Develop a vice-like grip and shred your core with this intense climbing workout
Bouldering is a demanding form of climbing performed without ropes. Similar to indoor rock climbing, participants ascend large indoor, man-made boulders (get it?) using a series of short, dynamic individual moves or sequences, rather than the less-demanding endurance-based style of climbing from point to point. "We're trying to find the hardest way up," says Bill Baer, director of climbing at the Manhattan Plaza Health Club. "You could always walk around and climb up the back side of the boulder, but we're trying to find the climb within the rock."