How a Reddit Post Changed my Life
Summary
TLDRThe script describes the author's first year learning to boulder, chronicling his progression from struggling with the easiest routes to earning a pin for completing all V5/V6 routes. He explains how supports from staff and other climbers kept him motivated. He also details how physical training and techniques like using chalk or having long arms helped him improve. Overall, the author conveys his passion for bouldering, appreciation of the social aspects of the sport, and excitement in developing new skills.
Takeaways
- 😊 The video details the speaker's first year progression with bouldering/rock climbing
- 👍 Reddit comments encouraged the speaker to try bouldering
- 🧗 Bouldering has similarities to video games - colors, grades, overcoming obstacles
- 🤸♂️ The speaker improved fitness to be better at bouldering - weighted pullups, finger strength
- 😌 Received encouragement from staff and other climbers whichmotivated the speaker
- 👫 Started climbing with partner which helped consistency
- 🚩 Had particular trouble with slab walls and heel hooks
- 🎯 Made goal to climb all V5/V6 level problems to earn gym pin
- 🙌 Ultimately achieved goal and completed all V5/V6 climbs after struggling with one problem for a long time
- 🤝 Loves bouldering for the social aspects like supporting each other
Q & A
How did PewDiePie first get into bouldering?
-PewDiePie first got into bouldering after seeing a Reddit post that said he would be a natural at it and should try it since Japan is so good at bouldering.
What grade was PewDiePie able to climb after his first year of bouldering?
-After his first year of bouldering, PewDiePie was able to climb V5/V6.
What training did PewDiePie do at home to improve his bouldering skills?
-PewDiePie did finger strength training at home with a fingerboard and did some bouldering specific exercises.
How did having a baby impact PewDiePie's bouldering?
-Having a baby meant PewDiePie had less time to go surfing so he started bouldering more instead since it was indoors and took less time.
What is PewDiePie's strength when it comes to bouldering?
-PewDiePie says his strength in bouldering is definitely overhangs.
What advice did PewDiePie's friend give him about improving at bouldering?
-PewDiePie's friend advised him to make sure to climb all the routes of the same grade in the gym to become a well-rounded climber.
How did PewDiePie finally complete the difficult sloper climb?
-On one attempt, PewDiePie's hand was finally able to get a proper grip on the hold and he managed to grab the next one to complete it.
What physical attribute gives PewDiePie an advantage in bouldering?
-PewDiePie says his long arms for his height give him an advantage in bouldering allowing him to stretch and reach farther.
What achievement did PewDiePie accomplish after a year of bouldering?
-After a year of bouldering PewDiePie was able to climb all the V5/V6 graded problems in his gym and earn a pin.
What does PewDiePie enjoy most about the sport of bouldering?
-PewDiePie enjoys that bouldering is a social sport where people support each other and it's fun to see people overcome obstacles at any skill level.
Outlines
😊 Narrator shares how he got into bouldering after a Reddit post
The narrator explains how he first got into bouldering after seeing a Reddit post that said he would be a natural at it. He went with his friend Connor and got hooked after struggling with some climbs but wanting to come back and try them again when he wasn't as tired.
😁 Narrator proud to climb his first V0 and shares his progression
The narrator shares his progression in bouldering over the past year, starting with struggling to climb a V0 in March 2021. He shares clips of himself progressing from V0 to V2 and V3, becoming more confident using body movements instead of just pulling himself up. A staff member cheering him on as he completes a tricky V2 remains his favorite bouldering memory.
😤 Narrator pushes to climb all V5/V6 routes to earn a pin
The narrator makes it a goal to climb all the V5/V6 graded routes at his gym to earn a special pin. He struggles with a heel hook route, thinking he won't be able to complete them all, but keeps trying. With determination and using his long arms, he finally completes the tricky slab route and then the nemesis heel hook to complete all V5/V6 problems and earn the pin.
