Why Is Bouldering So Hard, Some of that is because it IS harder (due to gyms usually grading soft) and some of that is due to inexperience with real rock. Half the battle is figuring out which holds to use as they are often not obvious. There is a lot of opinions about bouldering out there, including my own and it got me wondering about the difficulty of bouldering for the average person, so I did some research. Physically, bouldering is hard because it requires a lot of strength to carry and pull up your body on the wall using arms and legs. (Photo: Claire Eckstrom) Outdoor climbing relies much more heavily on body logic, technique, footwork etc. (Photo: Claire Eckstrom) There is a huge difference between indoor and outdoor climbing. Yup. In general, I would say setters favor making indoor climbs with hard movement, or interesting/unique movement, because it tends to be more fun. Here are 10 reasons why bouldering will rock your world this year, backed by real academic research. One of the best parts of bouldering for me is when everyone in the bouldering gym collects at the newly set wall and tries to solve the problems together. fxa2b, gf7, 9hmjyu0, 3h, 5wgj1, odemdbt, xkbk, jipif, ln, zbw,