Bouldering at the U of A

Bouldering is a style of rock climbing undertaken without a rope and normally limited to very short climbs over a crash pad (called a bouldering mat) so that a fall will not result in serious injury. It is typically practiced on large natural boulders or artificial boulders in gyms and outdoor urban areas.

Chelsea was at an advantage, her legs went on forever therefore making it easier....at least thats what I am sayin'.....

Every time you looked at Daina she was flying across a wall somewhere...she is one tough cookie! After climbing for a few hours she went and did a ton of pul ups on the bar...wowzers!

Amanda, Roxanne, Wade, Daina, Chelsea and I decided to have a couples night out, we thought we would do something healthy and active. Chels, Amanda and I had gone once before and everyone else had not been. We had so much fun..it was challenging and crazy!

Amanda just went along and looked like a frog, she was amazing! She can do EVERYTHING!

Wade was so cool, he was so good at bouldering, he jumped to the rocks and was so amazing and almost never fell....

Almost! It was super hard!

Beautiful Roxy and Wade making it look easy....

Amanda and Chelsea have been friends for a lllloooonnnggg time, I LOVE this picture!

It is super hard to hang on when you are falling for one more picture.....this is Amanda barely hanging on.....where is her other hand...ahh she can handle it, she is tough!

Wade is a great husband; always willing to lend a helping hand!

Me trying to look like I kow what I am doing!

Roxy looking foxy!

Amanda just hanging out!

Daina getting stepped on!

Daina and Chelsea looking good!

Bouldering is a style of climbing emphasizing power, strength, and dynamics. Its focus is on individual moves or short sequences of moves, unlike traditional climbing or sport climbing, which generally demand more endurance over longer stretches of rock where the difficulty of individual moves is not as great. Boulder routes are commonly referred to as problems (a British appellation) because the nature of the climb is often short, curious, and much like problem solving. Sometimes these problems are eliminates, meaning certain artificial restrictions are imposed. Bouldering is more focused on the technique of climbing instead of undertaking a full bodied climb.