🥳 Narrator reflects on his rewarding first year of bouldering
In conclusion, the narrator reflects on the rewarding first year he's had with bouldering. He hopes the audience enjoyed following along his progression. He recommends bouldering as a social, supportive sport that's fun for all skill levels as you work to overcome obstacles.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Bouldering
💡Progression
💡Grades
💡Technique
💡Finger strength
💡Community
💡Problem-solving
💡Milestone
💡Persistence
💡Passion
Highlights
I've been bouldering for a year since Redditors suggested I try it out
Bouldering has flashy colors and difficulty ratings like video games, very appealing
Got encouragement (gambat!) from others while climbing a tricky route I couldn't initially complete
Started taking climbing more seriously, training fingers and aiming to climb all problems of a grade
Having a coach show me how to do a move I was stuck on gave me confidence to try harder
You have to use techniques like heel hooks for some problems, not just power through
Slab walls that test balance are a weakness for me, had to really stretch and use body tension
Did targeted exercises like weighted pull-ups to improve areas I was weaker in
Being taller in Japan is actually useful for climbing since I have long arms
Climbed all V5/V6 problems in my gym over the year through persistence and training
Felt proud to have progressed from barely climbing V0 to sending all V5/V6
Watching anyone overcome climbing obstacles is fun, not just advanced climbers
Plan to keep improving and challenge myself with harder problems next year
Climbing helps stay motivated to exercise and is also social/supportive
Recommend bouldering for a unique full body workout that's like solving puzzles
Transcripts
climbing whenever I talk about climbing
to people that don't do it it's like
they just phase out and it's just not
that
hey pay attention Okay listen video
games you're a gamer right there's
climbing in video games Nathan Drake
cros link my Sims 4 character they all
are epic climbers I always joke that
bouldering is the most video game type
of exercise and the more I think about
it it actually is flashy colors someone
even has rgbs Gamers love RGB really gay
butts uh
sorry uh what I talking about there's
even different grades with different
difficulties it's been a year since I
started bouldering for the very first
time so I wanted to share my progress
with you guys cuz that's what I do on
this channel now progression videos yay
this all actually started from you guys
you are the culprits that was a Reddit
post that said try bouldering Japan is
so ducking good at bouldering and I
wholeheartedly believe you'll be a
natural at it who would have thought
Reddit changed my life here I am a year
later and I love it I mentioned this uh
to my friend Connor and he was like yeah
we should go there's a ton of great
places and immediately I was sucked in
for the reasons I mentioned flashy
colors
RGB it's just fun to climb everyone
loves climbing okay but there were some
climbs that I couldn't do so I know I
wanted to come back again to really try
them when I'm not as tired and thus I
was sucked in forever because that cycle
just rins and
repeats pretty much for until now so
let's check out the Epic progression
here's me trying the actual lowest grade
for the first time v0 or uh G Q in
Japanese rating pretty
good back then you had to wear masks at
the gym so that's a fun reminder for all
of you I don't know what you're thinking
why don't you just climb it how hard can
it be it's hard it's it's hard I'm
basically touching nothing there it's
like climbing air water it's flying okay
warning jump scare in three too H too
late
sorry oh God get rid of it disgusting
basically since I already work out I
felt like I could try stuff that was
above my skill because I could just
power through it but my hands could not
absolutely not moving on to March I
climbed my very first
v0 Japan is kind of notorious for having
grading things a bit more difficult uh
and this gym at least I think is no
exception but I was very proud that I
was able to do it and I remember when I
got to the end I was so I was so scared
I know I'm barely off the ground but
okay but it was scary I'm 34 if I fall I
will hurt myself I'm an old man I
realized once I was up there that I have
to put my leg on that big round thing
otherwise I wouldn't be able to do it
but I didn't want to do it because I
felt so scared I was going to fall and
you can really see it on my shaky ass
legs hell yeah v0 let's go moving on to
April this is go Q which is V2 starting
to move my body a bit more when you
start off you tend to just be kind of
static on the wall so I don't know
there's some progression there it's fun
for me to look back at these because uh
at the time it was so difficult I have
to put my whole heart and so into that
climb but now I feel like yeah I will do
that so easily I started to try and do
more body weight exercises at home just
cuz it's kind of fun to change out a bit
as well here I'm doing weighted pull-ups
um it's about 500 kilos or something
like I don't remember it's pretty good
and in May I was able to climb an even
higher grade again this was my very
first Yong Q which is V2 or
V3
uh one of the staff members were looking
at me and I got a
little hooray
after it's kind of shameful to admit
just how happy it makes me when someone
encouraged you for a clim cuz in in
