Bouldering.

Roots-Climbing is a throw back to the 80's and 90's, but with both eyes on the future. Our passion is in developing boulders and establishing new areas.
While we embrace the modern indoor scene, we are principally a wilderness brand. We like rocks, simple.
We are also happy to give up climbing time for hangboarding and questing, and many significant discoveries have been made.
To this end, Roots-Climbing has been involved in several guide books over the years, the most recent being the book, Quarry Life, Forest of Dean Bouldering and the soon to be completed Forest Blocks. We also developed the Edge Progression training method and the ideal hangboard to work from.
Not limited to the Forest, our chief designer put up a few problems on the Culm Coast, long before it was fashionable, though the search there is mostly a soul filling exercise and power test, a place where you can wander at will and everything feels like a discovery.
The Forest has been the principle hunting ground for a few years now and this page is dedicated to these developments and some Culm bouldering action, as lets be honest the problems there are generally world class.

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Above and below, very recent developments in the Forest of Dean. Control Freak, 6c and
Big Little World, 6b. You can see more FoD bouldering here.

The next two images are also from the latest Forest of Dean bouldering sessions.
Out of Time Man, 7a+/b and the Perfect Boulder 6a.

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Below, our Forest of Dean bouldering guide book, Quarry Life, sold out at the moment, but Forest Blocks, with all the latest secrets, is in the works.

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The next three video clips are from the FoD.

Below is The Board at Lynmouth West.

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Below... evidence that Edge Progressions on the Baseline Hangboard really work, Laura sending the new classic, Covid Lockdown on the HP Bloc.

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Below... Roots-Climbing owner, working what became, Delicieux, also on the HP Bloc in the Forest of Dean. This one is in the 7a/b region.

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Below... this is the brilliant problem on the HP Bloc in the Forest of Dean.
Definitely one of the best boulders in the Forest. Delicieux. 7a/b.
The line was recently reclimbed starting 1M to the right.

Below... the long anticipated Forest Blocks. A mini guide that covers a handful of new areas and problems. All of which are gems!

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June 2021 and Dan is working some cool new problems in Kernow.

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Early morning sun on one of the nicest Culm 6a boulders... below.

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