Reporter: THIS IS SO FUN.
WE HAVE WILL WITH US FROM THE
MINNEAPOLIS BOULDERING PROJECT
THIS MORNING.
GOOD MORNING.
HOW ARE YOU?
Reporter: I'M GREAT.
THE ARMS ARE GOOD AND THE LEGS
ARE FEELING IT.
HOW ARE YOURS?
YOU WERE HANGING UPSIDE DOWN.
I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF
PRACTICE.
Reporter: WHAT IS
BOULDERING?
IT IS CLIMBING.
BUT THERE IS NO ROPES OR
HARNESSES.
YOU ARE JUST FREE CLIMBING.
WE ARE ON A CUSHION FLOOR.
IF YOU GET SCARED OR IF YOU
FALL OR SOMETHING HAPPENS, YOU
LAND ON THE CUSHIONED FLOOR.
BOULDERING IS JUST CLIMBING
WITH NO ROPE OR HARNESSES.
YOU COME IN AND STRAP ON SHOES
AND START CLIMBING ANY OF THE
WALLS.
Reporter: DO YOU NEED
EXPERIENCE?
NO.
PEOPLE COME IN FOR THE FIRST
TIME AND THEY ARE INTIMIDATED.
WE GIVE AS MUCH INSTRUCTION AS
SOMEONE NEEDS.
WE HAVE EVERYTHING FROM THE
EASIEST TO THE HARDEST.
THERE IS USUALLY SOMETHING
SOMEONE CAN HAVE SUCCESS ON.
Reporter: I WAS ON THE
YELLOW.
WHICH IS EASIER.
YOU STARTED GYMS LIKE THIS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
WHY COME HOME TO MINNEAPOLIS?
SUCH A FIT, OUTGOING, YOUNG
CITY.
I REALLY FEEL LIKE IT IS ON THE
CUSP OF DOING SOMETHING REALLY,
REALLY, REALLY COOL LIKE THE
L.A.'S AND THE NEW YORK'S AND
CHICAGO'S.
THIS IS AN EXCITING SPORT.
PEOPLE ARE REALLY INTO IT.
IT IS A REAL MATCH.
Reporter: THIS IS FOR
FAMILIES, TOO?
ALL AGES?
YEAH.
WE HAVE A SPECIAL KID'S AREA.
KIDS FROM AS LITTLE AS TWO TO
THREE UP TO KIDS THAT ARE 65 TO
70.
WE HAVE A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR
EVERYBODY.
KIDS HAVE A LOT OF SUCCESS.
THEY ARE LITTLE MONKEYS SO THEY
CRUSH IT.
Reporter: CAN YOU SHOW US
SOMETHING?
THIS IS A HARDEST SPOT HERE.
ABSOLUTELY.
THIS WOULD BE A DECENTLY HARD
PLACE.
THIS IS A STEEP ROOF GOING INTO
WHAT WE CALL A SLAB.
IT IS LESS THAN VERTICAL.
Reporter: YOU ARE AN EXPERT.
HOW WOULD YOU TACKLE THIS?
THIS IS A LOT OF PRESSURE.
YOU CLIMB BY THE COLOR.
LOOKING AT THE CLIMBING HOLDS,
THE PURPLE OR WHITE -- YOU
SELECT IT BASED ON THE
DIFFICULTY AND WHAT YOU THOUGHT
LOOKED INTERESTING.
Reporter: DO YOU WANT TO DO
IT FOR US?
ALL RIGHT.
Reporter: I WANT TO SEE IT
HAPPEN.
HE IS GOING TO GO UPSIDE DOWN.
THERE ARE PIECES OF TAPE SO
YOU KNOW WHERE TO START.
YOU GRAB ON AND SLOWLY WORK
YOUR WAY UP.
Reporter: IT IS DEFINITELY A
GREAT WORK OUT FOR THE WHOLE
BODY.
YEAH.
A LOT IS MENTAL, AS WELL.
NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN I'M A
COUPLE OF FEET UP.
I'M SCARED AND I DON'T KNOW
WHERE TO GO NEXT.
THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF
PROBLEM-SOLVING, TOO.
Reporter: WE'LL LET WILL
KEEP CLIMBING.
NO BIG DEAL.
I'M GOING TO COME OVER HERE TO
THE YELLOW WALL.
THIS IS FUN.
THERE ARE MANY AREAS TO PLAY
AND EXPLORE.
IT IS REALLY COOL.
IT IS NOT THAT SCARY.
WILL IS ALL THE WAY UP THERE.
WAITING FOR YOU.
Reporter: WE'LL PUT ALL THE
INFORMATION ONLINE SO YOU CAN
TRY IT.
YOU CAN COME FOR AS LONG AS YOU
WANT AND PLAY AROUND FOR A
LITTLE BIT.
DO YOU THINK YOU COULD GIVE IT
A TRY?
I THINK I COULD GET AS HIGH
AS YOU JUST GOT THERE.
Reporter: I DON'T WANT TO GO
TOO HIGH.
SHE IS AFRAID OF HEIGHTS,
TOO.
WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT.
Reporter: YOU COULD STAY
LOWER IF YOU WANTED TO.
YEAH.
Reporter: I'LL GO A LITTLE
HIGHER.
