I'm terrible at bouldering

I have climbed 7c+ (5.13a) yet i really struggle with V5, this seems to be the opposite when i look around, i see lots of v9/10 boulderers maxing out at 6b+(5.10d), this doesn't make any sense to me. has anybody else had similar experiences or can give some insight as to why i suck at bouldering?
Edit: just to clarify, those v9 boulderers are pretty much dedicated boulderers who don't do much if any climbing on ropes.

Most people are good at or get better at what they do. You don't boulder. Boulderereererererers do.

Go get better at bouldering if you want to.

whats bouldering?

.....It's close to buildering ;)

I don't know any V9 boulderers that max out at 10d. Not even if that's gym to trad.

TLyons wrote:whats bouldering?

Some cult thing where people think they're climbers, i guess. Not sure.

that guy named seb wrote:I have climbed 7c+ (5.13a) yet i really struggle with V5, this seems to be the opposite when i look around, i see lots of v9/10 boulderers maxing out at 6b+(5.10d), this doesn't make any sense to me. has anybody else had similar experiences or can give some insight as to why i suck at bouldering?

Your numbers feel off although I think it is true that I know a lot of boulders who can climb technically harder than they can do rope.

Bouldering and rope aren't really the same, bouldering is more of a really hard short puzzle. Rope climbing is long endurance that a lot of time requires a short technical section after some not so hard climbing.

I have climbed dozens of V5, few V6 but anything I would say starting in sustained 5.10d+ I would have to work on for rope. I can generally do all the moves on most 5.12s if I hang at every bolt on first attempt but my endurance keeps me from cleanly climbing them a lot of times.

I rarely do hard rope I much prefer spending hours climbing 5.9 or easier 500ft+ stuff.

I don't think I have ever met anyone who can climb v9 / v10 and can't walk up a 5.11 like it is a warmup.

ViperScale wrote: Your numbers feel off although I think it is true that I know a lot of boulders who can climb technically harder than they can do rope. Bouldering and rope aren't really the same, bouldering is more of a really hard short puzzle. Rope climbing is long endurance that a lot of time requires a short technical section after some not so hard climbing. I have climbed dozens of V5, few V6 but anything I would say starting in sustained 5.10d+ I would have to work on for rope. I can generally do all the moves on most 5.12s if I hang at every bolt on first attempt but my endurance keeps me from cleanly climbing them a lot of times. I rarely do hard rope I much prefer spending hours climbing 5.9 or easier 500ft+ stuff. I don't think I have ever met anyone who can climb v9 / v10 and can't walk up a 5.11 like it is a warmup.

I primarily boulder, and in the grade range discussed above. I find that if I haven't sport climbed in a couple of years that I'm tight and tentative. I'll still onsight virtually any 5.11 I get on, but I'll rarely just hike it. Once I'm tuned up I can climb 5.11 in my sleep.

Yeah...if you can climb V9 but not 5.10d, something is wrong.

well how often do you boulder inside/outside?

Focus less on the grade. If you're having fun that's all that really matters.

Kyle Harding wrote:Focus less on the grade man. If you're having fun hat's all that really matters.

While it's true that having fun is the main point, many people find harder routes/boulders to be more enjoyable.

Kyle Harding wrote:Focus less on the grade man. If you're having fun hat's all that really matters.

If you don't like the bolt, just don't clip it!

that guy named seb wrote:I have climbed 7c+ (5.13a) yet i really struggle with V5, this seems to be the opposite when i look around, i see lots of v9/10 boulderers maxing out at 6b+(5.10d), this doesn't make any sense to me. has anybody else had similar experiences or can give some insight as to why i suck at bouldering?

Maybe you just don't enjoy working the same moves a what seems like a zillion times trying to get it exactly right? Seems to be a lot more of that in nailing boulder problems.

It's really common actually. I believe it's due to our tendency to gravitate towards what we're naturally good at, and to avoid what takes more effort. Your numbers seem a bit extreme, but the point is the same. I know several people who climb 5.12 all the time, but fight "tooth and nail" on V4.

Holy shit you are a wierdo. Perhaps the 7C+ you climbed was more like a 7A. That would make sense.

So are the wierdo's who boulder V9, perhaps they were more like V5?

Shit, I have flashed a V9 and a 5.13a, both pretty easy, that's why I flashed them ;)

You are comparing apples and oranges, on different planets, that are full of shit.

At least that is the most likely explanation.

that guy named seb wrote:I have climbed 7c+ (5.13a) yet i really struggle with V5, this seems to be the opposite when i look around, i see lots of v9/10 boulderers maxing out at 6b+(5.10d), this doesn't make any sense to me. has anybody else had similar experiences or can give some insight as to why i suck at bouldering?

That sounds strange maybe is because you don't have a rope? Ever thought of this?

Tom Sherman wrote:Most people are good at or get better at what they do. You don't boulder. Boulderereererererers do. Go get better at bouldering if you want to.

But i do boulder i have been bouldering at least 3 times a week for the past year and i'm still terrible! Weirdest thing is, my endurance has actually gotten better as has my lead grade, so i have certainly been getting allot stronger, my campusing, physique and even general gymnastic skills have gotten better, yet my grade has barely increased.

that guy named seb wrote: But i do boulder i have been bouldering at least 3 times a week for the past year and i'm still terrible! Weirdest thing is, my endurance has actually gotten better as has my lead grade, so i have certainly been getting allot stronger, my campusing, physique and even general gymnastic skills have gotten better, yet my grade has barely increased.

I give you a tip that works for me, never train 2 days before going bouldering, your body need a rest to then explode on the Boulder.. A good boulderer. Give it to me and it works..

Walter Galli wrote: I give you a tip that works for me, never train 2 days before going bouldering, your body need a rest to then explode on the Boulder.. A good boulderer. Give it to me and it works..

I don't train, i just boulder 3-4 times a week and lead when i can.

Yeah, every time I boulder, my body feels totally wrecked the next day, lol. I don't know how people do multiple day stints.

Seb: that actually makes sense. Siegrist claims that training maximum strength/power will actually help build endurance because the holds will feel comparably better and moves easier. If pinches and slopers feel like jugs, you can grab 'em all day.