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"Bouldering &amp;ndash; unroped rock climbing on walls no higher than 15 feet &amp;ndash; is exploding right now. Hold-studded walls are drawing crowds into more than 600 climbing-specific gyms in the United States, and competitions are attracting a higher caliber of athlete. Still, even though first timers need only a pair of shoes, bouldering's barrier to entry remains surprisingly high. This is the most challenging climbing discipline, and it requires a potent combination of technique and strength.&amp;nbsp;\"A lot of people walk into a climbing gym for the first time and think the bouldering area is the kiddie wall,\" says&amp;nbsp;Luke Livesey, director of curriculum at Brooklyn Boulders climbing gym in New York City.&amp;nbsp;\"That couldn't be further from the truth.\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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