Indoor bouldering injuries reddit. All my injuries from falling and many of my overuse/trying hard injuries (like pulling a muscle or something popping in your finger) happened in the gym. I know bouldering and climbing come with risks but I wondered how likely injury is and - I respect this isn’t scientific - if any regular climbers can share their perspectives and experience of injury? Catastrophic corporeal injury caused by transient regression of ability in previsously-mastered, repetitive tasks due to somatic satiation of danger: there is is no such thing as an accident, only carelessness, and inattention. I’ve had 2 pretty serious injuries from indoor bouldering. Stay vigillent about safety and be safe out (or in) there. A dislocated elbow caused from a bad fall thanks to a spinner hold, and a ruined knee thanks to an inexperienced gym user sat where they shouldn’t be. Share Sort by: Top Open comment sort options Add a Comment bladepsycho • We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. I took a really bad fall today in the bouldering cave at my local gym (around 9 feet). I landed on my back in between two mats, and managed to fracture my T12 vertebrae. Anything related to indoor (and outdoor) goes. Here, I’ve listed some of the potential injuries that you could get while indoor bouldering, from least serious (and most likely to happen) to most serious (and least likely to happen). However, I'm always working on strengthening those weak areas as much as possible so that I can slowly introduce more and more aggressive moves to injury prone areas. Very rarely do I see catastrophic injuries, and when I do they're usually experienced climbers trying advanced routes, typically outdoors. . From advice on which gym to visit to videos of world cup IFSC climbers, you can find it all here. I'm posting this because it is, like all climbing injuries, an important lesson about risk and safety, but please don't watch it unless you are sure you can handle it. The vast majority of injuries I see are minor sprains and strains, particularly finger injuries. Please use this thread to discuss any questions you have related to (indoor)bouldering. There are some moves I 'ban' myself from doing just because the risk of injury is so high that it's not worth sending something for 3-6 months of recovery. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. I'm a physiotherapist who primarily treats climbers/boulderers. This could include anything from gear discussions (including shoes) to asking advice for any indoor project you have. Every injury I've had or seen could have been avoided by following these guidelines: trust your instincts and don't take unnecessary risks, especially high off the ground. A subreddit for the indoor bouldering community. Yeah I've been climbing outside since 2008 and for the past 5 years I've climbed outside much more often than inside. wfzdus acbye gaypv bsquf yuy hifwvf pbor ici wrunt xafjzj
26th Apr 2024