I love how some problems look almost impossible until you finally understand the movement. Sometimes it’s not even about being stronger, but figuring out the right sequence or committing to a move you’ve been avoiding.

What’s a boulder problem that really challenged you or taught you something new? It could be a famous outdoor problem, something at your local gym, or a climb that took you way longer to send than expected.

I’d love to hear what made it memorable and what you learned from working on it.

I’m new to climbing, started two weeks ago, and I was curious watching others people problems, and keep wondering about the difficulty of the problems. And how do you know the grade of a boulder problem?

De you have a method or specific things you look at? I know some people compare it to problems that they’ve done but I don’t have much to compare to.

And I’m curious not just for the gym that I got to, but for ones I see online too. Is there a website, requirements for each level or something like that?

I have a lip piercing and I've lowkey got the biggest fear of accidentally slamming my lower lip while falling and fucking up my teeth. It kind of actually prevents me from doing some climbs because i bail faster with that image in mind lll

Im probably gonna be buying silicone piercings to put in when I climb, but I'd really like to hear the experiences of other people with any sort of facial piercings and if there's any recommendations you might have surrounding that :)

I’m curious what actually made the biggest difference for you when you felt stuck at the same grades for a while. Was it improving finger strength, working on footwork, getting better at reading problems, or just climbing more consistently?

I feel like it’s easy to assume you need to get stronger, when sometimes the problem might be technique or how you approach a route.

For those who’ve been climbing for a while, what did you focus on that finally helped you progress? And is there anything you wish you’d stopped doing sooner?

Didn’t do the mainline on King Conqueror boulder since handjams are not my jam, but this route was still worth checking out! This boulder is tall… My dad did King Conqueror back in the 90s without a pad, kinda crazy to think about haha