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Bouldering ?

Spinnaker · 2005-08-23 22:10:43

Bouldering - is that scrambling over big rocks somewhere. Sounds interesting. Anyone know how to get involved ? Ta

23-08-2005 10:10pm

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Bouldering - is that scrambling over big rocks somewhere. Sounds interesting. Anyone know how to get involved ?

Ta

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#2 24-08-2005 9:58am

Evil Phil

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http://www.rockclimbing.com wrote:

Boulder - n./v. a big rock typically climbed without a rope. May be head high to over 30 feet. Each boulder may have many distinct routes. Boulder problems are often top roped (See top rope), but climbing without a rope is thought to be better style. To boulder or to go bouldering is to climb boulder problems.

So its a type of rock-climbing and not scrambling. The problems/routes are usually very short, technical and physically intense. The best resource for the Irish scene would be http://www.theshortspan.com/ who have published the only bouldering guide to Ireland.

BTW boulder problems are not often top roped, at least not here anyway.

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