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What is the hardest grade boulder problem you have climbed (on rock) in 2014?

5
0 (0%)
6A
2 (0.9%)
6A+
1 (0.4%)
6B
3 (1.3%)
6B+
1 (0.4%)
6C
8 (3.6%)
6C+
7 (3.1%)
7A
25 (11.2%)
7A+
23 (10.3%)
7B
32 (14.3%)
7B+
26 (11.7%)
7C
30 (13.5%)
7C+
25 (11.2%)
8A
27 (12.1%)
8A+
7 (3.1%)
8B
1 (0.4%)
8B+
3 (1.3%)
8C
2 (0.9%)

Total Members Voted: 221

Survey: How hard have you bouldered in 2014? (Read 28350 times)

abarro81

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The 'new poll' option is just next to the 'new topic' option at top right of screen when in a forum area

tomtom

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Read my second post re why rock only... It just confused things by allowing plastic grades last time..

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Median is 7C so far. Strong!

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Crikey.... statistical proof that I'm sub-normal.  Having only bouldered outside a handful of times seems a pitiful excuse.... must do better (albeit, during the short window between it being dry and warm enough for my fingers not to go numb, and routes being tenable).  First though, a commiseration scotch (it is Burns Night after-all). 

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7C+. My best year so far, in routes as well, making me hope that i'm well positioned to follow manu marques' steps (font local who started climbing @20 and became quite strong in his 30's. Now well in his 40's i guess, the man boulders 8B and fluently highballs terrifying 8A's. No signs of getting weaker. A personal hero).

Oddly I spent less time projecting and trying stuff near my limit, compared to previous years, but I felt a real mindset change. Much less "redpoint anxiety" and doubts, more testosterone and focus, a better sense of opportunity (almost didn't miss a "sending window" and made fewer mistakes about which problem/route to try on which day)
I did not feel a similar improvement in strength or raw skills.

I'm not surprised of the honorable performance of this forum as a whole, as the quality of climbing related discussions show a remarkable understanding of performance related subtleties, climbing boots, stepladders, kneepads and bigwall support teams.
Actually that's one of the reasons it's one of my recurrent internet visits, after the "ultimate internet" and non-climbing related vid/pic stuff (real gold mines!)
« Last Edit: January 26, 2015, 03:00:26 am by ghisino »

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7C+.. But it was a dyno and not at all reflective of what was a dire, injury- and demotivation-ridden (non-)climbing year for me.

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Why don't you open the survey out to include indoors as well?

Start another poll.  Then you have a second data set and both are clearly defined on the criteria which differ slightly.  They can always be combined afterwards.

I wouldn't know how to set one up?  :-\

The forum is based on Simple Machines Forum (listed and linked at the bottom of every UKB page).  There is a wiki user manual which has this entry on "Starting A New Poll".

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Didn't do a single problem last year with a concensus grade, all the new stuff I did I've graded my standard "I can do it, it must be 6bish"

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Some of those "6Bs" seemed hard for 6B...

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I ticked 6B+??

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I ticked 6B+??

:D your new problem, your grade, your reporting... It's all down to you Chris ;)

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I voted 8a for the N-th repeat of the roof, later my sponsors reminded me that I had done the extension in February so it's probably 8a+. But I'm not voting again.
Shame plastic doesn't count.  ;)

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I voted 8a for the N-th repeat of the roof, later my sponsors reminded me that I had done the extension in February so it's probably 8a+. But I'm not voting again.
Shame plastic doesn't count.  ;)

I'm sure wood counts, though

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I ticked 6B+??

:D your new problem, your grade, your reporting... It's all down to you Chris ;)

If I wasn't so selfish about my project there I would have written the rest of them up to get some concensus.

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only four days on rock last year :(
two days at b'bag Nth and Sth in the summer, nothing harder than 7a
one day at caley, secret seventh - 7b+
one day on bleau rock, did some circuit problems

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Did 2 hours of out door bouldering this year. Have probably done harder moves on mountain routes than on (outdoor) boulders this year...

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BUMP - we had over 300 people complete this last time... c'mon y'all..

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Seems like not bouldering is the new bouldering

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BUMP - we had over 300 people compete last time... c'mon y'all..

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I ticked 6B+??

:D your new problem, your grade, your reporting... It's all down to you Chris ;)

Looks like Chris has upgraded his problem to 8C. I'd have done the same.

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If you can find it you can downgrade it! :)

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Three 8B+?

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There were two last time around...... Good to see they've upped their grade ;)

http://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php?topic=22541.0

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I've gone down a grade since then!

 

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