Hello! Back at it again. Last entry I dove into outdoor bouldering a little bit but I’d like to go back to indoor bouldering. During my climb this week I took a few pictures of the different walls to show each style of bouldering. My favourite right now is slab! Here’s a few pictures of different walls. Think about which wall seems the easiest/hardest/most intriguing!

Slab Wall:

Here is a slab wall. You can see it’s actually inclined a little bit towards the wall which allows for easier balance. Looking at the different runs, we can see the different starting points. There are various circles that say “start” and they are each a different colour. In my first post I explained the colour levels but I’ll give a little reminder. The easiest seen on this wall would be the yellow tape on the far right side and the hardest would be pink tape which finished up at the top with the green holds. When climbing sometimes it gets hard to differentiate the different runs as someone may say “hey want to try the purple run?” and you may not know if they mean the purple holds or the purple tape. Sometimes people will say “Let’s try the green yellow” meaning they would be talking about the green tape with the yellow holds.

Overhang Wall:

Here is an overhang wall. Quite the opposite of slab… power is key here. You can see how angled it is compared to the vertical walls next to it. The holds here are easier to grip as gravity is now working against the climber. The large triangles you see on the wall are called volumes. If they are not taped by a colour, this means they are “free game” and can be used by climbers as holds to put feet on or to grab. They can be especially helpful with overhang walls as they can provide a bit more leverage.