{"id":1470,"date":"2018-12-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/guides\/how-to-get-into-climbing\/"},"modified":"2025-05-09T09:14:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T09:14:57","slug":"how-to-get-into-climbing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/guides\/how-to-get-into-climbing\/","title":{"rendered":"How to get into climbing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<header id=\"block_a990840795b1b43ebe65c86aaaa7ca7d\" class=\"SingleHero skip-lazy default\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"SingleHero__categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/activities\/beginners-guides\/\" class=\"category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBeginner&#8217;s guides\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"SingleHero__title\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHow to get into climbing\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center align-items-center SingleHero__author\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-auto name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Sian Lewis\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"SingleHero__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPublished on \t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2018-12-07T00:00:00+00:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">December 7, 2018<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dot\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t4 min read\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"SingleHero__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1742\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sian_climbing_hero.d635ad0f1f03d16ac80ae9884a3c9df0.jpg\" class=\"attachment-hd size-hd wp-post-image\" alt=\"sian_climbing_hero.d635ad0f1f03d16ac80ae9884a3c9df0\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sian_climbing_hero.d635ad0f1f03d16ac80ae9884a3c9df0.jpg 1742w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sian_climbing_hero.d635ad0f1f03d16ac80ae9884a3c9df0-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sian_climbing_hero.d635ad0f1f03d16ac80ae9884a3c9df0-1024x341.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sian_climbing_hero.d635ad0f1f03d16ac80ae9884a3c9df0-768x256.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sian_climbing_hero.d635ad0f1f03d16ac80ae9884a3c9df0-1536x511.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sian_climbing_hero.d635ad0f1f03d16ac80ae9884a3c9df0-1376x458.jpg 1376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1742px) 100vw, 1742px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<article id=\"block_6c271f4de16401d14389d0c818d07842\" class=\"Universal Universal--post c-small default \" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"InnerBlocks\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lead\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Climbing can be safe, suitable for lots of levels of fitness and ability and \u2013 the best bit &#8211; seriously addictive and tremendous fun. Keen climber, Sian Lewis, explains the different types of climbing and how you can get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"images-with-captions\">\n    <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/site\/uploads\/images\/2018champs\/Blog%20imagery\/Climbing_guide_belay.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"climbing\"><\/figure><div class=\"image-with-caption\">\n        \n        \n        \n        <p><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rock climbing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Rock climbing can look pretty intimidating at first sight. Photos of pro climbers gripping tiny holds with a single chalky finger or swinging wide above canyons on very thin-looking ropes don\u2019t do much to endear the sport to newbies, especially if you\u2019re not too keen on heights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But if you try climbing out in a supportive, beginner-friendly environment, especially with help from an instructor, you\u2019ll quickly realise that what is perceived as an extreme sport can also be safe, suitable for lots of levels of fitness and ability and \u2013 the best bit &#8211; seriously addictive and tremendous fun. <span class=\"redactor-invisible-space\"><br><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"images-with-captions\">\n    <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/site\/uploads\/images\/2018champs\/Blog%20imagery\/Climbing_guide_chalkhands.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"climbing chalk hands&nbsp;\"><\/figure><div class=\"image-with-caption\">\n        \n        \n        \n        <p><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Climbing is a brilliant way to tame a fear of heights, achieve tangible goals, meet new people and explore some incredible, remote places. It\u2019s also fantastic for all-over fitness and a huge confidence builder \u2013 if you\u2019d told 18-year-old me that one day I\u2019d be climbing weekly and regularly venturing outdoors to shimmy up sheer rock faces and abseil off cliffs, I\u2019d have laughed at you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, I\u2019m far more confident when it comes to heights, and climbing has really improved my general fitness and flexibility, too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"images-with-captions\">\n    <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/site\/uploads\/images\/2018champs\/Blog%20imagery\/Climbing_guide_club.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"climbing buddies&nbsp;\"><\/figure><div class=\"image-with-caption\">\n        \n        \n        \n        <p><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I climb indoors in the winter, and it\u2019s partly because I enjoy doing something active with friends on cold, dark nights. But whilst climbing is definitely a very sociable sport, it\u2019s also about overcoming solo challenges, which I think is beneficial for mental health, too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s something very restorative about setting your brain to work on a route \u2013 it clears your mind of workaday worries and technology addictions and lets you focus fully on something physical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are two main kinds of climbing for beginners to sample. <span class=\"redactor-invisible-space\"><br><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bouldering<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bouldering is climbing on low rocks, close to the ground and with no ropes or protection. It\u2019s not about gaining a lot of height, but more about solving the problem of how to get to the final hold without falling off (if you do fall, it\u2019ll be safely onto a crash mat). It\u2019s great for first timers, as there\u2019s no fear of heights to conquer, so you can get used to the basics of climbing and gain confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"images-with-captions\">\n    <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/site\/uploads\/images\/2018champs\/Blog%20imagery\/Climbing_guide_group.