How did it start?

As many things in my life, the very beginning of my bouldering was connected to horses. This time I was trying to get rid of them - not completely, but for some amount. I was trying to find another hobby, something a little bit easier and cheaper to throw myself into. Maybe even something to do together with my hubby.

One weekend last spring I remembered having fun when we visited local bouldering gym Voema couple of years ago with my workplace funclub. I checked their website, found an advertisement of beginner technique course and enrolled us. Our colleague J joined us and 14.5.2018 we three sat in a meeting room with other beginners learning basics climbing and bouldering, holds, techniques and safety.

After the one-night course we visited the gym together couple of times. It was fun, but nothing special. We were all busy before the summer holidays and during the holiday season we basically dropped the climbing altogether. However, we had bought 10 time passes and after vacations it was time to get back to the gym as well. 

And all of sudden it felt different. It was really fun. I was able to send more difficult problems. We downloaded Problemator apps and started ticking problems there. We set up a WhatsApp group and were eagerly agreeing to go climbing together three times a week. I was always looking forward the next time. I was hooked. I had found my new hobby.

Me climbing 5+ (V2) 1.9.2018