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RtM
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DHS
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I have to say that the opposite is true. I have done a fair mix of trad, sport, and bouldering in my life. To me bouldering does not have the same exhilaration and sense of accomplishment as doing long trad routes, or the prolonged rush of redpointing something. But, bouldering is just plain damn fun! Theres no involvment, no gear, no big approaches (usually), no epic descents. You just walk up and start climbing. Movement and rock. And if you do a solo session, its quite peaceful too.
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fsck
climber
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people who ask stupid questions are boring
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slayton
Trad climber
Here and There
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Stupid question and you know it. Like most of climbing it's not so exciting to watch. But like most of climbing it's pretty exciting while you're doing it.
Get up on some high ball boulder problem and tell me that you're bored.
You forgot to add "for me"...
Bouldering isn't pretty exciting while I'm doing it. Mildly interesting, perhaps, but far from pretty exciting. "Scared" is not the same as "not bored".
Ok. Fine. "For me". But like any climbing I've done, bouldering has been every bit as exciting to me for a variety of reasons, be it the company I'm with or the problem I'm working. Could be low to the ground with interesting moves that keeps my mind engaged in trying to unlock how to actually do it or high off the ground where the fall factor keeps my mind engaged simply because of the danger, the interest and the lack of boring is there. For me.
If you're looking for excitement in video format (as the OP seems to be suggesting) then yes, bouldering is boring. Just like pretty much any form of cimbing. But then it could depend on the sound track.
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scuffy b
climber
heading slowly NNW
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Nothing is ever as boring as it looks.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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captivating for the boulderer, and hopefully enough of a spectator sport to keep the spotter awake.
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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The Peanut Gallery was totally captivated:
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TwistedCrank
climber
Dingleberry Gulch, Ideeho
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I'm OK with it so long as they don't start publishing guidebooks and topos for bouldering areas.
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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"F*#king Layton Kor... God I hate Cameron Burns. I wonder how much it would hurt if I just jumped? Why the hell would anyone climb this hunk of dirt anyway, or anything for that matter-pointless? How long can you be dead and still be an organ donor?"
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splitclimber
climber
Sonoma County
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appropriate for this thread
yeah, BORING
Travis Lombardo-Sonoma Coast
photo: Mike Shoy
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FRUMY
Trad climber
SHERMAN OAKS,CA
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BORING yes---- Just a little less boring than most other things.
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can't say
Social climber
Pasadena CA
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A sport for those with young knees and other flexible body parts.
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10b4me
Ice climber
dingy room at the Happy boulders hotel
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Aug 19, 2012 - 08:22pm PT
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no. it's fun, I do more bouldering nowdays than I do tying in.
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Jingy
climber
Somewhere out there
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Aug 19, 2012 - 10:30pm PT
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everything has it's time and place.
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skywalker
climber
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Aug 19, 2012 - 10:48pm PT
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MisterE, I love all those V9 rests Sharma finds to chalk/ clip from. Very exciting! Wonder what that thing is going at these days.
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jogill
climber
Colorado
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Aug 20, 2012 - 12:59am PT
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OK, the SIN video IS painful to watch. I don't think I would have stuck with the sport many years ago if sit-starts on tiny boulders became popular at that time.
But Chouinard and I did no-hands traverses on rocks a foot or so high for the fun of it.
;>)
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Largo
Sport climber
The Big Wide Open Face
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Aug 20, 2012 - 02:01am PT
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nope
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SuperTopo on the Web
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looking down at the ground.
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