Japan there's a you probably heard it in
animes there's a word for encouragement
which is gambat so a lot of times people
yell gambat for short
uh to support each other when they're
climbing and it's so I love how it's
such a social Sport and and uh whenever
you get a gamb by you got to try your
hardest and yeah I was stuck on V2 for a
very long time and but I was able to
climb them more and more consistently
and just feeling more confident overall
but I think you know I tend to just do
these kind of overhangs because that's
what I was good at I can rely Less on
technique and and more just sheer
strength but this was my alltime
favorite moment for me in climbing I
didn't get it on video this is just me
climbing it but basically one of the
staff members was trying to help me but
they weren't super good so they couldn't
really show me how to do it there was an
older person there with gray hair and I
love to see just like how many old
people actually still climbing exercise
he was really strong but this was an
overhang so he didn't want to show it so
he grabbed a younger guy that was really
good and he was like Hey should show
this guy how to do it so he did and I
was like oh okay it's basically this one
here I didn't understand how to grab it
cuz it's this way but I'm hanging this
way it doesn't make any sense you
basically have to flag your leg out and
I don't no one cares the point is I just
said okay you showed me thank you I
really appreciate it thinking they would
leave but they stuck around to see me
actually try it and uh I couldn't do it
so I was said thank you you can go now
I'm kind of awkward and introverted so
uh I felt kind of weird but no they
stayed still
and the last chance they all were
cheering me on I got all the gambat
there and then when once I was able to
do it they were all cheering me on
applauding and uh I don't know it's such
a small thing but it just made me so
happy it's just so nice it feels a bit
cringe at saying this part out loud but
I I don't know I just wanted to kind of
share why it's more than just climbing I
guess next month I did this jumping one
and I couldn't do
it the ending was just so difficult and
I guess that's just part of bould ring
you know you're not going to be able to
do all of them and it can be kind of
embarrassing or you feel stupid like
trying the same things over and over and
you can't do it you get more tired but
that's just part of the game you
[Music]
know and at this point I was bouldering
maybe once every week I wasn't super
into it to be honest in the beginning
because I was more into surfing but
then
this guy just showed
up huh and I don't really have time to
go surfing anymore because it's just
takes up too much time and it's too
difficult it's too difficult to schedule
the
waves it's okay you're 10 million times
more important and maybe one day when
you're older we can go surfing
together
deal
huh
deal okay
cool back to Mommy so inevitably it made
more sense for me to just kind of stick
with bouldering instead because it's
indoors I don't have to rely on the
weather and it just Tes doesn't take up
as much time but what was also good is
once the baby was out I could climb with
Maria and I was finally able to do this
stupid
one
yesly
that's that's genuine surprise I didn't
think I was going to be able to do it I
got that M string you girl is watching
you got to perform you know but this is
when I started to take it more seriously
I uh went two twice a week instead I got
one of those finger boards so I can
actually start powering up my fingers
and yeah they really work I know you're
supposed to be careful on them because
you can get injured but I always felt oh
look at that beefy as hell I always felt
like finger string was what was really
holding me back before I could hang for
10 seconds now I could hold for 60
seconds which I think is pretty good
Improvement but yeah took it more
seriously did finger training started
doing more bouldering kind of exercise
it at home I was really really getting
into it but I remember telling Maria
like everyone has a different strength
in in climbing and I felt like overhangs
was my strength for sure but it makes
you so that you just don't do the ones
that aren't and I was telling Mar like
you should get something for climbing
all of the ones in a gym like all of the
same grade because otherwise you just
naturally don't do them cuz no one wants
to look dumb and fall and as it turns
out a friend of mine told me in a gym if
you can climb all of the ones in a Grade
you get ready for this a
pin I want that
pin so jumping ahead to February 2023
this is me trying to get climb all the
EQ I think it's called which is V5
V6 there was nine of them in total
I knew I was going to be able to do the
overhang one easy peasy this one was
actually for me really hard cuz you have
to get your left foot up super high and
it feels super unnatural and weird but
once you get the hang of it it's not
that bad but
this was my arch nemesis I could not
climb this one you have to heal hook and
then you're just hanging off to this
sloper thing I might as well be hanging
onto a waterfall okay I just couldn't
get a gripe on it and I got got really
worried cuz I thought this is not I'm
not going to be able to do it because
this one is just too difficult that
happens a lot with bouldering where even
though it's the same grade some some
just seem impossible so I tried again
and couldn't even do the
start I just couldn't get a grip on it I
