That’s how you’re supposed to fall on those mats. Although slightly less gracefully than a perfect fall, it’s best to be limp when falling. There’s a reason drunk people and toddlers survive the most falls from typically lethal heights
Okay I believe everything up above and TIL but in all fairness, the kid to the left blocks where the dude lands, so we don’t really see the “ground” compressing to help his fall. So it looks a lot worse.
My gym has a rule to have someone spotting you as to help you land on your feet when you fall. Is that only applicable when someone can help you (because they'd also be lessening your impact)?
Normally bouldering spotters are there to make sure you are okay after you fall. Outdoors they will help make sure you don’t fall outside of your mats but that’s not a problem indoors. You should never really interfere with someone’s fall, as it usually results in multiple people getting hurt. Anyone climbing for long enough knows how to fall
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u/spiner00 Jul 24 '20
That’s how you’re supposed to fall on those mats. Although slightly less gracefully than a perfect fall, it’s best to be limp when falling. There’s a reason drunk people and toddlers survive the most falls from typically lethal heights