UKC

Hello.

I am joining the London Mountaineering Club soon to climb outdoors regularly.

I have been mainly indoor bouldering and I would like to know the answer or answers to the following question:

What is/are the best way(s) to use indoor bouldering to train for outdoor sport and trad?

Bye

Savvas

In reply to Mountain Spirit:

climb upside down

In reply to Mountain Spirit: There is a duplicate thread by the same author. UKC please delete this thread.

In reply to Mountain Spirit:

Take off your shirt. Beat your chest.
Shout: "I am SAWAS, and I WILL prevail!"

Do this before every boulder problem and watch the grades tumble.

In reply to Mountain Spirit:

Hi Savvas, routes will be longer outdoors, so try to do longer bouldering problems or connect a few together. If the indoor wall you go to has roped climbing, try doing some of this as well.

Good luck with the new club.

I think indoor bouldering walls are great training for routes, as the last poster said links or longer problems are a great start. These would be great for mimicking crux sequences - think 10 - 15 moves; you can do, say 4 sets of these with decreasing rest times before moving onto harder problems/links – there’s a million variations out there.

I'd also be looking at increasing you aerobic capacity by doing lots of easy circuits - i.e. make up a circuit of say 100 moves (or 10 mins on the wall) that you can complete without getting pumped (or just a light pump)... This will help with your recovery and when placing gear from decent holds etc.

You can also do PE circuits - these would generally be up to about 40 moves at an intensity that you can just about complete.. Do 4-6 of these with 5mins rest between sets for a good workout. Decrease rest as you improve and/or make the circuit harder.

In reply to humptydumpty:

Hello.

Thanks for your advice.

The centres that I go to have got tall walls especially Mile End that have some sustained problems.

I do not have a climbing partner many centres have autobelays now.

I may try using the autobelays again.

Bye

Savvas

In reply to Duncan Disorderly:

Hello Duncan.

Thanks for your advice.

These are really great ideas!

Will give them a pop next week.

Bye

Sav

In reply to FreshSlate:


Wolfo,

Are you for real? You need to sort your head out!

In reply to Mountain Spirit:

Oh I don't know, why does there have to be a best way? You could just try enjoying it. And then go climbing outside and try to enjoy that too.

In reply to FreshSlate: WHY?, are people not allowed now to ask a question twice, mr thread policeman?

In reply to Dave Garnett:

Hello.

I enjoy steep v1-v3 climbing.

Had a great session on Friday.