I THINK YOU DID GREAT.
BELIEVE ME, I WOULD NOT GO ANY
HIGHER.
SHE WANTS TO SHOW YOU,
JASON.
GOOD JOB, KYLIE.
Reporter: I TOUCHED THE TOP.
NOW HOW DO I GET DOWN.
THERE IS NO WAY I WOULD BE
ROCK CLIMBING CAN NOT ONLY
BE CHALLENGING BUT A FUN HOBBY
TO GET INTO.
BEFORE YOU TALK ALL MOUNTAIN
THERE IS A PLACE TO LEARN THE
BASICS IN THE TWIN CITIES.
KYLIE BEARSE IS LIVE AT
MINNEAPOLIS BOULDERING PROJECT
WITH MORE.
Reporter: THIS IS SUCH A
COOL AREA.
LOOK AROUND AT ALL THE
DIFFERENT COLORS.
IT IS A FUN EXPERIENCE.
WE HAVE WILL WITH US THIS
MORNING FROM THE MINNEAPOLIS
BOULDER PROJECT.
GOOD MORNING.
Reporter: TELL ME WHAT
BOULDERING IS.
IT IS LIKE ROCK CLIMBING
WITHOUT ROPES.
IT IS CLIMBING BUT WITHOUT
ROPES.
WE ARE ON CUSHIONED PADDING.
YOU CLIMB UP AS FAR AS YOU FEEL
COMFORTABLE.
IF YOU SLIP OR FALL YOU COME
DOWN ON THE CUSHIONED MATS.
Reporter: IT IS NOT TOO
HIGH, EITHER.
IT IS INTIMIDATING AT TIMES.
THERE ARE SHORT ONES AND A TALL
ONE.
YOU CAN PICK AND CHOSE YOUR OWN
ADVENTURE.
Reporter: PEOPLE COME IN
NEVER HAVING DONE THIS BEFORE,
YOU HAVE FREE LESSONS, TOO.
YEAH.
WE HAVE FREE CLASSES IF YOU
WANT TO LEARN MORE OR GET TO
KNOW MORE.
OR YOU CAN COME IN AND WE'LL
GIVE YOU A PAIR OF SHOES AND
INSTRUCTION AND YOU CAN EXPLORE
FOR YOURSELF.
Reporter: A LOT OF ROCK GYMS
ARE JUST ROCK CLIMBING.
OFF YOGA STUDIO AND A WEIGHT
ROOM.
CLIMBING IS FUN BUT WE TRY
TO HAVE OTHER OFFERINGS.
IT IS UPPER BODY INTENSE.
SO DOING STRETCHING WILL HELP
YOUR CLIMBING.
Reporter: THIS AREA LOOKS
INTIMIDATING.
YOU HAVE AN AREA FOR KIDS ON
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE GYM.
DO YOU HAVE A LOT OF BIRTHDAY
PARTIES?
WE HAVE A LOT OF BIRTHDAY
PARTIES.
WE HAVE A COMPETITIVE CLIMBING
TEAM.
CLIMBING WILL BE IN THE 2020
OLYMPICS.
PEOPLE ARE EXCITED.
THERE IS A LOT OF EXCITEMENT
AND ENERGY ABOUT THAT.
Reporter: DO YOU THINK WE
HAVE ANY FUTURE OLYMPIANS AT
THE BOULDERING PROJECT?
THE TWIN CITIES HAS A LOT OF
STRONG CLIMBERS.
THERE IS A CHANCE THAT COULD BE
MINNESOTA REPRESENTATION IN
TOKYO.
Reporter: I KNOW YOU STARTED
IN SEATTLE AND PORTLAND.
ARE PEOPLE SURPRISED TO HEAR IT
IS POPULAR IN THE TWIN CITIES?
THERE IS CLIMBING AROUND.
THERE IS NO MOUNTAINS BUT WE
HAVE LIMESTONE.
CLIMBING IS CHANGING FROM THE
EXTREME OUTDOOR ALPINE SPORT TO
SOMETHING PEOPLE CAN COME IN
AND CLIMB FOR YEARS AND NEVER
TAKE
IT OUTSIDE.
SOME PEOPLE COME IN AND GET
INTO CLIMBING HERE AND THEY DO
GO OUTSIDE.
Reporter: I'M GOING TO SEND
HIM UP THE REALLY HARD PART OF
THE WALL.
SO MUCH PRESSURE.
Reporter: YOU CAN DO IT.
GO AHEAD AND WE'LL WATCH AND
CHEER YOU ON.
YOU CAN SEE BOULDERING IN
ACTION.
Reporter: THIS IS KIND OF
EXTREME SIDE OF IT.
HE LOOKS LIKE SPIDERMAN.
Reporter: IT IS INCREDIBLE.
THE KEY IS TO KEEP
BREATHING.
AND DON'T LOOK DOWN.
Reporter: DON'T LOOK DOWN.
KEEP BREATHING IS ONE OF THE
KEYS.
THAT IS GREAT ARM AND LEG
STRENGTH.
Reporter: WE'LL PUT ALL THE
INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE AT
WCCO.COM/LINKS.
IS HE WILLING TO FALL TO
SHOW US HOW SAFE IT IS?
Reporter: HE CAME BACK DOWN.