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bouldering / Good YouTube technique guides for a young newbie?

« Last post by slab_happy on Today at 09:44:57 am »

My 12-year-old niece has just started bouldering and is very enthused and keen to learn. Unfortunately we live in different cities so I can't go climbing with her regularly, and she doesn't want to join a kids' class.

Anyone got recs for good YouTube videos showing movement technique for beginners? E.g. basic footwork, backstepping, what a heelhook or a mantel is, etc..

Thanks for any help anyone can provide!

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news / Re: Aurora

« Last post by CrimpyMcCrimpface on Yesterday at 03:26:16 pm »

Thanks for the app recommendations guys. Went out last minute to burbage/stanage area and it was the most busy I've seen, cars parked on both sides. Reminiscent of the 'free parties' of my youth . Managed quite a good a great sight of it and left at stayed until 1am.

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for sale / wanted / Re: UKB Freecycle

« Last post by Aussiegav on Yesterday at 03:21:31 pm »

Freestanding Basketball Net

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Free to collect from S10.

https://www.freecycle.org/posts/95964706

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for sale / wanted / To give away. Freestanding basketball net

« Last post by Aussiegav on Yesterday at 03:18:34 pm »

See   free cycle thread

Found the thread after posting…..

Or delete this please admins

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shootin' the shit / Re: Quality non-climbing videos

« Last post by cowboyhat on Yesterday at 09:38:28 am »

http://youtu.be/DJA7jDF7bLE?si=5wv_tdd5yC4eWMgY

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news / Re: The inevitable E grade thread

« Last post by ToxicBilberry on Yesterday at 09:04:06 am »

This thread links to some reading I’ve been doing about inductive and deductive reasoning. French sport climbing grades lend themselves to a predominantly inductive process as opposed to the British traditional grading system which, as Andy alluded to, tell you something more about the climb when taken in context. To try and deconstruct then reduce the grading system to a purely utilitarian ‘can I climb X’ is in keeping with the spirit of the age, but a sorry state of affairs.

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news / Re: Aurora

« Last post by haydn jones on Yesterday at 08:59:10 am »

i went up to stanage work dinner in my van last night and had no idea about the auroura. there was hundreds of cars and people about and i was so confused and the. I saw it!

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news / Re: The inevitable E grade thread

« Last post by andy moles on Yesterday at 07:27:58 am »

Many people I know find bouldering grades very frustrating, as an observation, for various reasons.

Bouldering grades are all over the place (except at the higher end maybe, where they are forensically and painstakingly analysed), but I think to some extent this is because something that has only a few moves inevitably highlights differences in physique and relative strengths more than on longer routes, which unless they are quite niche in style or cruxy tend to iron out to a more even consensus. Also sometimes they're just wrong, obvs.

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news / Re: Aurora

« Last post by gme on Yesterday at 07:11:08 am »

Amazing in northumberland and for the first time it was better with the naked eye than with a long exposure shot.
I was surprised it was right above us and not to the north, I would go as far as saying slightly south of us. Anyone explain.
No chance of getting a photo that could do it justice as it took up the whole sky.

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news / Re: Aurora

« Last post by SA Chris on Yesterday at 06:02:43 am »

That was once in a lifetime. We were in a dark sky spot near Durris Forest and it was at all points of the compass, I couldn't get it all in with a 12mm lens. Seen everywhere in the UK and points south