Explain How to Get Started With Bouldering or Indoor Climbing as a Complete Beginner

Climbing walls look intimidating from the outside and the regulars look like they have been doing it forever. They have not. Most indoor climbing walls are built for beginners and most regulars are happy to give a tip if you ask. This explains what to know before your first session: what you need, what to expect, the etiquette, the two technical mistakes almost every beginner makes, and how to progress within the first month.

Explain how to start bouldering or indoor climbing for someone who has never been to a climbing wall and does not know any climbers. Cover: what bouldering is and how it differs from roped climbing; what to wear and whether specialist footwear is needed immediately; what to expect at a first session at an indoor climbing centre; the basic safety and etiquette rules to know before going; the two techniques most beginners get wrong in the first few sessions and how to avoid them; and how to progress from a first session to being comfortable at a wall within a month. Keep the explanation practical and free of climbing jargon the reader has not yet been introduced to.