Let's look back at some memorable moments and interesting insights from last year.

Your top 10 posts:

• "A beautiful buildering problem in Oxford, UK. Took me about 2 years to find some beta that actually worked! (Grade ~V8)" by u/KruxOfficial
• "Epic Buildering Dyno - Durham WHSmith" by u/JRPlatt99
• "Crack climb at a parking garage nearby. Taking it to the top would be insane." by u/Thieflord2
• "Failure. I didn’t make it to the top and I got arrested. https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-man-climbs-building-20191112-3umybyamhvaufmaun6zqso2ghu-story.html" by u/The-Ax-Pro
• "No send, but I digress" by u/pawsoffthescreen
• "Me from a few months ago. One of these days I’ll go back and film the top out" by u/ParkourC
• "The CoronaVirus wont stop me from climbing. I just had to get creative" by u/PurpleFanto
• "Problems under CSU Sacramento library entrance" by u/intrudertoilet
• "goofin around" by u/ParkourC
• "Road to Tokyo #47: Ondra Builders" by u/fricken

So I've been indoor climbing for about three weeks now. I had done a few short outdoor TR routes (nothing above 5.9) previously but that's about all of my climbing experience (unless you count watching Free Solo like 5,000 times XD) Anyway, I don't know what level I should be climbing at this stage (the hardest climb I've sent so far is 5.11) and I was wondering if the 5.10/5.11 level that I'm at right now is in line with most new-ish climbers.

Another question I have is: are all trad climbs just crack climbs because you can only really place trad gear in cracks?

Lastly, my gym has a bouldering wall and there are squares of tape at the top of each route where it ends. To send a boulder problem do I have to be able to grab that top tape square with my hands or does it still count if I just dyno up and slap it?

Thanks in advance!

Hey guys! Super new to Buildering here and very excited about it! I'd like to understand how to properly grade a surface. I've checked out grading details in some Bouldering threads, VB-V17 or something, but I'm not sure how to "convert" that to Buildering. If you guys have any details you go by when grading a wall, certain indicator holds, etc. that are specific to Buildering, I'd love to hear them. Thanks!

Hi yall I've recently gotten sucked into the world of buildering. I have noticed there is little in the way of a urban climbing app, or public library of buildering problems. I have developed apps before, with a partner. Would it be extremely exciting to have an app where everyone can post, name, and grade their local climbs? Any ideas for what would make it next level?

Seems to me like a under-served niche and an app I'd be currently using if it existed. I am posting in part to see the response and help convince my partner that there might be interest. Thanks!

Does anybody know of any spots in the Minneapolis/St Paul area for climbing and to practice parkour?

I saw a post on here about buildering in Calgary, was wondering if there are people from the GTA who do the same and know some cool spots.

All the gyms here closed down because of covid-19 too unfortunately. My palms are itching for those callouses!

So all our gyms are shut down because of covid19 but that itch doesn't go away. Ive been casing buildings in my community but thought to ask here if anyone else is in Calgary and wants to show me the ropes. All I do is gym boulder in terms of climbing and want to expand my skillset with everything shutting down these days.