I Work a V5 Bouldering Problem

November 1, 2009 by · 3 Comments

I had to work this V5 at Sportrock Sterling a few times before I locked in the sequencing.

I have found that after working routes for nearly 6 months, with very little bouldering worked into my rotation, when I do work on bouldering routes I am flashing more and more V5s. I also completed a V6+ and my second V7 at the gym, which I was pretty happy about.

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  1. The Guy says:
    April 15, 2011 at 3:31 pm

    looks like a v2-v3…

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  2. The Guy says:
    April 15, 2011 at 3:32 pm

    Ok…ok…V4

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    • Derek says:
      April 15, 2011 at 8:26 pm

      Had I climbed it like that on my first attempt, I might be inclined to agree with you, but I worked that problem a few times before really locking in the sequencing. I watched a few other guys who climb at about my level get shut down by that problem, leading me to believe it truly was a V5 (maybe a V5-).

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