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"bouldering&nbsp;\"><\/figure><div class=\"image-with-caption\">\n        \n        \n        \n        <p><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sport climbing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sport climbing is climbing with a harness and a rope, indoors or outdoors, and using the permanent anchors (or \u2018bolts\u2019) which have been established on set routes to tie yourself on to the wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is in contrast to Trad (from traditional) climbing, which takes place outdoors and which involves taking your own equipment, or \u2018gear\u2019, with you, and inserting it into gaps in the rock to secure your rope to. The former is more beginner-friendly than the latter, and it\u2019s also easy to try sport climbing indoors at a climbing wall with an instructor or an experienced friend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"images-with-captions\">\n    <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/site\/uploads\/images\/2018champs\/Blog%20imagery\/Climbing_guide_woman.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"sport climbing\"><\/figure><div class=\"image-with-caption\">\n        \n        \n        \n        <p><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Start by finding your local wall (find a list via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebmc.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">British Mountaineering Council<\/a>) \u2013 many of them have both bouldering and roped sections, so you can try both disciplines. They\u2019ll usually offer regular beginner sessions where you\u2019ll get to meet and learn with other beginner climbers, and they\u2019re designed to make you feel comfortable and safe, and let you learn at your own pace. Many offer female-specific and family-friendly sessions too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t let age, size or fitness levels hold you back \u2013 there are all kinds of climbers, and there\u2019s a climbing discipline to suit almost everyone. You might even be astonished by how strong and supple your body is, and by how brave you can be when you get to the top of your first route. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Sian Anna Lewis is a travel and outdoors writer and editor of <a href=\"http:\/\/thegirloutdoors.co.uk\/\">The Girl Outdoors blog<\/a> and book available to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Girl-Outdoors-Adventure-Travel-Wellbeing\/dp\/1844865339\/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1520350304&amp;sr=1-1\">buy here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"images-with-captions\">\n    <div class=\"image-with-caption\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Girl-Outdoors-Adventure-Travel-Wellbeing\/dp\/1844865339\/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1520350304&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow,noopener noopener\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/site\/uploads\/images\/2018champs\/Blog%20imagery\/Climbing_guide_climbingbook.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\">\n        <\/a>\n        <p>Buy The Girl Outdoors <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"MetaShare\">\n\n\t\t\t<button id=\"likeButton\" data-nonce=\"26fcc9d63c\" data-postid=\"1470\" class=\"Button Button--default Button--icon likeButton\"><span class=\"likeButtonText\">Like this guide<\/span><svg width=\"21\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 20\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M10.4947 3.09742C8.5448 1.39335 5.66108 1.04464 3.42166 2.95804C0.999337 5.02773 0.647396 8.5134 2.56291 10.9783C3.29002 11.9139 4.70917 13.3196 6.07302 14.6069C7.45283 15.9092 8.82946 17.1399 9.50834 17.7411C9.51258 17.7449 9.51691 17.7487 9.5213 17.7526C9.58512 17.8092 9.66457 17.8796 9.74074 17.937C9.83194 18.0057 9.96286 18.0909 10.1377 18.1431C10.3701 18.2124 10.62 18.2124 10.8524 18.1431C11.0272 18.0909 11.1581 18.0057 11.2493 17.937C11.3255 17.8796 11.405 17.8092 11.4688 17.7526C11.4732 17.7487 11.4775 17.7449 11.4817 17.7411C12.1606 17.1399 13.5373 15.9092 14.9171 14.6069C16.2809 13.3196 17.7001 11.9139 18.4272 10.9783C20.3353 8.52288 20.0377 5.01032 17.5597 2.95074C15.2954 1.06872 12.4424 1.3927 10.4947 3.09742Z\" fill=\"#186571\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center MetaShareSocial\" aria-label=\"Share\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"X\" class=\"Button Button--default MetaShareSocial__button MetaShareSocial__button--x\" id=\"share-twitter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><g transform=\"translate(-173 238)\"><path d=\"M18.9.75h3.68l-8.04,9.213L24,22.5H16.594l-5.8-7.6L4.156,22.5H.474l8.6-9.854L0,.75H7.594L12.837,7.7ZM17.61,20.291h2.039L6.486,2.843H4.3Z\" transform=\"translate(173 -237.625)\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/><\/g><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"facebook\"  class=\"Button Button--default MetaShareSocial__button MetaShareSocial__button--f\" id=\"share-facebook\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><g transform=\"translate(-89 238)\"><path d=\"M14.186,24V13.2h3.279L18,8.4H14.186V6.062c0-1.236.032-2.462,1.759-2.462h1.749V.168A19.34,19.34,0,0,0,14.671,0C11.5,0,9.508,1.989,9.508,5.64V8.4H6v4.8H9.508V24Z\" transform=\"translate(89 -238)\" fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/g><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"likeCount\" class=\"likeCount\">Liked by <span id=\"likeCountValue\">0<\/span> users<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"MetaShare__hr\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"MetaShareAuthor\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MetaShareAuthor__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Sian Lewis\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Climbing can be safe, suitable for lots of levels of fitness and ability and \u2013 the best bit &#8211; seriously addictive and tremendous fun. 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