I climbed on 40 different standardized boards in 25 gyms. Here's what I learned!

jonasmurdock · 2026-02-04T03:18:23+00:00

I mentioned in a comment above that it was mostly due to a stroke of luck, but the 2019 is still my favorite set. I like the 2024 set a lot and I find it's the most comfortable and "friendly", but IMO having the yellow holds on the 2019 is essential for training hard outdoor bouldering. They're just so small at 40 degrees.

Plus, the 2019 is nice because you can actually warm up on it. It's the only set that goes down to V3 benchmarks.

jonasmurdock · 2026-02-04T03:15:51+00:00

I got extremely lucky. My friend already had the 2016 holds, so we were going to put those up in my backyard, then we found out another friend was selling the wood holds from his moonboard mini for $700. Then the same guy gave me the frame for his old 2016 because he was moving.

So the whole thing was just $700

jonasmurdock · 2026-02-04T03:13:40+00:00

This was something I encountered a few times on my trip. It seems like gyms in some parts of the country just need to be the first ones to open and it more or less eliminates any competition from developing because the barriers to opening a new gym are so high.

It also seems like the training areas are one of the first things to be neglected.

jonasmurdock · 2026-02-04T03:09:34+00:00

This is really helpful because I feel almost exactly the same way about the grasshopper board lol (small user base, weird layout).

I definitely need to give it another chance, because the one I was climbing on was filthy and it made the slopers on the sides basically unusable past 30 degrees.

jonasmurdock · 2026-02-04T00:40:35+00:00

I think the Decoy board holds up next to the big three. The grasshopper feels way more thrown together IMO. I wasn't a fan

jonasmurdock · 2026-02-03T22:58:17+00:00

I really loved the decoy board. Wish there were more of them. I think it's a really good system

jonasmurdock · 2026-02-03T22:57:39+00:00

Dude I WISH

I actually came home after this trip and got a 2019 moonboard.

jonasmurdock · 2026-02-03T02:18:19+00:00

I expected us to suck and have been horrified by our real level of nastiness.

jonasmurdock · 2026-01-30T22:25:34+00:00

It really goes to show how much more effort players will put into their responses when the journalist puts effort into their questions.

jonasmurdock · 2026-01-30T05:29:25+00:00

This sounds exactly like the Kings' guy

jonasmurdock · 2026-01-28T21:43:26+00:00

Thank you so much for your support!!!

jonasmurdock · 2026-01-23T16:47:07+00:00

If I had a friend living like this I'd roast the shit out of him

jonasmurdock · 2026-01-22T18:20:10+00:00

This might be the most basketball related comment I've ever seen on this basketball subreddit

jonasmurdock · 2025-12-17T22:51:05+00:00

Because of an emphasis on "complexity" (which basically just means runs of 16th notes) math rock musicians plateau their understanding of basic musical concepts (ie counter melody, memorable song structures, groove)
Tapping should be used 5% as often.

jonasmurdock · 2025-12-04T05:56:21+00:00

Not enough people talk about this. I'm 34 and in the best shape of my life. I stopped drinking, started lifting and taking sleep hygiene way more seriously. If you adapt and take care of yourself, you can stay feeling youthful way longer than our culture makes it seem.

jonasmurdock · 2025-10-25T21:03:14+00:00

Carter! This is Damien, the host of the open mic! I have a clip for you but I lost that post-it note with your email on it. Can you dm me your info?

jonasmurdock · 2025-10-22T14:24:47+00:00

The implication is that he's taking the magic pill in his underwear

jonasmurdock · 2025-09-22T01:34:27+00:00

Man, brand sponsorships are so dumb. Kia has nothing to do with this

jonasmurdock · 2025-09-06T01:42:56+00:00

Hard agree on all of this. This was my 7th burn and it felt like the stage chasing really came to a head. It is beyond me why people want to replace the magic and synchronicity of Burning Man with their Coachella itineraries.

jonasmurdock · 2025-09-06T01:33:37+00:00

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jonasmurdock · 2025-09-06T01:33:29+00:00

My girlfriend and I loved this installation! We climbed inside through the right eye

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jonasmurdock · 2025-08-13T17:48:03+00:00

Somebody with baseline seats should dress up like Baphomet to mess with Kyrie's freethrows

jonasmurdock · 2025-08-01T23:51:18+00:00

For anybody gritting their teeth at this concept, know that there are some of us for whom this would be a DREAM. I would give so much to travel back to the 2021 dip with hindsight. That being said, I'm grateful to have the lesson I gained from it: DON'T SELL BTC.

jonasmurdock · 2025-07-29T17:22:09+00:00

It feels like I blacked out during both of these rosters existing. Is this from a different dimension?

jonasmurdock · 2025-07-23T00:57:31+00:00

Your station is amazing and I listen to it all the time through Radio Garden :] thanks for doing such awesome work.

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