A surge of interest in rock climbing and bouldering is attracting a growing number of Sydneysiders as an active and social activity, reports Central News.
The benefits of bouldering, say adherents of the sport, include mixing across age groups, while experts say the ‘inbetween space’ of bouldering is ideal for socialising in a non-judgmental, low stress environment.
“People are constantly struggling to meet people and so community spaces have been really helpful,” said one climber at Nomad Bouldering Gym in Sydney’s Annandale. “So in the ’90s everybody used to hang out at the coffee shops together, and we don’t really do that [any more].”
Interviews with Emma Horan from Nomad Bouldering Gym and University of Technology Sydney senior lecturer in urban design Gabriela Quintana Vigiola.
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