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Advice for Beginner Boulders

1. Safety first and have fun!

2. Learn how to fall safely first. Fall on your foot and roll over on your back.

3. Start with V0, V1s and be patient. Be very careful with attempting higher-level routes. Practice all the V0/V1s at the gym and then move on to V2+s.

4. Wear a tight and comfortable pair of shoes. Most gyms provide rental shoes. When you are ready to buy your own shoes, go to a physical store, try on shoes, and get help from the staff on picking the best shoe for you.

5. Keep climbing. Like many other sports, you would need to go climbing once/twice per week to maintain your skills and more to improve on them. Three times a week is likely the sweet spot, it gives you enough time to recover between each climb.

6. Wear pants. Shorts are mostly fine for easier routes, it is much easier to get scratches when climbing harder routes with shorts.

7. Know and acknowledge your physical limit, stop when your body tells you so.

8. Warm-up exercises are important. Climb a few easy routes slowly, feel and learn your muscle.

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