Bouldering is climbing up to a height where it is safe to jump to the ground. No technical equipment is required, just a mat to keep your climbing shoes clean and soften the landing a little. Bouldering is the most sociable, and relaxed form of climbing, and many of the world’s top bouldering locations, like Fontainebleau, near Paris, are frequented by young families where everyone can join in.In bouldering, the objective to be climbed is known as a problem. Problems can be two moves long, or twenty move traverses (going sideways, the same distance from the ground). Bouldering has its own grading systems, and truly came to prominence around the beginning of the 21st century.
I’m liking the sound of that.
Then maybe I’ll get into Free Climbing or even Solo Climbing.
But for now, I’ll stick to learning Bouldering.
