This is an example of a bouldering wall. This is an artificial indoor wall, in a bouldering gym in Shibuya. Anyone can try bouldering in these gyms that are located throughout Tokyo, for prices starting from about 1000yen free time. There, you can borrow special climbing shoes, and experienced climbers will eagerly teach you the basics in bouldering.
There are also outdoor walls, where you climb rocks and mountain faces as tall as a building. This type of bouldering is high level, and requires practice, skill and proper equipment. If you want to try them out, I advise you to get used to bouldering by practicing in gyms several times beforehand.
Here are some bouldering gyms around Tokyo that will be an excellent place to start your bouldering career if you are interested!
- Energy climbing gym (Takatanobaba)
- Gravity Bouldering Gym (Takatanobaba)
- B-Pump Tokyo (Akihabara)
- Vertical Climbing Zone J&S (Ikebukuro)
In what kind of situation do you start something new?
The answer could be your own experience, or a general opinion.I will be waiting for interesting comments!
Yu, Where do you go bouldering? It is an extreme sport, isn't it? I think it would be a bit scary for me since my feet are really in poor condition. Why did you decide to try it?
ReplyDeleteAs for your question, there are no particular situations, except when I hear about something I would like to try or do. Sometimes, though, I try something new when I am bored or unhappy - even though I am not sure if I will like it, I just try it out of frustation to have a CHANGE in my life, even if it is just brief.
Now it is your turn to answer the question!
Ms. MacGregor