grades. They're about as accurate and meaningful as figure skating scores.

 

Plus it keeps reminding me about how weak I am.

[sexual_chocolate]

I can do a low 12 sport climb but then i boulder at V4/V5.

 

accepted norms, for what they're worth, have traditionally lumped 5.12- with V4 in difficulty, so it seems you're right in there.

 

[cheamclimber]

exactly... when I had a caoch training me I was doing high twelve and V7's.. and now that Im weaker after winter Im doing high 11 and V3/4 it seems like Im a bit more of an endurance climber than a single power move person.. some people are opposite

[sexual_chocolate]

most climbers i know who are psyched about both ropes and boulders have a fairly balanced relationship between the two, including myself.

most 5.12 climbers i know will climb v4 5 and 6, with an occasional v7 during bouldering season, v8 or 9 for 13 climbers, and v10 for 14.

if you have the power to pull the moves on a specific route, you'll probably rp it, given enough time. if you can't pull the moves, then obviously you'll never rp.

[cheamclimber]

Aguy I know doesnt have great endurance so hes climbing 5.12 but is sending V10 projects all over the place.. its cool but weird

[sexual_chocolate]

yeah but if he was interested, i bet he'd climb 5.13 within 4 weeks....

[TimL]

You also have to consider if whatever route your doing is an endurance route or a bouldery route.

[cheamclimber]

I find that i can do both endurance climbs and bouldery climbs, I think this is from climbing in a gym for so long.. the routes I did there were usually 60 degrees overhung and fairly long as they crossed the entire gym.

[jibby]

I climb significant boulders

 

 

Amazing picture of my "church"!

 

 

I climb roped climbs way harder than bouldering.......maybe because bouldering is practice for real climbing.

Bouldering is real climbing stupid. I don't think when Chris Sharma sends a V14 he isn't "really" climbing. Watch some vids. and read up on John Gill or Hemmingway

[G-spotter]

I don't think when Chris Sharma sends a V14 he isn't "really" climbing.

 

Even when it is a butt-dragging sit start to a lowball traverse that is about 4 feet off the ground?

[jibby]

I think the Mandala(V12) is a little taller than 4 feet. Ever gone bouldering?

[kevbone]

I don’t remember saying that bouldering was not climbing!

[G-spotter]

Ever gone bouldering?

 

Ever fucked a gerbil?

[cheamclimber]

I think the Mandala(V12) is a little taller than 4 feet. Ever gone bouldering?

 

What a crazy dude... 4 feet! and he was soloing, hes a crazy nutcase... that must have been really exposed!

[gertlush]

Bouldering is real climbing stupid. I don't think when Chris Sharma sends a V14 he isn't "really" climbing. Watch some vids. and read up on John Gill or Hemmingway [/quote"]

 

Hemmingway was an author no? From the pictures I've seen he looked too fat to climb.

[jibby]

Yeah I meant holloway. I was at school when posting.