I started bouldering in October 2022.

Personal Bests

Indoor

Outdoor

Current Gear

• Shoes: La Sportiva Tarantulas
• Chalk Bucket: SURVIVOR Chalk Bucket
• Chalk: Frank Endo Block Gym Chalk
• Crash Pad: Organic Climbing Simple Pad

Personal Stats

+3 inch (~7.62cm) ape index

Locations

h home gym b bouldering only * favorite

Gyms

• Grotto Climbing & Yoga^hb (San Diego, CA)
• Mesa Rim (San Diego, CA)
• The Circuit Bouldering Gym^b* (Bend, OR)

Outdoors

None yet!

Gear Thoughts

Chalk

So far, I have used:

• Frank Endo Block Gym Chalk
• 8BPlus Powder Chalk
• Metolius Chalk Sock

I have not noticed a difference between any of these chalks. Buy whatever is cheapest!

Shoes

I have a slight case of Morton’s toe (+1 mm) with regular foot width.

So far I’ve only used the La Sportiva Tarantulas. I bought them a full size smaller than my street shoe but they still felt too big after ~2 months of regular usage. The toe box feels nice and roomy although my second toe blistered on the top knuckle while it was still stretching.

For reference, I wear a 44.5 EU (11.5 US) street shoe and purchased 43.5 EU. I think a 42.5 or 43 would have been perfect.

Misc

I use a carabiner to keep my shoes and chalk bucket together.