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[India] boltering is surging in popularity among wealthy urbanites

  • Release date: Jan 17, 2020
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Indoor bouldering facilities are popping up in cities

Indoor bouldering is becoming more popular, especially in big cities. In Bangalore, the number of monthly users has increased to an average of 250, up from 50 in 2013, and in Delhi, a rock wall has been built at the Mountaineering Federation of India's climbing gym. The Boulder Box, located in a residential area of South Delhi, was also established in 2019 in response to the growing demand. It is available for INR 700 per hour (about $1,080). The wall has been built for various forms of lead climbing (sloping cliffs), speed climbing (cliffs for quick climbs) and bouldering (populated scaffolding cliffs). It's still a sport for the wealthy because of the high cost of participation, but more and more people are joining classes with parents and children.

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It's a new hobby and is expected to have mindfulness benefits.

Bouldering is attracting attention from all over the world, with the sport being included in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Since there are still few entertainment and sports facilities in India, it has become an attractive new hobby sport for the wealthy and trend-conscious. Some say that bouldering can also be expected to have a mindfulness effect, as we are so busy with information on a daily basis that we can face it silently and alone.

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This article is co-authored by TNC Lifestyle Researcher (http://lifestyle.tenace.co.jp/) and Intage's Global Researcher.

Translated by DeepL, AI Translator

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