Rock Climbing Blog by Derek Rippe
I Work a V5 Bouldering Problem
I had to work this V5 at Sportrock Sterling a few times before I locked in the sequencing.
I have found that after working routes for nearly 6 months, with very little bouldering worked into my rotation, when I do work on bouldering routes I am flashing more and more V5s. I also completed a V6+ and my second V7 at the gym, which I was pretty happy about.



about 9 months ago
looks like a v2-v3…
about 9 months ago
Ok…ok…V4
about 9 months ago
Had I climbed it like that on my first attempt, I might be inclined to agree with you, but I worked that problem a few times before really locking in the sequencing. I watched a few other guys who climb at about my level get shut down by that problem, leading me to believe it truly was a V5 (maybe a V5-).