Bouldering Essays

  • Eva-Maria Stelzer: Therapeutic Treatment Of Depression

    868 Words  | 4 Pages

    One form of rock climbing called bouldering is performed without any use of tools like ropes or harnesses. This specific activity, according to a growing body of research, is stated to be of help in building muscle endurance while also reducing stress. Now, a new study co-led by a doctoral student of psychology at the University of Arizona suggests that bouldering may also be used as an effective treatment of symptoms of depression. Eva-Maria Stelzer, researcher from the University of Arizona and

  • Personal Narrative: My First Rock Climbing Class

    489 Words  | 2 Pages

    outside of class. However, I quickly learned that after completing a few extra visits to Reading Rocks, I became a better climber and was able to climb more difficult walls. During the extra visits, I was able to practice and improve my footwork by bouldering, hand holds and climbing techniques taught in class. After the first class, I realized that I needed to use the flagging technique when I climbed in order to avoid “barn dooring” and needed to work on my hand holds and body position. I made it

  • Cognitive Akechi: A Short Story

    865 Words  | 4 Pages

    “You look so beautiful like this,” Akira says, eyes lidded and hips jerking from the pleasure of it. Cognitive Akechi whimpers around him, drawing his head back a little and focuses on working his tongue around the tip before taking him deeper again. “Like you were made to suck cock.” The door to the bathroom swings open just as Akira reaches the point of no return and spills over the edge into the steamy heat of Cognitive Akechi’s mouth. The cognitive doesn’t stop though and keeps licking, swallowing

  • Personal Narrative: The Grand Canyon And Monument Valley

    851 Words  | 4 Pages

    because of her fear of heights, my dad and I began our last half-mile of the hike that took us forty five long minutes because of the difficulty and precision needed to reach the peak. The last part of the hike was all uphill and seemed to be more bouldering than walking. Hikers who had come before had left cold metal chains in order to help others reach Angels Landing. With my father only a few feet in front of me, I hiked in silence in order to concentrate so that each step I took kept me on the trail

  • Essay About Climbing Shoes

    1205 Words  | 5 Pages

    entirely on your hands and your climbing shoes, so get the best equipment! We've picked out the best climbing shoes for you. Written by: Luke Burns Introduction Climbing is a sport that comes in a variety of flavors. Regardless of whether you are bouldering, sport climbing, solo climbing or traditional climbing, the equipment used will have a direct impact on your performance and safety. Climbing requires you to rely entirely on your hands and feet for grip. Luckily our fingers and grip strength are

  • Gym Observation

    1637 Words  | 7 Pages

    “Being on a team has more pressure on it; with bouldering, since I’m not on a team, and nobody’s relying on me, it’s more enjoyable.” They also brought up the aspect of becoming physically more capable, and comparing it to other types of physical activity, one saying: “I do really love the fitness aspect

  • Trinity Christian College Case Study

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    Trinity Christian College is a four-year human sciences school situated in Palos Heights, Illinois, a southwest suburb of Chicago. The school was established in 1959 by a gathering of Chicago businesspeople who needed to set up a school furnishing understudies with a Christian advanced education in a Reformed convention. Reliably positioned as a top level school by U.S. News and World Report, this licensed, four-year human sciences school offers degrees in more than 70 projects of study. The school