I climb a V3 and have been climbing almost 2 weeks.

a month after that I accidenty sent V7.

In a effort to gauge my own progress, i was just curious how long you guys have been bouldering and what grade you're on.

In a effort to gauge my own progress, i was just curious how long you guys have been bouldering and what grade you're on.

I've been climbing 1 week and just climbed a v14. Seriously bud, who gives a flying shit! A grade is not reflective on how you are progressing in climbing. Climbing is not about competition with a winner and loser and a best! Its about great experiences. What grade you tick is a very small part of how you are progressing. What is a better guage is how many different types of styles of climbing you can become proficient in (crack, slab, roofs, vertical, slopers, crimps, nubbin pinching, bouldering, trad, sport, alpine, soloing, etc.) If you are a beginner just go out there and have fun.

...Another thing, my gym rates significantly harder than other gyms, so in most other gyms, add 1 grade to the above mentioned (i have confirmed this myself and also based on an overwhelming consensus of local climbers).

I've been climbing 1 week and just climbed a v14. Seriously bud, who gives a flying shit!

A grade is not reflective on how you are progressing in climbing.

Climbing is not about competition with a winner and loser and a best!

Its about great experiences. What grade you tick is a very small part of how you are progressing. What is a better guage is how many different types of styles of climbing you can become proficient in (crack, slab, roofs, vertical, slopers, crimps, nubbin pinching, bouldering, trad, sport, alpine, soloing, etc.)

I'm sorry you got so ticked off. Can I get you a tissue to dry your crying eyes. Its called a forum and a thread for a reason: So each individual can respond according to how they see fit with regards to the question. I responded as I would have if someone had asked that to me in person. I hope the author of the question will realize from my response that there is much more to climbing than how hard you climb. And that the better climber or more advanced climber isn't necessarily the one who can climb a harder boulder problem or a harder sport route but who is generally well schooled at various styles and types of climbing.

In a effort to gauge my own progress, i was just curious how long you guys have been bouldering and what grade you're on.

I guess its not univerisally accepted as V12 but Pro-series in LCC, I know mike beck considers it a V11 but everyone else i've talked to calls it 12. When i asked dave graham about its grade he said new school V12 or old V11. I don't trust my judgment enough to say what its really graded.

I've been climbing for 2 years and I boulder about V8/V9...unfortunately I still can't get past 5.12a/b...

Who are these cats that can climb v4-v6 in a matter of weeks (or even months for that matter)? I've been climbing (almost exclusively bouldering) for almost two years and only just now beginning to crack v4. I don't often climb indoors but when I do i seem to have trouble pulling anything harder than v2. Am I just a f*cktard, or is everyone on rc.com just hardcore badasses except me?

I'm guessing they are climbing at gyms with severely overgraded problems.
Case in point, I've been climbing since the end of June and my onsight level is about 10c outdoors/11b indoors, my redpoint level is 12a both outdoors/indoors but my bouldering level is about V4, with a bit of work. I was climbing with a fellow the other day in the gym who redpoints about 11a indoors and he is talking about how earlier that day he was at another gym bouldering and sent 3 V5's and worked a V4 for a bit.

Fast forward a couple days later and this fellow and I are back in the gym doing some bouldering and he is getting shut down on every V3 we try, and is sending V2 within 6-7 tries.

I dont want to assume this guy was lying about those sends, cause I think he genuinely did send them. I question the legitimacy of their rating, however. If you're sending V4-6 within a couple months then you are straight up a freak of nature, or the problems are misgraded.

It seems we have a lot of freaks in here.

Just for the record, I know it may seem as if I fall into that category as well but I've been climbing 4-5 days a week since I started so I dont see my progression as being particularly impressive.

I assume some of this was directed twords me, yeah you make some good points about the problems being over rated (the 5.12 definately was I probably should have noted that). The bouldering problems are tough as hell, I dont think they are severely over rated maybe a little but for the most part they seem to be pretty on with the ratings. I'll be going to my first comp ever tomorrow with different route setters so well see what I am really capable of.

I probably also have a decent physical advantage over most people, I'm 6'3 and have long arms. It lets me static moves that were meant to be big throws, example theres a v4 in my gym where the opening move is a dyno/throw (varies from person to person, at worst its a tiny dyno but anyway) on an undercling to a sloper that is big enough to match on. No doubt me being to static this move makes it much easier for me to do the problem.

Also like you since I started Ive been going to the gym at least 2x a week and I never climb for less than 3 hours so that probably helps alot. I also climb with climbers that are a hell of alot better than me so I am constantly trying to keep up with them but I am always learning something.

My theory is that it depends alot on body type and who you climb with/learn from. Yeah it also depends alot on how often you climb but I think it has alot to do with other things too.

Of course I could just be spewing BS (which I probably am) but thats the way I see it. I also probably did a really poor job of putting this post together so sorry if it didnt make alot of sense.

but uh yeah thats the way I see it

Thanks man, so I climbed all kinds of prolbems ranging from 265-565 at the comp and for my 5 best prolbems I got 2300. So I think that I over estimated my ability in my initial post. I think the comp was a pretty good measure of my climbing ability

Who are these cats that can climb v4-v6 in a matter of weeks (or even months for that matter)? I've been climbing (almost exclusively bouldering) for almost two years and only just now beginning to crack v4. I don't often climb indoors but when I do i seem to have trouble pulling anything harder than v2. Am I just a f*cktard, or is everyone on rc.com just hardcore badasses except me?

u guys r all punters as far as im concerned. Ive been climbing 3 years and send V11s. I guess been a worthless climber must suck.

i can rock 4's and get on some 5's. been climbing since 05 with an almost year long break due to injury. grades dont matter, it's all about the moves.

Nine years, V3.

I'm guessing the reason why you're seeing such high numbers is because this is the internet. Want to know what real people climb? Ask them...

What was the hardest transition from one grade to the next for anyone? I joined a gym in early November having never climbed before and could only do up to v1's until about a week ago when I did a few v2's and then yesterday did my first v3. Is it just hard getting past the basics? Once you started progressing is it steady growth? Of course it could have just been an easier v3.

In a effort to gauge my own progress, i was just curious how long you guys have been bouldering and what grade you're on.