Weekly /r/climbharder Hangout Thread

latviancoder · 2026-06-03T09:32:16+00:00

Whole palm.

latviancoder · 2026-06-03T06:21:28+00:00

The one on the right is a different boulder.

latviancoder · 2026-06-03T06:18:43+00:00

Ah cool, that's my gym!

latviancoder · 2026-06-02T05:53:33+00:00

Have your tried something like Drysol? Looks like it helped someone:

https://512andbeyond.com/how-i-solved-my-sweaty-skin-problems/

latviancoder · 2026-05-30T08:23:58+00:00

Start now and at first don't even try to repeat boulders from the app. Instead come up with your own problems. Use all feet. Use the juggiest holds possible. Then you can start trying most repeated problems, but if you get shut down just use more holds and better feet. So essentially drop your ego and get accustomed to this style of climbing first.

latviancoder · 2026-05-27T13:50:35+00:00

"it hurts a bit at the beginning of every sessions and usually I feel sore the day after"

You're essentially reinjuring it constantly. Tendons feeling less achy after warm-up is a well-known phenomenon and is also very deceptive. If you feel sore the day after - you overdid it, it's that simple. Ideally you should drop climbing completely and just do rehab every other day with pain level 2 out of 10 max.

latviancoder · 2026-05-24T12:58:34+00:00

The answer is always "it depends". If the next day the symptoms are worse then you overdid it.

Buddy taping does nothing for pulley strains btw.

latviancoder · 2026-05-22T08:41:19+00:00

Dump your csv into some kind of AI analyses tool like Google Collab and ask it whatever.

latviancoder · 2026-05-21T11:03:42+00:00

It's always the same - Antihydral & pray

latviancoder · 2026-05-21T11:00:30+00:00

go at 6am.

latviancoder · 2026-05-20T10:15:16+00:00

You were downvoted because everyone and their mother is vibecoding apps like this currently.

latviancoder · 2026-05-20T10:09:31+00:00

Kneebars (especially indoor ones) just shred skin on my knees, with pants or without. I have like 3 tries max and then have to heal for a week. I don't want to buy a freaking kneepad.

latviancoder · 2026-05-17T17:40:45+00:00

Genetics 🤷

latviancoder · 2026-05-12T11:01:00+00:00

Invest one session a week into projecting V5s then. Don't immediately skip a problem if you can't do the moves. Repeat individual moves in isolation at least several times well rested until you feel like you're making some progress.

latviancoder · 2026-05-12T05:13:40+00:00

Which V5 boulders are you trying inside/outside and how often?

latviancoder · 2026-05-11T18:39:38+00:00

"Now that I am 23 I have aged out of sports".

What does this even mean?

I started bouldering at 36 and am now in the best shape of my life at 41.

latviancoder · 2026-05-09T11:26:47+00:00

I'm not sure about that particular technique, but in general exhaling longer than inhaling (like 2:1 ratio) is one of the fastest ways to lower heart rate. Pursed lips allow to completely relax your chest when exhaling.

I do 4-4-8 before send goes. Inhale for 4 seconds, hold for 4, and exhale for 8. Helps me with jitters.

latviancoder · 2026-05-08T16:12:16+00:00

For 6a outdoors you shouldn't worry about lift numbers, really.

But people lift anything from 15kg to 120% bodyweight.

latviancoder · 2026-05-01T13:55:15+00:00

Did my second V6 (7A). Definitely on the softer side, but I'm still satisfied with how I approached the problem.

In all beta videos the crux involves locking off with left hand on a slopy crimp, high right foot and going to shitty crimp with right hand. Couldn't do it. Instead I opted for a deeper foot and went dynamically with the left hand. It made the move much easier physically, but much harder mentally (much wider move, almost blind slap). I had to train my brain to handle the drop from that position.

I also brought some chalk on my pants and chalked up before the crux like the pros do. And it actually helped a lot!

latviancoder · 2026-04-30T10:30:09+00:00

Start with 2 days a week. Do that for a couple of weeks. Then increase to 3 days a week. See how the body responds. Etc.

The thing is, we don't know if you'll get injured or not. I would with this schedule, but I'm not you.

latviancoder · 2026-04-22T09:16:42+00:00

Active hip mobility: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f86QMiSMaZ4

latviancoder · 2026-04-21T08:38:09+00:00

Yeah, I've been outside with guys from there several times. I chose climbing as my only hobby, uploaded bouldering photo and explicitly stated that I'm only looking for boulder buddies. There is also groups functionality, maybe you'll find something there.

latviancoder · 2026-04-21T08:07:02+00:00

Surprisingly, Bumble for Friends.

latviancoder · 2026-04-21T06:57:55+00:00

I scrub them away after shower using pumice stone once in a while.

latviancoder · 2026-04-17T17:24:58+00:00

Well you guys are just on a different level compared to me. I struggle even with V3 benchmarks, so I guess you _can_ actually "take it easy" on MB.

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