felt like if I let go of my left hand
I'm just going to
fall of course I just needed to brush it
right that's the only issue it makes it
more text so the texture shows this was
it I was going to do
it needed more chalk I actually don't
use chalk I I just um this is a little
trade secret but what you can use is G
fuel instead just get the g- fuel powder
and you're good to
go sh can't do the
start I was getting closer but I thought
it would be a good time to move on and
do the other ones I remember seeing
someone do this one and I thought oh
that will be so easy and then you you
get up to it and you're like oh
[ __ ] but as soon as you get your leg up
it's actually it's not it's not bad at
all then we had this jumping one which I
didn't think I was going to be able to
do I just kept UND shooting I have to
grab that big uh Red Ball but I got help
with a friend of mine and he was like I
think you can totally do it and that
kind of gave me the
confidence and it felt so good to stick
it this one was really fun uh a little
scary because you're not really standing
on anything in the end at least it feels
like it and you have to hope that you
can grab it so one thing about me is
that I am extremely tall okay I'm not
tall I'm
170 70 I'm 180 I'm 18 180 which is kind
of normal height but in
Japan I am tall why do you think I moved
there but another thing uh that I have
advantage of is long arms I got long
arms apparently it's a thing where if
you have longer arms than your own
height then you kind of have a little
bit of an advantage 188 and 188 and
A2 that's how tall I am that's how you
should have been what happened I told
you I have long arms I told you what do
you mean I should have been what do you
mean what
happened wait a minute so a lot of times
what I can do in bouldering is just
stretch a lot and that's all I have to
do
[Laughter]
you got to use your strength right I
think what I am the worst set in
bouldering is this wall uh the slab
which is tilted inwards and it's more
focused on balance this one was
ridiculously hard it doesn't look like
much but this hold here you can barely
it's nothing I I Meed before but that's
nothing that's like holding butter
you're supposed to grab that one and get
your right foot up to where my hand is
and that's how you progress and I saw
even the uh person working there was
struggling on this one that's how hard
it was but me remember me long arms I
realized if I really really really
stretched with every inch of my body I
can just reach for the next
hole see I could kind of reach it like
the very tip of my finger could reach it
I thought it was hopeless like I wasn't
going to get the EQ uh V5 V6 pin that I
wanted because of this one but this kind
of gave me some hope that it was
possible I love it it doesn't look like
it but I remember feeling my entire back
just being
like I managed to grab it uh and the end
was terrifying look at my legs
shaking but I managed to do it and I
started to feel like oh [ __ ] I could
actually do it I could get the V5 V6
pink I want it it's within my grasp but
of course to do so I have to climb this
this [ __ ] white
one it's still struggling I still
couldn't do it so I took another break
from it just to clear up the last
ones this one was pretty
easy uh as I was saying this one was
pretty
easy see I don't even need the last two
holes long arms and then I just cleared
up the last overhang these ones I would
be I would hate before because I just
did have the finger strength but now I
feel like I almost have too much finger
strength just to get some more
confidence I climbed a harder grade this
is ichan but I still couldn't really do
it to be fair this gym grades a lot
softer than other gyms in Japan which I
like cuz big number sounds better so
this is technically a V7 V8 but it's
more like a v i don't know V4 maybe V3
in Japan
standard
and look long arms just reach for the
end don't have to do any fancy
moves so now I was feeling way more
confident and I feel like I okay I got
to be able to do this [ __ ] one tried
it again and this time I don't know what
I did differently for some reason my my
hand just fell like I got a grip on it
and I was able to grab the next
[Music]
one oh sometimes all you need is gumba
and that was it I was able to get my b56
PIN climbed all the ones in the gym and
it felt like a really good end to my
first year of Bal ring so yeah that was
my first year of climbing I hope you
guys enjoyed thank you for letting me
share if you're looking to pick up
climbing I really recommend it it's a
super fun exercise I love that it's
social I love that people support each
other it's a kind of sport where I feel
like uh a lot of beginners maybe are
self-conscious because they're not you
know they're climbing lower grades and
they feel silly or whatever everyone
feel
silly it's not just you and even if
you're watching the best like pros or
you're watching someone begin there it
doesn't really matter because it's
always fun to watch someone overcome
obstacles it's just that oulder you know
seeing someone struggle with a grade and
then being able to do it I no matter
what difficulty it's always fun to watch
that yeah that's just what I like about
the sport I look forward to trying to
improve more next year and
um for anyone that commented I should
climb with Magnus MIT you can delete
that comment I refuse to climb with
Magnus unless unless he apologizes for
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