How to Train for Bouldering

Video Transcript

"Hello, my name is Scott, and I'm the owner of Climb On Indoor Rock Climbing Gym in Wilmington, North Carolina. Today we're going to discuss training for bouldering. Bouldering, a type of climbing, is inherently dangerous, and can result in serious injury or death. You want to make sure that you get professional instruction in any aspect of climbing. Bouldering, top roping, sport climbing, trap climbing. When we talk about training for bouldering, you want to try to increase your strength in your hands, your forearms and your fingers. By doing so, you're going to become a better boulderer. Bouldering is very powerful moves, so you want to begin at a very low level, like V-0. The bouldering scale goes from V-0 to V-15. This again, is inherently dangerous, even though you're only going a short distance on the wall. To begin strengthening for bouldering, working our hands and our forearms, again, on larger hand holds, and beginning at a lower rating is very important. Any time we talk about bouldering or climbing, it's important to get the proper instruction from a qualified guide. A good way to do that is at your local indoor rock climbing gym. Thank you."